Helmut Schmischke

Helmut Schmischke

Born	30 September 1915(1915-09-30) Wanne-Eickel
Died	18 June 1999(1999-06-18) (aged 83) Bad Soden
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–1945
Rank	Major im Generalstab
Commands held	Pionier-Bataillon 36
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Helmut Schmischke (30 September 1915 – 18 June 1999) was a highly decorated Major im Generalstab in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Helmut Schmischke was captured by Soviet forces in May 1945 and was held until 1950.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold
Eastern Front Medal
German Cross in Gold (29 September 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 22 July 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of Pionier-Bataillon 36^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 311.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 36th Infantry Division

Stab	Hans Gollnick (Oak Leaves) Georg Lindemann¹ (Oak Leaves) Otto-Ernst Ottenbacher Rudolf Stegmann

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 87	Josef Dörries Walter Fries² (Oak Leaves & Swords) Friedrich-Wilhelm Krieger Theo Kroj Alfred Schiemann Wilhelm-August Vielwerth

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 118	Carl Casper Alexander Conrady (Oak Leaves) Ernst David Alfons Kleinmann Albert Knop Eberhard Maisel Erich Schmitt

Divisions-Kampfgruppe 268 Remnants of the 268th Infantry Division, attached until November 1943	Dr. Lothar Ambrosius

Artillerie-Regiment 36 Attached until November 1943	Ulrich Dinkelaker

Aufklärungs-Abteilung 36	Josef Hollekamp

Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 36	Anton Lindner

Pionier-Bataillon 36	Helmut Schmischke Kurt Willms

¹ Oak Leaves with 18th Army ² Oak Leaves and Swords with the 29th Panzergrenadier-Division

Persondata
Name	Schmischke, Helmut
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	30 September 1915
Place of birth	Wanne-Eickel, Germany
Date of death	18 June 1999
Place of death	Bad Soden, Germany