Hermann Schulte-Heuthaus

Hermann Schulte-Heuthaus
Born	15 January 1898 Weißensee, East Prussia
Died	28 December 1979(1979-12-28) (aged 81) Berlin
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1920 1934–1945
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	Kradschützen-Bataillon 25 90. leichte Afrika-Division Panzerfüsilier Regiment GD Panzer-Grenadier-Division Brandenburg
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow North African Campaign Second Battle of El Alamein Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Schulte-Heuthaus (15 January 1898 – 28 December 1979) was a highly decorated Generalmajor 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. Hermann Schulte-Heuthaus was captured by Allied troops and was held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Cross of Honor
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 23 January 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 25^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 318.

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). 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

Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke	Commander of 90. leichte Afrika-Division September 17 1942 – September 22 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Theodor Graf von Sponeck
Preceded by Oberst Erich Kahsnitz	Commander of Füsilier Regiment Großdeutschland 7 July 1943 - 4 September 1943	Succeeded by Major Rudolf Wätjen
Preceded by Generalleutnant Fritz Kühlwein	Commander of Panzer-Grenadier-Division Brandenburg 16 October 1944 - 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

Persondata
Name	Schulte-Heuthaus, Hermann
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	15 January 1898
Place of birth	Weißensee, East Prussia
Date of death	28 December 1979
Place of death	Berlin, Germany