Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans

Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans
Born	23 September 1899
Died	10 June 1944 La Caine, Normandy, France
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Wehrmacht
Rank	Generalmajor
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	German Cross in Gold

Generalmajor Sigismund-Helmut Konrad Alfred Felix Georg Ritter^[1] und Edler von Dawans^[2] (23 September 1899 – 10 June 1944)^[3] was a general in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the German Cross in Gold on 26 August 1942.^[4]

Von Dawans was killed during the RAF's attack on Panzer Group West's headquarters at La Caine on 10 June 1944.^[5]

Military career

1 September 1939 - 6 October 1939 3. Armee 'von Küchler', Ic Maj. i. G.
13 October 1939 - 1 November 1940 19 Infanterie Division, Ia oberstleunant, the 01.11.1940 renowned 19th Panzer Division
December 1941/6 January 1942? - 22 March 1942 XIII Corps, Chef des Generalstabes
1 April 1942 - 21 June 1942 III Motorised Corps, Oberst, Chef des Generalstabes
21 June 1942 - 15 February 1943 III Panzer Corps, Chef des Generalstabes
15 May 1943 - 15 October 1943 4 Army, Chef des Generalstabes
1 December 1943/ 24 January 1944? - (KIA)10-06-1944 Panzergruppe West Chef des Generalstabes Oberst, then Generalmajor

Promotions

Leutnant: 19 December 1917
Oberleutnant: ?
Hauptmann: ?
Major: 10 June 1938
Oberstleutnant: 1 March 1940
Oberst: 1 March 1942
Generalmajor: 1 February 1944

References

^ Regarding personal names: Ritter was a title, translated as Knight, not a first or middle name. There is no equivalent female form. In Germany, however, since 1919 Ritter is no title any more but part of the surname, thus following the given name(s) and not to be translated.
^ Military Career of Sigismund-Hellmut Ritter und Edler von Dawans (German) at www.ordersofbattle.com
^ ThePeerage.com - Person Page 6485 at www.thepeerage.com
^ Patzwall 2001, p. 79
^ Page en construction ! at debarquement.com

Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.

Otto von Knobelsdorff, Geschichte der niedersächsischen 19. Panzer-Division 1939 - 1945, Podzun, 1958, 312 pages (2nd printing 1988)
Rolf Hinze, Die 19. Panzer-Division 1939 - 1945 (Bildband), Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, 1982, 176 pages

Persondata
Name	Dawans, Sigismund-Helmut von
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	23 September 1899
Place of birth
Date of death	10 June 1944
Place of death	La Caine, Normandy, France