Helmut Groß

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Helmut Groß
Born	27 December 1910 Dreifelden
Died	24 October 2004(2004-10-24) (aged 93) Hachenburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Major
Commands held	Divisions-Füsilier-Battalion 129
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Helmut Groß (27 December 1910 – 24 October 2004) was a highly decorated Major 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Infantry Assault Badge
Eastern Front Medal
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
German Cross in Gold (24 December 1941)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 August 1943 as Major and commander of Divisions-Füsilier-Battalion 129^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 170.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 129th Infantry Division

Stab	Heribert von Larisch Albert Praun Stephan Rittau Erhard Steinke

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 427	Joachim Borrmann Paul Danhauser Bernhard Hofmann Paul Schumacher Willy Wesche¹ (Oak Leaves)

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 428	Günther Drange Rudolf Hegewald Werner Matthis Herbert Seidenstücker

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 430	Hellmuth Boehlke² (Oak Leaves) Bruno Fröhlich Nikolaus Purlis Hans Uhl Bruno Weisse Willy Wesche¹ (Oak Leaves)

Artillerie-Regiment 129	Hermann Kremer Kurt Schneider Albrecht Wüstenhagen

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 129	Rudolf Albust

Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 129	Helmut Groß Josef Heichele (Oak Leaves)

¹ Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 430, Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 427 ² Oak Leaves with the 334th Infantry Division

Persondata
Name	Gross, Helmut
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	27 December 1910
Place of birth	Dreifelden, Germany
Date of death	24 October 2004
Place of death	Hachenburg, Germany

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