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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
16 April 1904(Oldenburg)
Death:
9 October 1980(Westerkappeln)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Hinrich Warrelmann (16 April 1904 – 9 October 1980) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) & 1st Class (13 June 1940)
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (27 February 1944)
- German Cross in Gold on 28 February 1942 as Major in MG-Bataillon 2
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 16 April 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 502
- 555th Oak Leaves on 19 August 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 502
- ^ Thomas 1998, p. 415.
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 496.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 354.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 73.