| Helmuth Prieß | |
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| Born | (1896-03-06)6 March 1896 Hildesheim |
| Died | 21 October 1944(1944-10-21) (aged 48) Hasenrode, East Prussia, Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Years of service | 1914–44 |
| Rank |  General of the Infantry |
| Commands | 121st Infantry Division XXVII Army Corps |
| Battles / wars | World War I
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Helmuth Prieß (6 March 1896 – 21 October 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XXVII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Prieß was killed on 21 October 1944 in Hasenrode, East Prussia.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 121. Infanterie-Division
References
Citations
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 281.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded byGeneral der Artillerie Martin Wandel | Commander of 121. Infanterie-Division 11 November 1942 - March 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneralmajor Ernst Pauer von Arlau |
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Rudolf Bamler | Commander of 121. Infanterie-Division 27 June 1944 - 10 July 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Theodor Busse |
| Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Paul Völckers | Commander of XXVII. Armeekorps 27 July 1944 - 21 October 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneral der Artillerie Maximilian Felzmann |
| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 121st Infantry Division | |
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- 1896 births
- 1944 deaths
- German Army personnel of World War I
- German Army personnel killed in World War II
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- People from Hildesheim
- German Army generals of World War II
- Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
- Military personnel from the Province of Hanover
- Reichswehr personnel
- Military personnel from Lower Saxony