Hellmut Kerutt
| Hellmut Kerutt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
19 August 1916 Johannisburg |
| Died |
2 September 2000 (aged 84) Bornheim |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch |
(1940–45) (1956–74) |
| Years of service |
1936–45 1956–74 |
| Rank |
Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr) |
| Commands held | Fallschirmjäger-Battalion "Kerutt" |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hellmut Kerutt (19 August 1916 – 2 September 2000) was a highly decorated Major in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. 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. Hellmut Kerutt joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1974 as an Oberst.
Awards and decorations
- Fallschirmschützenabzeichen (14 August 1940)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Honour Bowl for exceptional combat actions of the Luftwaffe (Ehrenschale für hervorragende Kampfleistungen der Luftwaffe) (18 October 1942)[1]
- Ärmelband "Kreta" (12 November 1942)[1]
- German Cross in Gold (14 November 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 February 1945 as Major and commander of Fallschirmjäger-Battalion "Kerutt" [2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- 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.
- Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.
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