Helmut Lambach

Helmut Lambach
Born	14 January 1918 Bürdingen
Died	29 June 2000 (aged 82) Fulda
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–38 1939–45
Rank	Hauptmann
Commands held	I./Grenadier-Regiment 88
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Rzhev-Vyazma Strategic Offensive Operation Third Battle of Kharkov Lower Dnieper Offensive First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive Battle of Debrecen
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Helmut Lambach (14 January 1918 – 29 June 2000) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 16 January 1944 as Leutnant of the Reserves in 11./Grenadier-Regiment 88^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 March 1944 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 88^[2]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 266.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 231.

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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945