Hermann Schulte-Heuthaus

Hermann Schulte-Heuthaus
Born	15 January 1898 Weißensee, East Prussia
Died	28 December 1979 (aged 81) Berlin
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1920)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–20 1934–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	Kradschützen-Bataillon 25 90. leichte Afrika-Division Panzerfüsilier Regiment GD Panzer-Grenadier-Division Brandenburg
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow North African Campaign Second Battle of El Alamein Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Schulte-Heuthaus (15 January 1898 – 28 December 1979) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery and successful military leadership. Hermann Schulte-Heuthaus was captured by Allied troops and was held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 January 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Kradschützen-Bataillon 25^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 318.

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.
• 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

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht