Oskar Blümm

Oskar Blümm
Born	26 June 1884 Zwiesel
Died	12 December 1951 (aged 67) Ursberg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1905–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Infanterie-Regiment 42 57. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of Austria Annexation of Czechoslovakia Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman First Battle of Kharkov Battle of Voronezh (1942)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Oskar Blümm (26 June 1884 – 12 December 1951) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 57. Infanterie-Division. 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. Oskar Blümm was captured by Allied troops in 1945 and held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Military Merit Order, 4th class with Swords and Crown (Bavaria)
• General Honour Decoration for Bravery (Hesse)
• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (28 September 1914)
  • 1st Class (14 March 1916)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (15 February 1935)
• Anschluss Medal
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (24 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (6 October 1939)
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 November 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 57. Infanterie-Division ^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 115.

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

• World War 2 Awards
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945