Ulrich Kleemann

Ulrich Kleemann
Born	23 March 1892 Langensalza, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	1 January 1963 Oberursel, Hesse, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1911–1945
Rank	General der Panzertruppe
Commands held	3. Schützen-Brigade Sturm-Division "Rhodos" 90th Light Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Ulrich Kleemann (23 March 1892 – 1 January 1963) was an officer in the German Army (Heer) during World War II.

Colonel (Oberst) Kleemann of the 3rd Motorized Infantry Brigade (3.Schützen-Brigade) was awarded a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 October 1941. He was awarded the Oak Leaves on 16 September 1943.

Brigadier-General (Generalmajor) Kleemann commanded the 90th Light Africa Division (90.Leichte Afrika-Division) in North Africa from 10 April 1942 to 13 July 1942 and from 10 August 1942 to 1 November 1942.

During the Dodecanese Campaign, Major-General (Generalleutnant) Kleemann commanded the 7,500-strong Assault Division "Rhodes" (Sturm-Division Rhodos) for the German assault on the Italian garrison of Rhodes.

From 27 November 1944 to 8 May 1945, Lieutenant-General (General der Panzertruppen) Kleeman commanded Tank Corps "Feldherrnhalle" on the Eastern Front. Kleeman's tank corps fought in Hungary and was ruinously involved with the Battle of Budapest.

Command history

• 1938 to 1940 Commanding Officer, 3rd Motorized Infantry (Schützen) Regiment
• 1940 to 1942 Commanding Officer, 3rd Motorized Infantry Brigade
• 1942 to 1943 General Officer Commanding, 90th Light Africa Division, North Africa
• 1943 to 1944 General Officer Commanding, Assault Division "Rhodes"
• 1944 to 1945 General Officer Commanding, Tank Corps "Feldherrnhalle"

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (26 October 1914)^[1]
  • 1st Class (8 July 1918)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Knight's Cross Second Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (19 September 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (25 October 1939)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 13 October 1941 as Oberst and commander of 3. Schützen-Brigade^[2]
  • 304th Oak Leaves on 16 September 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of Sturm-Division Rhodos
• Ärmelband “Afrika”
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (28 October 1944)

See also

• Dodecanese Campaign
• Tank Corps "Feldherrnhalle"

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 372.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 258.

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.
• Schaulen, Fritjof (2004). Eichenlaubträger 1940 – 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe II Ihlefeld - Primozic [Oak Leaves Bearers 1940 – 1945 Contemporary History in Color II Ihlefeld - Primozic] (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 978-3-932381-21-8.
• 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.
• Stockert, Peter (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 4 [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 4] (in German). Bad Friedrichshall, Germany: Friedrichshaller Rundblick. ISBN 978-3-932915-03-1.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

External links

• Ulrich Kleemann @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ulrich Kleemann @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived January 17, 2011)