Friedrich Blümke

Military Person

1898 – 1944

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Who was Friedrich Blümke?

Friedrich Blümke was a highly decorated Oberst 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. Friedrich Blümke was wounded in August 1944 and was captured by Soviet troops in September. He died on 4 September 1944 in a Soviet prisoner of war camp near Odessa.

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Born
Feb 18, 1898
Szadzko
Died
Sep 4, 1944
Odessa

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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