Helmuth Schlömer

Military Person

1893 – 1995

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Who was Helmuth Schlömer?

Helmuth Schlömer was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XIV. Panzerkorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Helmuth Schlömer was captured at Stalingrad in 1943. While in Soviet captivity he joined the National Committee for a Free Germany or NKFD and was released in 1949.

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Born
May 20, 1893
Minden
Died
Aug 18, 1995
Minden-Lübbecke

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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