Alfred Hemmann

Alfred Hemmann
Born	13 October 1895 Gleiwitz
Died	26 September 1957(1957-09-26) (aged 61) Friedberg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–19 1935–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Infanterie-Regiment 426 263. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alfred Hemmann (13 October 1895 – 26 September 1957) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hemmann surrendered to Soviet forces in May 1945; he was released in 1955.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) & 2nd Class
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class & 1st Class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 August 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 426^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 183.

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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 126th Infantry Division

Staff	Gotthard Fischer Kurt Haehling Paul Laux¹ (Oak Leaves)

Units	Günter Braake Josef Bremm⁴ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Wilhelm Cappel Alfred Hemmann Klaus Hilgemann (Oak Leaves) Heinrich Hogrebe (Oak Leaves) Harry Hoppe³ (Oak Leaves) Willi Wechsung Rudolf Wulf (Oak Leaves)

¹ Oak Leaves with the II. Armeekorps. ³ Oak Leaves with the 228th Infantry Division. ⁴ Oak Leaves with the 277th Infantry Division.

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