Harry Herrmann
| Harry Herrmann | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Harry Herrmann | |
| Born |
27 May 1909 Berlin |
| Died |
12 March 1995 (aged 85) Altenstadt |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany West Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Luftwaffe.svg.png){kind=small} German Air Force |
| Years of service |
1935–45 1956–67 |
| Rank |
Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr) |
| Commands held |
6th Parachute Division 9th Parachute Division |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Harry Herrmann (27 May 1909 – 12 March 1995) was a German officer (Oberstleutnant) in the Fallschirmjäger (Paratroopers) during World War II who commanded the 6th and the 9th Parachute Divisions. 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.
Herrmann surrendered to the Red Army in May 1945 during the Battle of Berlin. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955. Herrmann joined the Bundeswehr in 1957, retiring in 1967 as an Oberst (Colonel). He served in the position of deputy commander of a paratroop division and commander of the Luftlande-Lufttransportschule (Air Landing Air Transport School).
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (22 May 1940) & 1st Class (22 May 1940)[1]
- German Cross in Gold (1 October 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 July 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 [2]
- Ärmelband Kreta
References
Citations
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.
- Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Generalleutnant Rüdiger von Heyking |
Commander of 6. Fallschirmjäger-Division 3 September 1944 – 1 October 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hermann Plocher |
| Preceded by General der Fallschirmtruppe Bruno Bräuer |
Commander of 9. Fallschirmjäger-Division 19 April 1945 – 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
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