Ludwig Heilmann
Appearance
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Born | Würzburg, German Empire | 9 August 1903
Died | 26 October 1959 Kempten, West Germany | (aged 56)
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Service/ | |
Years of service | 1921–33, 1934–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands | 5th Parachute Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
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Ludwig Heilmann (9 August 1903 – 26 October 1959) was a German paratroop general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.
Awards
[edit]- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th and 3rd Class (2 October 1936)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (2 October 1939) & 1st Class (14 June 1941)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 26 February 1942 as Major in the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
References
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Bibliography
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- 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 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.
- 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.
Categories:
- 1903 births
- 1959 deaths
- Fallschirmjäger of World War II
- Military personnel from Würzburg
- Military personnel from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom
- Major generals of the Luftwaffe