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Paul Drekmann

WW2 German Army general (1893-1960)

Summary

WW2 German Army general (1893-1960)

Field	Value
name	Dipl.-Ing. Paul Drekmann
birth_date	13 November 1893
death_date
birth_place	Harburg an der Elbe near Hamburg, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
death_place	Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany
branch	Imperial German Army
Reichswehr
Heer
serviceyears	1914–1945
rank	Generalleutnant
commands	161. Infanterie-Division
252. Infanterie-Division
battles	World War I
Spanish Civil War
World War II
awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Reichswehr Heer 252. Infanterie-Division Spanish Civil War World War II

Johann Paul Friedrich Drekmann (13 November 1893 – 9 March 1960) was a German officer, a Diplom-IngenieurIn German an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur (abbreviated Dipl.-Ing.) and a highly decorated Generalleutnant 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. Paul Drekmann was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (27 January 1916)
- 1st Class (9 October 1917)
Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (19 January 1917)
Wound Badge (1918)
- in Black (2 August 1918)
The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords (15 January 1935)
Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st Class
Spanish Cross in Bronze (31 May 1939)
Sudetenland Medal (12 September 1939)
War Merit Cross with Swords
- 2nd Class (30 January 1941)
- 1st Class (30 January 1942)
Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows, Commander (Encomienda Sencilla) on 20 March 1941
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (9 September 1942)
- 1st Class (20 October 1942)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Silver (23 February 1943)
Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (7 October 1943)
German Cross in Gold (15 April 1944)
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (8 February 1945)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 252. Infanterie-Division

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Bibliography

{{Cite book |orig-date=1986 |trans-title=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
{{Cite book |trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2
{{Cite book |trans-title=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
{{Cite book |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 5: Dr–Em

before=Generalleutnant Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck| after=Disbanded after heavy losses| title=Commander of 161. Infanterie-Division| years=28 August 1943 - 15 November 1943 before=Formed from Korps-Abteilung A| after=Disbanded again after heavy losses| title=Commander of 161. Infanterie-Division| years=27 July 1944 - 5 September 1944 before=General der Infanterie Walter Melzer| after=Oberst von Unold| title=Commander of 252. Infanterie-Division| years=1 October 1944 - 25 March 1945

References

Fellgiebel 2000, p. 139.

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