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Helmut Thumm | |
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Born | 25 August 1895 Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, German Empire |
Died | 13 July 1977 Welzheim, West Germany | (aged 81)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army |
Rank | General der Infanterie |
Commands held | LXIV Army Corps |
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World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Helmut Thumm (25 August 1895 – 13 July 1977) was a German general during World War II. Thumm led German forces during the Allied offensive into the Colmar Pocket in January 1945. After pulling Hitler Youth teenagers out of the front lines against orders from above, he was relieved of his command of the LXIV Army Corps on 20 January 1945. Thumm died in 1977 in Welzheim.
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Helmut Thumm | |
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Born | 25 August 1895 Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, German Empire |
Died | 13 July 1977 Welzheim, West Germany | (aged 81)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army |
Rank | General der Infanterie |
Commands held | LXIV Army Corps |
Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Helmut Thumm (25 August 1895 – 13 July 1977) was a German general during World War II. Thumm led German forces during the Allied offensive into the Colmar Pocket in January 1945. After pulling Hitler Youth teenagers out of the front lines against orders from above, he was relieved of his command of the LXIV Army Corps on 20 January 1945. Thumm died in 1977 in Welzheim.