__NOTOC__ Helmuth Hufenbach (27 February 1908 – 27 March 1945) was a German officer in the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. Hufenbach was killed on 27 March 1945 in the Heiligenbeil Pocket. He was posthumously promoted to

Generalmajor is the Germanic variant of major general, used in a number of Central and Northern European countries. Austria Belgium Denmark is the second lowest general officer rank in the Royal Danish Army and Royal Danish Air Force. As a two-star ...

and awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross The Iron Cross (german: link=no, Eisernes Kreuz, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). King Frederick William III of Prussia est ...

(1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) & 1st Class (24 October 1939)Thomas 1997, p. 312. * German Cross in Gold on 27 November 1941 as '' Hauptmann'' in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 45 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ** Knight's Cross on 30 October 1943 as '' Oberstleutnant'' and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 667 ** 807th Oak Leaves on 28 March 1945 as '' Oberst'' and commander of 562. Volks-Grenadier DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 83.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hufenbach, Helmuth 1908 births 1945 deaths People from Oldenburg (state) Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht) Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves German Army personnel killed in World War II Military personnel from Oldenburg (city)