Heinz-Georg Lemm

Heinz-Georg Lemm
Born(1919-06-01)1 June 1919
Schwerin, Germany
Died17 November 1994(1994-11-17) (aged 75)
Ruppichteroth, Germany
Allegiance Nazi Germany
 West Germany
Service / branchWehrmacht
German Army
Years of service1935–45
1957–79
RankOberst (Wehrmacht)
Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr)
CommandsChief of the Army Office
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Great Cross of Merit with Star

Heinz-Georg Lemm (1 June 1919 – 17 November 1994) was a German Oberst (colonel) of the Wehrmacht and general in the Bundeswehr who served as Chief of the Army Office.

Career

During World War II, Lemm served in the Wehrmacht and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. He was promoted to Major 1943, Oberstleutnant 1944 and Oberst 1945.

Lemm joined the Bundeswehr in 1957 and commanded the 7th Panzergrenadier-Brigade of the 3rd Panzer-Division in Hamburg until 1963, when he was promoted to Brigadegeneral. In 1970 he was promoted to Generalmajor and commanded the 5th Panzer-Division in Diez. Promoted further in 1974, he was named Chief of the Troop Office of the Bundeswehr, with the rank of Generalleutnant. He was awarded the Great Cross of Merit with Star and the Legion of Merit; he retired in 1979. After this he became honorary president (Ehrenpräsident) of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients.

Awards

References

Citations

  1. ^ Thomas 1998, p. 22.
  2. ^ a b c d e Berger 1999, p. 181.
  3. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 275.
  4. ^ a b c Scherzer 2007, p. 501.
  5. ^ a b Berger 1999, p. 183.
  6. ^ Nationaal Archief, archive 2.02.32, dossier 376, registry number 1564

Bibliography

  • Berger, Florian (1999). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges [With Oak Leaves and Swords. The Highest Decorated Soldiers of the Second World War] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-0-6.
  • 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.