Heinz-Georg Lemm
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Heinz-Georg Lemm (1 June 1919 – 17 November 1994) was a German
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
Association of Knight's Cross Recipients
.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (6 October 1939) & 1st Class (31 December 1940)[1]
- Wound Badge in Silver[2]
- Demyansk Shield[2]
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver[2]
- Eastern Medal
- Close Combat Clasp in Bronze and Silver[2]
- Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants[2]
- German Cross in Gold on 19 December 1941 as Oberleutnant in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 27[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Great Cross of Merit with Star[5]
- Legion of Merit[5]
References
Citations
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.