Helmut Thumm

Helmut Thumm
Born	25 August 1895 Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, German Empire
Died	13 July 1977(1977-07-13) (aged 81) Welzheim, West Germany
Military career
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Service years	1914–1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	LXIV Army Corps
Conflicts	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. He was arrested at his home in Welzheim, Germany, on 24 April, 1945 by troops of the 44th Division. Thumm died in 1977 in Welzheim.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (26 August 1915) &1st Class (3 July 1918)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (3 June 1940) & 1st Class (13 June 1940)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 30 June 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infantry Regiment 56
  • 166th Oak Leaves on 23 December 1942 as Oberst and commander of Jäger Regiment 56

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• 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.