Helmuth Hufenbach (27 February 1908 – 27 March 1945) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. Hufenbach was killed on 27 March 1945 in the Heiligenbeil Pocket. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor and awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Awards and decorations
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) & 1st Class (24 October 1939)
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 Division
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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)
