Helmut Adam Military person

Helmut Adam (1 October 1916 – 1 December 1942) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Helmut Adam was killed on 1 December 1942. He was posthumously promoted to Major.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 01, 1916
Birth place
Germany , Bobersberg
Date of deathDecember 01, 1942
Place of death
Russia , Rzhev

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
World War II
Battle of France
Battle of Moscow
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military commandSturmgeschütz-Abteilung Grossdeutschland
service start1937
service end1942

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Helmut Adam on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/A/AdamH.htm
  2. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/A/Ad/Adam-Helmut.htm
  3. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/28047