Helmut Friebe Military person

Helmut Friebe (4 November 1894 – 14 January 1970) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LXIV. Armeekorps. 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.He took up his command in Crete in May 1944 after the kidnap of General Kreipe by Patrick Leigh Fermor and Bill Stanley Moss working with Cretan andartes.Friebe was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was released in 1947. Helmut Friebe was the older brother of Generalmajor Werner Friebe, who is also a Knight's Cross recipient.

Personal facts

Birth date	November 04, 1894
Birth place	Silesia , Namysłów
Date of death	January 13, 1970
Place of death	Germany , Friedrichshafen

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allegiance	Nazi Germany German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa Invasion of Poland Battle of the Caucasus World War II Battle of Belgium Battle of France World War I Kerch–Eltigen Operation
military branch	German Army (1935–45)
military command	LXIV. Armeekorps 125. Infanterie-Division 22. Infanterie-Division
relation	Werner Friebe
service start	1914
service end	1945