Helmuth Prieß (Wehrmacht general)

Helmuth Prieß
Helmuth Prieß
Born	6 March 1896; Hildesheim
Died	21 October 1944 (aged 48); Hasenrode, East Prussia, Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1914–44
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands	121st Infantry Division; XXVII Army Corps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Helmuth Prieß (6 March 1896 – 21 October 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the XXVII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Prieß was killed on 21 October 1944 in Hasenrode, East Prussia.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 121. Infanterie-Division^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 281.

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.

Military offices
Preceded by General der Artillerie Martin Wandel	Commander of 121. Infanterie-Division 11 November 1942 - March 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Ernst Pauer von Arlau
Preceded by Generalleutnant Rudolf Bamler	Commander of 121. Infanterie-Division 27 June 1944 - 10 July 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Theodor Busse
Preceded by General der Infanterie Paul Völckers	Commander of XXVII. Armeekorps 27 July 1944 - 21 October 1944	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Maximilian Felzmann