Horst Großmann

Nazi general (1891–1972)

Horst Großmann
Born	19 November 1891 Sybba, East Prussia
Died	4 May 1972(1972-05-04) (aged 80) Rüsselsheim
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1911–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	6th Infantry Division XXXV Army Corps VI Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Horst Großmann (19 November 1891 – 4 May 1972) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 6th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (1 October 1914) & 1st Class (25 October 1916)^[1]
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (18 May 1940) & 1st Class (28 May 1940)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 11 February 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of the 6th Infantry Division^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 19 July 1940 as Oberst and commander of 84th Infantry Regiment^[3]
- 292nd Oak Leaves on 4 September 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 6th Infantry Division^[3]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b Thomas 1997, p. 226.
^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 150.
^ ^a ^b Scherzer 2007, p. 351.

Bibliography

Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Helge Auleb	Commander of 6th Infantry Division 25 January 1942 - 16 December 1943	Succeeded by Generalmajor Egon von Neindorff
Preceded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Wiese	Commander of XXXV Army Corps January 1944 - February 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Wiese
Preceded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Herrlein	Commander of LV Army Corps January – May 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Herrlein
Preceded by General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling	Commander of VI Army Corps 11 August 1944 - January 1945	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Ralph Graf von Oriola
Preceded by Generalleutnant Ralph Graf von Oriola	Commander of VI Army Corps January 1945 - 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 8th Jäger Division (8th Infantry Division)
Staff	Gustav Höhne (Oak Leaves) Rudolf Koch-Erpach Christian Philipp Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach
Units	Erhard Berner Johann-Heinrich Eckhardt² (Oak Leaves) Arthur Jüttner³ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Lothar Berger (Oak Leaves) Horst Großmann⁶ (Oak Leaves)
³Oak Leaves with the 383rd Infantry Division. Swords the 62nd Volksgrenadier Division. ⁶Oak Leaves with the 6th Infantry Division.

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 6th Infantry Division
Carl Becker² (Oak Leaves) Arnold von Biegeleben Georg von Boeselager (Swords) Heinz Furbach Horst Großmann¹ (Oak Leaves)
¹Knight's Cross with the 8th Infantry Division. ²Oak Leaves with the 253rd Infanterie-Division.

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