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Hellmut Kerutt

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Years of service
  
1936–45 1956–74

Service/branch
  
German Army, Luftwaffe

Name
  
Hellmut Kerutt

Born
  
19 August 1916 Johannisburg (
1916-08-19
)

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)

Commands held
  
Fallschirmjager-Battalion "Kerutt"

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of Crete Siege of Leningrad Operation Overlord

Died
  
September 2, 2000, Bornheim, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of Crete, Siege of Leningrad, Operation Overlord, World War II

Hellmut Kerutt (19 August 1916 – 2 September 2000) was a highly decorated Major in the Fallschirmjager during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. 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. Hellmut Kerutt joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1974 as an Oberst.

Awards and decorations

  • Fallschirmschutzenabzeichen (14 August 1940)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (15 June 1941)
  • 1st Class (26 June 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (16 July 1941)
  • in Silver (15 December 1941)
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Honour Bowl for exceptional combat actions of the Luftwaffe (Ehrenschale fur hervorragende Kampfleistungen der Luftwaffe) (18 October 1942)
  • Armelband "Kreta" (12 November 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold (14 November 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 February 1945 as Major and commander of Fallschirmjager-Battalion "Kerutt"

    • References

    Hellmut Kerutt Wikipedia
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