Years of service 1914–45 Service/branch German Army | Name Helmut Friebe | |
Born 4 November 1894Namslau ( 1894-11-04 ) Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of BelgiumBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of the CaucasusKerch–Eltigen Operation Died January 14, 1970, Friedrichshafen, Germany Commands held 125th Infantry Division, 22nd Air Landing Division, LXIV Army Corps | ||
Helmut Friebe (4 November 1894 – 14 January 1970) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the LXIV Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. 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.
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