Years of service 1914–45 Relations Werner Friebe Service/branch German Army | Name Helmut Friebe Rank Generalleutnant | |
Born 4 November 1894
Namslau ( 1894-11-04 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of Belgium
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of the Caucasus
Kerch–Eltigen Operation Died January 14, 1970, Friedrichshafen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland 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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