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Helmut Lambach

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Helmut Lambach

Rank
  
Hauptmann

Years of service
  
1936–38 1939–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Commands held
  
I./Grenadier-Regiment 88

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Rzhev-Vyazma Strategic Offensive Operation Third Battle of Kharkov Lower Dnieper Offensive First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive Battle of Debrecen

Died
  
June 29, 2000, Fulda, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Battle of Bialystok–Minsk

Helmut Lambach (14 January 1918 – 29 June 2000) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • German Cross in Gold on 16 January 1944 as Leutnant of the Reserves in 11./Grenadier-Regiment 88
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 March 1944 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 88

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