Hermann Breith

Updated on Sep 23, 2024

Edit

Comment

Years of service 1910–45 Commands held III Army Corps		Service/branch German Army Name Hermann Breith

Born 7 May 1892Pirmasens ( 1892-05-07 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Rank General der Panzertruppe Battles/wars World War IWorld War II Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Died September 3, 1964, Wachtberg, Germany Similar People Wilhelm Stemmermann, Otto Wohler, Erich von Manstein, Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin, Ivan Konev
Battles and wars World War I, World War II

Hermann Albert Breith (7 May 1892 – 3 September 1964) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. Breith commanded the III Army Corps.

Hermann Breith httpssmediacacheak0pinimgcom736x0d0c72

Awards

Hermann Breith Hermann Breith 7 May 1892 3 September 1964 Pinterest

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 September 1914) & 1st Class (30 July 1916)

Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (28 October 1918)

Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (16 April 1917)

Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class (2 October 1936)

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (23 September 1939) & 1st Class (2 October 1939)

Wound Badge in Black (1 June 1940)

Panzer Badge in Silver (20 May 1940)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Knight's Cross on 3 June 1940 as Oberst and commander of the 5. Panzer-Brigade

69th Oak Leaves on 31 January 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of the 3. Panzer-Division

48th Swords on 21 February 1944 as General der Panzertruppe and commanding general of the III. Panzer-Korps

Hermann Breith Third Reich Color Pictures General der Panzertruppe Hermann Breith

References

Hermann Breith Wikipedia

(Text) CC BY-SA