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Oskar Blumm

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Generalleutnant

Years of service
  
1905–45

Name
  
Oskar Blumm

Born
  
26 June 1884 Zwiesel (
1884-06-26
)

Died
  
12 December 1951(1951-12-12) (aged 67) Ursberg

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
Infanterie-Regiment 42 57. Infanterie-Division

Oskar Blumm (26 June 1884 – 12 December 1951) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 57. Infanterie-Division. 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. Oskar Blumm was captured by Allied troops in 1945 and held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

  • Military Merit Order, 4th class with Swords and Crown (Bavaria)
  • General Honour Decoration for Bravery (Hesse)
  • Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (28 September 1914)
  • 1st Class (14 March 1916)
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (15 February 1935)
  • Anschluss Medal
  • Sudetenland Medal
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (24 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (6 October 1939)
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 November 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 57. Infanterie-Division

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