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  • Helmut Hudel
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  • Helmut Hudel (4 July 1915 – 11 March 1985) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Helmut Hudel was captured by American troops in April 1945 in the Ruhr Pocket.
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serviceyears
  • 1934
Birth Date
  • 1915-07-04
Commands
  • 508
  • Panzer-Lehr-Regiment 130
Branch
death place
  • Frankfurt am Main
Name
  • Helmut Hudel
Caption
  • Helmut Hudel
Birth Place
Title
  • Commander of 508th Heavy Panzer Battalion
Awards
death date
  • 1985-03-11
Rank
Allegiance
  • Nazi Germany
Battles
Before
  • None
Years
  • January 1944 – May 1944
After
  • Hauptmann Stelter
abstract
  • Helmut Hudel (4 July 1915 – 11 March 1985) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Helmut Hudel was captured by American troops in April 1945 in the Ruhr Pocket.