Helmut Thumm

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Helmut Thumm
Born25 August 1895
Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, German Empire
Died13 July 1977(1977-07-13) (aged 81)
Welzheim, West Germany
AllegianceGerman Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
BranchGerman Army
Service years1914–1945
RankGeneral der Infanterie
CommandsLXIV Army Corps
ConflictsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Helmut Thumm (25 August 1895 – 13 July 1977) was a German general during World War II. Thumm led German forces during the Allied offensive into the Colmar Pocket in January 1945. After pulling Hitler Youth teenagers out of the front lines against orders from above, he was relieved of his command of the LXIV Army Corps on 20 January 1945. He was arrested at his home in Welzheim, Germany, on 24 April, 1945 by troops of the 44th Division.[1] Thumm died in 1977 in Welzheim.

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  1. ^ The Commercial Appeal; Memphis, Tennessee. 25 Apr 1945, Page 3
  2. ^ a b Thomas 1998, p. 379.
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 422.
  4. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 64.

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