Paul Drekmann

Paul Drekmann
Paul Drekmann
Born	13 November 1898
Died	9 March 1960 (aged 61)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	161st Infantry Division; 252nd Infantry Division
Battles / wars	World War I; Spanish Civil War; World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Paul Drekmann (13 November 1893 – 9 March 1960) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 252. Infanterie-Division^[1]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck	Commander of 161. Infanterie-Division 28 August 1943 - 15 November 1943	Succeeded by Disbanded after heavy losses
Preceded by Formed from Korps-Abteilung A	Commander of 161. Infanterie-Division 27 July 1944 - 5 September 1944	Succeeded by Disbanded again after heavy losses
Preceded by General der Infanterie Walter Melzer	Commander of 252. Infanterie-Division 1 October 1944 - 25 March 1945	Succeeded by Oberst von Unold