Norbert Holm

Norbert Holm
Born	16 December 1895 Hamburg
Died	3 June 1962(1962-06-03) (aged 66) Hamburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1945
Rank	Generalmajor (Demoted 16 October 1944; Rank restored in 1956) Feldwebel (1 March 1945)
Commands held	304. Infanterie-Division 357. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Lower Dnieper Offensive Battle of the Dukla Pass Prague Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Norbert Holm (16 December 1895 – 3 June 1962) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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. Following the 20 July plot, on 16 September 1944, Norbert Holm was arrested and later demoted because of his Chief of Operations association with Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel. He fought as a private in the 19th Panzer Division, and for "repeated bravery before the enemy" he was promoted to Unteroffizier in January 1945 and to Feldwebel two months before the end of the war. He was captured by American troops in May 1945, but escaped the following month and returned to his home. He was finally rehabilitated in 1956.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Cross of Honor
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 20 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 156 (mot.)^[1]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 193.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Norbert Holm @ Axis Biographical Research
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Ernst Sieler	Commander of 304. Infanterie-Division 30 August 1943 – October 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Ernst Sieler
Preceded by Generalmajor Knut Eberding	Commander of 357. Infanterie-Division 10 May 1944 – 12 September 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Josef Rintelen

Persondata
Name	Holm, Norbert
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	16 December 1895
Place of birth	Hamburg, Germany
Date of death	3 June 1962
Place of death	Hamburg, Germany