Paul Drekmann

Johann Paul Friedrich Drekmann (13 November 1893 – 9 March 1960) was a German officer, a Diplom-Ingenieur and a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Paul Drekmann was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
• 2nd Class (27 January 1916)
• 1st Class (9 October 1917)
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (19 January 1917)
• Wound Badge (1918)
• in Black (2 August 1918)
• The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords (15 January 1935)
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st Class
• Spanish Cross in Bronze (31 May 1939)
• Sudetenland Medal (12 September 1939)
• War Merit Cross with Swords
• 2nd Class (30 January 1941)
• 1st Class (30 January 1942)
• Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows, Commander (Encomienda Sencilla) on 20 March 1941
• Iron Cross (1939)
• 2nd Class (9 September 1942)
• 1st Class (20 October 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
• in Silver (23 February 1943)
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (7 October 1943)
• German Cross in Gold (15 April 1944)
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (8 February 1945)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 252. Infanterie-Division

External links

• tracesofwar.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht

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