| Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 September 1899 Erfurt, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | June 10, 1944(1944-06-10) (aged 44) La Caine, Occupied France |
| Buried | La Cambe German war cemetery |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Service | Wehrmacht |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | German Cross in Gold |
Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans (23 September 1899 – 10 June 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War and a recipient of the German Cross in Gold on 26 August 1942.
Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans was born on 23 September 1899 in Erfurt. He married Ingeborg Hane on 6 April 1923.
Dawans, the chief-of-staff of Panzergruppe West (General Geyr von Schweppenburg), was killed during the raid by the Royal Air Force (RAF) attack on La Caine, the Panzergruppe HQ, on 10 June 1944.
References
- Citations
- Patzwall 2001, p. 79
- Rohrer, Christian (2006). Nationalsozialistische Macht in Ostpreussen. Meidenbauer. p. 567. ISBN 9783899750546.
- Lieb, Peter (2007). Konventioneller Krieg oder NS-Weltanschauungskrieg?. Walter de Gruyter. p. 566. ISBN 978-3-486-70741-0.
- Bibliography
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients] (in German). Vol. II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Otto von Knobelsdorff, Geschichte der niedersächsischen 19. Panzer-Division 1939–1945, Podzun, 1958, 312 pages (2nd printing 1988)
- Rolf Hinze, Die 19. Panzer-Division 1939–1945 (Bildband), Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, 1982, 176 pages
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