Search
Menu
Home
Sources
About
Contacts
Hermann Breith
Hermann
Albert
Breith
was a German general during
World War II
. He was a recipient of the
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
of
Nazi Germany
. Breith commanded the
III Army Corps
.
Awards
Iron Cross
2nd Class
&
1st Class
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
Hanseatic Cross
of Hamburg
Wehrmacht Long Service Award
1st Class
Clasp to the Iron Cross
2nd Class & 1st Class
Wound Badge
in Black
Panzer Badge
in Silver
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
and Swords
*
Knight's Cross
on 3
June 1940
as
Oberst
and commander of the 5. Panzer-Brigade
* 69th
Oak Leaves
on 31
January 1942
as
Generalmajor
and commander of the 3. Panzer-Division
* 48th Swords on
21 February
1944 as
General der Panzertruppe
and
commanding general
of the III. Panzer-Korps
Citations