Heinz Harmel

Not to be confused with Heinz Hämel.

Heinz Harmel
Heinz Harmel
Born	(1906-06-29)29 June 1906 Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire now Metz, Lorraine, France
Died	Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branch	Reichswehr Waffen-SS
Years of service	1926–45
Rank	Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Normandy Operation Market Garden
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Heinz Harmel (29 June 1906 – 2 September 2000) was a German Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
• Memel Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (30 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (1 June 1940)
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (4 December 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (21 March 1943)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • in Silver (10 September 1943)
• Eastern Front Medal (15 August 1942)
• Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants (31 March 1943)
• German Cross in Gold (29 November 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 31 March 1943 as SS-Obersturmbannführer and commander of SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 3 "Deutschland"
  • 296th Oak Leaves on 7 September 1943 as SS-Standartenführer and commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Deutschland"
  • 116th Swords on 15 November 1944 as SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor der Waffen SS and commander of 10. SS-Panzer-Division "Frundsberg"
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 16 July 1944

Wehrmachtbericht reference

Date	Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording	Direct English translation
16 July 1944	In den Kämpfen um Caen haben sich die 9. SS-Panzerdivision "Hohenstaufen" unter Führung von SS-Standartenführer Stadler und die 10. SS-Panzerdivision "Frundsberg" unter Führung von SS-Oberführer Harmel zusammen mit Truppen des Heeres durch besondere Tapferkeit ausgezeichnet.	In the battle for Caen, the 9th SS-Panzer-Division "Hohenstaufen" led by SS-Standartenführer Stadler and the 10th SS-Panzer-Division "Frundsberg" led by SS-Oberführer Harmel, together with troops of the Army, have distinguished themselves by showing exceptional bravery.

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Military offices
Preceded by SS-Gruppenführer Karl Fischer von Treuenfeld	Commander of 10.SS-Panzer-Division Frundsberg 27 April 1944 – 28 April 1945	Succeeded by SS-Obersturmbannführer Franz Roestel