Arthur Kullmer

Arthur Kullmer
Born	17 August 1896
Died	28 March 1953(1953-03-28) (aged 56) Sverdlovsk Oblast
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	558th Volksgrenadier Division XLIII. Armeekorps
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Arthur Kullmer (17 August 1896 – 28 March 1953) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Kullmer died on 28 March 1953 in Soviet captivity.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (29 August 1916) & 1st Class (8 October 1918)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 May 1940) & 1st Class (12 July 1940)
• German Cross in Gold on 14 January 1942 as Oberstleutnant in Infanterie-Regiment 331
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 27 October 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 296. Infanterie-Division
  • Oak Leaves on 28 February 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 558. Volksgrenadier-Division

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.