Hermann Breith
Born(1892-05-07)7 May 1892
Pirmasens
Died3 September 1964(1964-09-03) (aged 72)
Pech district of Wachtberg
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch German Army
Years of service1910–45
Rank General der Panzertruppe
Commands heldIII Panzer Corps
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Hermann Albert Breith (7 May 1892 – 3 September 1964) 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.

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Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Wegmann 2004, p. 193.
  2. ^ a b c Scherzer 2007, p. 242.

Bibliography

  • Glantz, David M.; House, Jonathan (2009). To the Gates of Stalingrad: Soviet-German Combat Operations, April-August 1942. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-1630-5.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Wegmann, Günter (2004). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VIIIa: Panzertruppe Band 1: A–E [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VIIIa: Panzer Force Volume 1: A–E] (in German). Bissendorf, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2322-1.
Military offices Preceded byGeneralfeldmarschall Walter Model Commander of 3. Panzer-Division 2 October 1941 – 1 October 1942 Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Franz Westhoven Preceded byGeneraloberst Eberhard von Mackensen Commander of III Corps 2 January 1943 – 20 October 1943 Succeeded byGeneral der Artillerie Heinz Ziegler Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Friedrich Schulz Commander of III Corps 9 January 1944 – 31 May 1944 Succeeded byGeneral der Panzertruppe Dietrich von Saucken Preceded byGeneral der Panzertruppe Dietrich von Saucken Commander of III Corps 29 June 1944 – 8 May 1945 Succeeded bynone
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