Hermann Breith

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.

Hermann Breith
Born	(1892-05-07)7 May 1892 Pirmasens, German Empire
Died	3 September 1964(1964-09-03) (aged 72) Pech district of Wachtberg, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service / branch	German Army
Years of service	1910–45
Rank	General der Panzertruppe
Commands	III Panzer Corps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 September 1914) & 1st Class (30 July 1916)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (28 October 1918)^[1]
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (16 April 1917)^[1]
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class (2 October 1936)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (23 September 1939) & 1st Class (2 October 1939)^[1]
• Wound Badge in Black (1 June 1940)^[1]
• Panzer Badge in Silver (20 May 1940)^[1]
• 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^[2]
  • 69th Oak Leaves on 31 January 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of the 3. Panzer-Division^[2]
  • 48th Swords on 21 February 1944 as General der Panzertruppe and commanding general of the III. Panzer-Korps^[2]

References

Citations

1. Wegmann 2004, p. 193.
2. 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 by Generalfeldmarschall Walter Model	Commander of 3. Panzer-Division 2 October 1941 – 1 October 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Franz Westhoven
Preceded by Generaloberst Eberhard von Mackensen	Commander of III Corps 2 January 1943 – 20 October 1943	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Heinz Ziegler
Preceded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Schulz	Commander of III Corps 9 January 1944 – 31 May 1944	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppe Dietrich von Saucken
Preceded by General der Panzertruppe Dietrich von Saucken	Commander of III Corps 29 June 1944 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by none