Hermann Bernhard Ramcke

Hermann Bernhard Ramcke (* 24. January 1889 in Schleswig; † 5. July 1968 in Kappeln) was a German general in 2. World war.

lives

Ramcke stepped as a Schiffsjunge 1905into the imperial navy. As the 1. World war began, was it a boat man leading seaman. After the use on lake he was trained as a naval infantryman. It served in 2. Sailor regiment in Flanders. 1916 received the officer deputy Ramcke the iron cross 1. Class and the Prussian military Distinguished Service Cross in gold. 1918 it was promoted to second lieutenant.

1919 he was transferred as a captain to the realm resistance. Until 1940 it served in different units. It changed then to the Air Force and reached the 3. Paratrooper - regiment shifts. It had the command over the parachute storm regiment inFramework of the airborne landing on Crete (enterprise Merkur) over the airfield Maleme jumped off. For earnings/services with this employment it was promoted to major general and distinguished with the knight cross. 1942 it kommandierte the Italian paratroop division “Folgore”. It became with the guidance of the paratrooper brigade1 (Ramcke) in Africa assigns. In October 1942 its brigade was separated from the Africa corps. Ramcke marched with its men 130 km to the own lines and freed besides 100 prisoners. But became it to 13. November 1942 oak leaves to the knight cross lent. To 21. Decemberit was promoted to lieutenant general.

1943 it was involved as a commander of the paratroop forces in the fight for Sicilies

in the 11. August 1944 he became commander of the fortress Brest. In the fortress were except the 2. Paratroop division still the 243. Infantry division and troops of the sea-commander.35.000 Germans defended the French fortress Brest against an American armored division, against several artillery brigades and against a Armada of bombers and Jabos. For the defense Brests became it to 19. September 1944 the swords and brilliants to the knight cross, as one from 27 soldiers toEnd of war, lent. It acquired itself besides with its men large respect and they called it affectionately „father Ramcke” or „dad”.

after 1945

to 20. It came to September 1944 into American shank and became - after a six month's stopover in Trent park/England - brought into the USA.

In the year 1946 he was delivered to the Frenchmen and, because of alleged war crimes in Brest, to 21. March 1951 to a five-year detention condemns. Already to 23. June it became - under charge of its remand of 57 months- dismisses.

After its dismissal it was active as leading employees in an industrial enterprise and wrote a book concerning its war experiences and the following war shank. It died to 5. July 1968 in Kappeln.

literature

• Ramcke, Hermann Bernhard, from the knight cross carrier to the accused, Coburg2001.
• Ders., paratroopers, Prussian old village 1973.
• Ders., the Landser/No. 101 = knight cross carriers. General of the paratroopses Bernhard ago man Ramcke [1962]
• Ders., paratroopers, at that time and thereafter. Frankfurt A.M.: Lorch, 1951
• Ders., from the Schiffsjungen to the paratrooper general, Berlin 1943.
• Neitzel, Sönke: Heard. German generals in British war shank1942-1945; Berlin: Propyläen 2005.ISBN 3-54907261-9 (edition of heard discussions in the prisoner-of-war camp [selection])

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