Friedrich Blümke

Friedrich Blümke (18 February 1898 – 4 September 1944) was a highly decorated general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Friedrich Blümke was wounded in August 1944 and was captured by Soviet troops in September. He died on 4 September 1944 in a Soviet prisoner of war camp near Odesa.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1914) 1st and 2nd classes
 * Wound Badge (1914) – black
 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
 * Sudetenland Medal
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (17 September 1939)
 * 1st Class (20 October 1939)
 * Eastern Front Medal
 * Crimea Shield
 * Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (7 October 1943)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 November 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 347