Wilhelm Adam

[Stinkpotpete]

I follow an East German collecting group on facebook, and they just put this biography up. I thought it was pretty interesting, he served in 3 German Armies, won the Iron Cross 4 times and the Knights Cross.

Wilhelm Adam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Hagen]

More RK and DKiG winners who served in the NVA

1. NVA Generalmajor (a.D.)/Wehrmacht Oberst Wilhelm Adam. Knight’s Cross: 17 December 1942, Oberst, Adjutant of the 6th Army.
2. NVA Generalmajor/Wehrmacht Generalmajor Dr. rer. pol. Otto Korfes. Knight’s Cross: 22 January 1943, Generalmajor, Commander of the 295th Infantry Division.
3. NVA Generalleutnant/Wehrmacht Generalleutnant Vincenz Müller. Knight’s Cross: 7 April 1944, Generalleutnant, Deputy Leader of the XXVII Army Corps.

German Cross in Gold holders who became Generals/Admirals in the NVA:

1. NVA Generalmajor/Wehrmacht Generalleutnant Rudolf Bamler. German Cross in Gold: 12 March 1942, Oberst i.G., Chief of the General Staff of the XXXXVII Army Corps (mot.).
2. NVA Generalmajor/Wehrmacht Major Bernhard Bechler. German Cross in Gold: 28 January 1943, Major, Commander of the I./Grenadier Regiment 29 (mot.) of the 3rd Infantry Division (mot.).
3. NVA Generalmajor/Wehrmacht Generalmajor Dr. rer. pol. Otto Korfes. German Cross in Gold: 11 January 1942, Oberst, Commander of Infantry Regiment 518 of the 295th Infantry Division.
4. NVA Generalmajor/Wehrmacht Generalleutnant Arno von Lenski. German Cross in Gold: 21 January 1943, Generalmajor, Commander of the 24th Panzer Division.
5. NVA Generalleutnant/Wehrmacht Generalleutnant Vincenz Müller. German Cross in Gold: 26 January 1942, Oberst i.G., Chief of the General Staff of the 17th Army.
6. NVA Generalmajor/Wehrmacht Generalmajor Hans Wulz. German Cross in Gold: 25 January 1943, Generalmajor, Artillery Commander (Arko) 144.

[Stinkpotpete]

Cool list Mike, thanks for adding

[Hagen]

Cool list Mike, thanks for adding

My pleasure Paul. And if you're interested in reading more on the NVA you may want to get The East German Army by Thomas M Forster.


It's about the only book on the subject I could find, in English anyway. A copy is rather pricey but I originally got a copy through my library.

I then found the pictured copy on amazon secondary market for about 20 bucks.

Edit; Forgot to mention the copyright of the book is 1967 so needless to say it's far from a complete history.

[Stinkpotpete]

That looks like a good book, I like them with the period pictures better than a new one with old pictures. I'll have to keep an eye out.