{{Short description|WW2 German Army general (1893-1960)}} {{Infobox military person | name = Dipl.-Ing. Paul Drekmann | birth_date = 13 November 1893 | death_date = {{death date and age|1960|3|9|1893|11|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Harburg an der Elbe near Hamburg, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire | death_place = Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany | image = Paul Drekmann.jpg | caption = | nickname = | allegiance = {{flag|German Empire}} (to 1918)<br>{{flag|Weimar Republic}} (to 1933)<br>{{flag|Nazi Germany}} | branch = Imperial German Army<br>''Reichswehr''<br>''Heer'' | service_years = 1914–1945 | rank = ''Generalleutnant'' | commands = ''161. Infanterie-Division''<br>''252. Infanterie-Division'' | unit = | battles = World War I<br/>Spanish Civil War<br/>World War II | awards = Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | other_work = }}
'''Johann Paul Friedrich Drekmann''' (13 November 1893 – 9 March 1960) was a German officer, a ''Diplom-Ingenieur''<ref group="Notes">In German an engineer's degree is called ''Diplom-Ingenieur'' (abbreviated ''Dipl.-Ing.'')</ref> and a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Paul Drekmann was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was held until 1947.
==Awards and decorations== * Iron Cross (1914) ** 2nd Class (27 January 1916) ** 1st Class (9 October 1917) * Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (19 January 1917) * Wound Badge (1918) ** in Black (2 August 1918) * The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords (15 January 1935) * Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st Class * Spanish Cross in Bronze (31 May 1939) * Sudetenland Medal (12 September 1939) * War Merit Cross with Swords ** 2nd Class (30 January 1941) ** 1st Class (30 January 1942) * Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows, Commander (''Encomienda Sencilla'') on 20 March 1941 * Iron Cross (1939) ** 2nd Class (9 September 1942) ** 1st Class (20 October 1942) * Wound Badge (1939) ** in Silver (23 February 1943) * Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (7 October 1943) * German Cross in Gold (15 April 1944) * Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (8 February 1945) * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945 as ''Generalleutnant'' and commander of 252. Infanterie-Division<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 139.</ref>
==External links== *[https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/3680/Drekmann-DiplIng-Paul.htm tracesofwar.com] *[http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/D/DrekmannP.htm Lexikon der Wehrmacht]
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===Bibliography=== {{refbegin}} * {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |orig-date=1986 |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |trans-title=The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches |language=German |location=Friedberg, Germany |publisher=Podzun-Pallas |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6 }} * {{Cite book |last1=Patzwall |first1=Klaus D. |last2=Scherzer |first2=Veit |year=2001 |title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II |trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 |language=German |location=Norderstedt, Germany |publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall |isbn=978-3-931533-45-8 }} * {{Cite book |last=Scherzer |first=Veit |year=2007 |title=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 |trans-title=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 |language=German |location=Jena, Germany |publisher=Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag |isbn=978-3-938845-17-2 }} * {{Cite book |last1=Thomas |first1=Franz |last2=Wegmann |first2=Günter |year=2000 |title=Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 5: Dr–Em |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 5: Dr–Em |language=German |location=Osnabrück, Germany |publisher=Biblio-Verlag |isbn=978-3-7648-2575-1 }} {{refend}}
{{s-start}} {{s-mil}} {{succession box |before=Generalleutnant Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck |after=Disbanded after heavy losses |title=Commander of 161. Infanterie-Division |years=28 August 1943 - 15 November 1943 }} {{succession box |before=Formed from Korps-Abteilung A |after=Disbanded again after heavy losses |title=Commander of 161. Infanterie-Division |years=27 July 1944 - 5 September 1944 }} {{succession box |before=General der Infanterie Walter Melzer |after=Oberst von Unold |title=Commander of 252. Infanterie-Division |years=1 October 1944 - 25 March 1945 }} {{s-end}}
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