# Paul Drekmann
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{{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](/source/Harburg_(quarter)) near [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg), [Province of Hanover](/source/Province_of_Hanover), [Kingdom of Prussia](/source/Kingdom_of_Prussia), [German Empire](/source/German_Empire)
| death_place = [Mülheim](/source/M%C3%BClheim), [North Rhine-Westphalia](/source/North_Rhine-Westphalia), [West Germany](/source/West_Germany)
| image = Paul Drekmann.jpg
| caption =
| nickname =
| allegiance = {{flag|German Empire}} (to 1918)
{{flag|Weimar Republic}} (to 1933)
{{flag|Nazi Germany}}
| branch = [Imperial German Army](/source/Imperial_German_Army)
''[Reichswehr](/source/Reichswehr)''
''[Heer](/source/German_Army_(Wehrmacht))''
| service_years = 1914–1945
| rank = ''[Generalleutnant](/source/Generalleutnant)''
| commands = ''[161. Infanterie-Division](/source/161st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht))''
''[252. Infanterie-Division](/source/252nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht))''
| unit =
| battles = [World War I](/source/World_War_I)
[Spanish Civil War](/source/Spanish_Civil_War)
[World War II](/source/World_War_II)
| awards = [Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross](/source/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''[In German an [engineer's degree](/source/engineer's_degree) is called ''Diplom-Ingenieur'' (abbreviated ''Dipl.-Ing.'')] and a highly decorated [Generalleutnant](/source/Generalleutnant) in the [Wehrmacht](/source/Wehrmacht) during World War II. He was also a recipient of the [Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross](/source/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](/source/Iron_Cross) (1914)
** 2nd Class (27 January 1916)
** 1st Class (9 October 1917)
* [Hanseatic Cross](/source/Hanseatic_Cross) of Hamburg (19 January 1917)
* [Wound Badge](/source/Wound_Badge) (1918)
** in Black (2 August 1918)
* [The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918](/source/The_Honour_Cross_of_the_World_War_1914%2F1918) with Swords (15 January 1935)
* [Wehrmacht Long Service Award](/source/Wehrmacht_Long_Service_Award), 4th to 1st Class
* [Spanish Cross](/source/Spanish_Cross) in Bronze (31 May 1939)
* [Sudetenland Medal](/source/Sudetenland_Medal) (12 September 1939)
* [War Merit Cross](/source/War_Merit_Cross) with Swords
** 2nd Class (30 January 1941)
** 1st Class (30 January 1942)
* [Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows](/source/Imperial_Order_of_the_Yoke_and_Arrows), Commander (''Encomienda Sencilla'') on 20 March 1941
* [Iron Cross](/source/Iron_Cross) (1939)
** 2nd Class (9 September 1942)
** 1st Class (20 October 1942)
* [Wound Badge](/source/Wound_Badge) (1939)
** in Silver (23 February 1943)
* [Honour Roll Clasp of the Army](/source/Honour_Roll_Clasp_of_the_Army) (7 October 1943)
* [German Cross](/source/German_Cross) in Gold (15 April 1944)
* Mentioned in the [Wehrmachtbericht](/source/Wehrmachtbericht) (8 February 1945)
* [Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross](/source/Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross) on 28 March 1945 as ''[Generalleutnant](/source/Generalleutnant)'' and commander of 252. Infanterie-Division[Fellgiebel 2000, p. 139.]
==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]
==Notes==
{{Reflist|group="Notes"}}
==References==
===Citations===
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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}}
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{{succession box
|before=Generalleutnant [Karl-Albrecht von Groddeck](/source/Karl-Albrecht_von_Groddeck)
|after=Disbanded after heavy losses
|title=Commander of [161. Infanterie-Division](/source/161st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht))
|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](/source/161st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht))
|years=27 July 1944 - 5 September 1944
}}
{{succession box
|before=General der Infanterie [Walter Melzer](/source/Walter_Melzer)
|after=Oberst von Unold
|title=Commander of [252. Infanterie-Division](/source/252nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht))
|years=1 October 1944 - 25 March 1945
}}
{{s-end}}
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Category:1893 births
Category:1960 deaths
Category:Military personnel from the Province of Hanover
Category:Lieutenant generals of the German Army (1935–1945)
Category:German Army personnel of World War I
Category:Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
Category:German military personnel of the Spanish Civil War
Category:Recipients of the Gold German Cross
Category:Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross (Hamburg)
Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Category:German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom
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