Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans | |
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Born | 23 September 1899 Erfurt, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
Died | June 10, 1944 La Caine, Occupied France | (aged 44)
Buried | |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Wehrmacht |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
Awards | German Cross in Gold |
Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans (23 September 1899 – 10 June 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War and a recipient of the German Cross in Gold on 26 August 1942. [1]
Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans was born on 23 September 1899 in Erfurt. [2] He married Ingeborg Hane on 6 April 1923.
Dawans, the chief-of-staff of Panzergruppe West (General Geyr von Schweppenburg), was killed during the raid by the Royal Air Force (RAF) attack on La Caine, the Panzergruppe HQ, on 10 June 1944. [3]