Hermann Breith

Hermann Breith
Hermann Breith
Born	7 May 1892; Pirmasens
Died	3 September 1964 (aged 72); Pech district of Wachtberg
Allegiance	German Empire; Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1910–45
Rank	General der Panzertruppe
Commands held	III Panzer Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Hermann Albert Breith (7 May 1892 – 3 September 1964) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. Breith commanded the III Army Corps.

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 September 1914) & 1st Class (30 July 1916)[1]
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (28 October 1918)[1]
Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (16 April 1917)[1]
Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class (2 October 1936)[1]
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (23 September 1939) & 1st Class (2 October 1939)[1]
Wound Badge in Black (1 June 1940)[1]
Panzer Badge in Silver (20 May 1940)[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 3 June 1940 as Oberst and commander of the 5. Panzer-Brigade[2]
- 69th Oak Leaves on 31 January 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of the 3. Panzer-Division[2]
- 48th Swords on 21 February 1944 as General der Panzertruppe and commanding general of the III. Panzer-Korps[2]

Glantz, David M.; House, Jonathan (2009). To the Gates of Stalingrad: Soviet-German Combat Operations, April-August 1942. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-1630-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 [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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Wegmann, Günter (2004). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VIIIa: Panzertruppe Band 1: A–E [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VIIIa: Panzer Force Volume 1: A–E] (in German). Bissendorf, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2322-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Military offices
Preceded by Generalfeldmarschall Walter Model	Commander of 3. Panzer-Division 2 October 1941 – 1 October 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Franz Westhoven
Preceded by Generaloberst Eberhard von Mackensen	Commander of III Corps 2 January 1943 – 20 October 1943	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Heinz Ziegler
Preceded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Schulz	Commander of III Corps 9 January 1944 – 31 May 1944	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppe Dietrich von Saucken
Preceded by General der Panzertruppe Dietrich von Saucken	Commander of III Corps 29 June 1944 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by none

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