Helge Auleb

Helge Auleb
Helge Auleb
	Helge Auleb as a witness during the Nuremberg Trials
Born	24 March 1887; Gehren, German Empire
Died	14 April 1964 (aged 77); Düsseldorf, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany (to 1945);
Service / branch	Reichsheer; Wehrmacht;
Years of service	1907–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	290th Infantry Division; XXXXIX Mountain Corps; LXIX. Army Corps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	German Cross in Gold

Helge Arthur Auleb (24 March 1887 – 14 March 1964) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was born in Gehren.

Auleb commanded the 6th Infantry Division as part of VI Army Corps during Operation Typhoon in October 1941. He received the German Cross in Gold on 26 December 1941.

Awards

German Cross in Gold on 26 December 1941 as Generalleutnant in the 6th Infantry Division^[1]
1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class & 1st Class
1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class & 1st Class

Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.

Military offices
Preceded by General der Infanterie Franz Mattenklott	Commander of 72nd Infantry Division 25 July 1940 – 4 September 1940	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Franz Mattenklott
Preceded by Generalleutnant Theodor Freiherr von Wrede	Commander of 290th Infantry Division 19 September 1940 – 19 October 1940	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Theodor Freiherr von Wrede
Preceded by Generalleutnant Arnold Freiherr von Biegeleben	Commander of 6th Infantry Division 14 October 1940 – 25 January 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Horst Großmann
Preceded by General der Infanterie Franz Mattenklott	Befehlshaber Krim 27 April 1943 – July 1943	Succeeded by Generalmajor Friedrich Köchling
Preceded by General der Gebirgstruppen Rudolf Konrad	Commander of XXXXIX Gebirgs-Armeekorps 26 July 1943 – 15 August 1943	Succeeded by General der Gebirgstruppen Rudolf Konrad
Preceded by General der Artillerie Otto Hartmann	Befehlshaber Heeresgebiet A 17 September 1943 – 18 December 1943	Succeeded by redesignated Befehlshaber Transnistrien
Preceded by none	Befehlshaber Transnistrien 18 December 1943 – 1 April 1944	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by General der Gebirgstruppen Julius Ringel	Commander of LXIX Armeekorps 24 June 1944 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by dissolved on 8 May 1945

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Helge Auleb
Helge Auleb as a witness during the Nuremberg Trials
Born	(1887-03-24)24 March 1887 Gehren, German Empire
Died	14 April 1964(1964-04-14) (aged 77) Düsseldorf, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service / branch	Reichsheer Wehrmacht
Years of service	1907–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	290th Infantry Division XXXXIX Mountain Corps LXIX. Army Corps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	German Cross in Gold