Helmut Zollenkopf
| Helmut Zollenkopf | |
|---|---|
 Colonel (Oberst) Zollenkopf | |
| Birth name | Helmut Eugen Max Zollenkopf |
| Birth date | 19 May 1896 |
| Place of birth | Hildesheim, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Death date | 1962 |
| Place of death | West Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic National Socialist Germany
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| Service/branch |  Imperial German Army Freikorps Vorläufige Reichswehr Reichswehr  Heer
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| Years of service | 1914–1918 1919 1919–1920 1934–1935 1935–1945 |
| Rank | Oberst |
| Commands held | Schützen-Regiment 114 9. Panzerdivision |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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| Awards | Iron Cross Certificate of Recognition (OKH) German Cross in Gold |
| Relations | ∞ 1929 Elisabeth-Charlotte Baumeister |
Helmut Eugen Max Zollenkopf (1896–1962) was a German officer of the Imperial German Army, the Freikorps, the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht, finally Oberst (Colonel) and division commander in World War II.
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Military career (chronology)
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Colonel Helmut Zollenkopf, with the remains of his 9th Panzer Division (subordinated to the LVIII. Panzer-Korps under Generalleutnant Walter Botsch), surrenders on 16 April 1945 to the 7th US Armored Division near Menden (Ruhrkessel)
- 17.8.1914 Joined the Kaiser Alexander Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 1
- 18.8.1915 Deputy battalion adjutant
- 18.12.1915 Company officer
- 1.6.1916 Company leader (Kompanieführer)
- 13.12.1918 Adjutant of the Kaiser Alexander Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 1
- 21.1.1919 Member of the Volunteer Company "Königsberg-Land" of the Freikorps
- 31.3.1920 Retired from the military
- 15.7.1934 Returned to military service of the Reichswehr with the Infanterie-Regiment Oldenburg
- reclassified as Infanterie-Regiment 16 on 15 October 1935
- 1.10.1934 Captan in the II. Bataillon/Infanterie-Regiment Osnabrück
- reclassified as Infanterie-Regiment 37 on 15 October 1935
- 15.10.1935 Commander of the 11th Company/Infanterie-Regiment 60 in Iserlohn
- 12.10.1937 Commander of the 11th Company/Schützen-Regiment 4 in Bielefeld
- 10.11.1938 Commander of the 11th Company/Kavallerie-Schützen-Regiment 4 in Wuppertal
- 26.08.1939 Commander of the I. Bataillon/Schützen-Regiment 4
- 1.8.1940 Commander of the I. Bataillon/Schützen-Regiment 114
- 10.9.1941, officially since 11.9.1941 Delegated with the leadership of the Schützen-Regiment 114 for the wounded commander Erich Freiherr von Seckendorff
- 7.2.1942 Commander of the Schützen-Regiment 114
- 13.5.1943 Führerreserve OKH (Leader Reserve)
- 15.5.1943 to 5.6.1943 Delegated with the deputy leadership of the 106. Infanterie-Division
- 1.8.1943 Commander of the army non-commissioned officer school of the Panzertruppe in Eisenach (Kommandeur der Heeresunteroffizierschule der Panzertruppe Eisenach)
- 10.10.1944 Führerreserve OKH (Leader Reserve)
- 19.10.1944 to 15.11.1944 Commanded to the 14th division leader course (14. Divisionsführerlehrgang)
- 25.1.1945 Delegated with the leadership of the 21. Panzer-Division
- 12.2.1945 Führerreserve OKH (IX)
- 10.3.1945 Delegated with the leadership of the 9. Panzer-Division for the fallen commander Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt
- 18.3.1945 Commander of the 9. Panzer-Division/LVIII. Panzerkorps/5. Panzerarmee/Heeresgruppe B
Family
Helmut was the son of Gewerberat (title used in Prussia for a factory inspector) Max Zollenkopf and his wife Elisabeth, née Matthiae (d. 24 November 1899).
Marriage
On 25 April 1929, Zollenkopf married his fiancée Elisabeth-Charlotte Baumeister. Their daughter was born in 1938.
Promotions
- 17.8.1914 Fahnenjunker (Officer Candidate)
- 25.7.1915 Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) without Patent
- 19.12.1915 received Patent
- 1.4.1925 Charakter als Oberleutnant (Honorary 1st Lieutenant)
- 15.7.1934 Hauptmann (Captan) with rank seniority (RDA) from 1.12.1933
- 1.6.1938 Major
- 1.7.1941 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
- 20.4.1942 Oberst (Colonel) with rank seniority (RDA) from 1.4.1942
Awards and decorations (excerpt)
- Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
- EK II on 9 August 1915
- EK I on 5 May 1918
- Wound Badge (1918) in Black
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords on 9 January 1935
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award (Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung), 4th Class
- Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class
- EK II on 26 September 1939
- EK I on 25 November 1939
- Panzer Badge (Panzerkampfabzeichen des Heeres) in Bronze on 1 August 1940
- Certificate of Recognition of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army in September 1941
- Honour Roll Clasp (Ehrenblattspange) on 25 September 1941
- Eastern Front Medal on 1 August 1942
- Wound Badge (1939) in Silver
- German Cross in Gold on 28 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and Commander of the Schützen-Regiment 114/6. Panzer-Division
Gallery
External links
- Zollenkopf, Helmut, lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de
- Oberst Helmut Zollenkopf (1896–1962), forum.axishistory.com
- Surrender of German LIII Armeekorps to 7th Armored Division, YouTube
