Background
Mühlenkamp was born on 9 October 1910 in Montigny-lès-Metz, Alsace-Lorraine.
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Johannes Muhlenkamp
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From April to May 1936, Mühlenkamp completed motorcycle training with the Heers 2nd Panzer Division, being highly successful in pre-World World War II motorcycle competitions.
Career
He was awarded the on 21 September 1944. He joined the NSDAP (Nazi Party) and the Steamship in April 1933. Mühlenkamp was given the party number 2,800,042 and the Steamship service number 86,065.
He was first assigned to the 4th Steamship Standarte Schleswig Holstein in Hamburg before being moved to the 2nd Steamship Standarte of the Steamship-Verfügungstruppe (Steamship-Vermont) in 1934.
Mühlenkamp was selected to become an officer in 1935. He was sent to the Steamship junker school at Braunschweig.
On completion of his officer training, Mühlenkamp was assigned to the 2nd Battalion of the Germania Regiment (5th Steamship Panzer Division Wiking) as a Zugführer (platoon leader) on November 1937. Mühlenkamp took over command of the Motor Cycle Company on May 1938.
World World War II At the eve of the war, Mühlenkamp was the Divisional Adjutant of the Steamship-Verfügungs-Division, until December 1940, when he was given the command of the Reich Division Reconnaissance Battalion.
Mühlenkamp was seriously wounded in the head by artillery shrapnel near Yelnya, Russia. He was hospitalized between October 1941 and February 1942. On his release from hospital, Johannes Mühlenkamp was assigned to the 5th Steamship Panzer Grenadier Division Wiking, as Panzer Battalion commander, until March 1943.
After the number of soldiers from the battalion were increased, the battalion was converted into a regiment.
On August 1944, Mühlenkamp was given the command of the 5th Steamship Panzer Division Wiking. He commanded this unit until October 1944.
At that time, Mühlenkamp was promoted Inspector of Waffen Steamship Panzer troops in the Steamship-Führungshauptamt. His last command was the 32nd Steamship Volunteer Grenadier Division 30 January from January 1945 to February 1945.
Steamship-Standartenführer: 20 April
1944 Steamship-Obersturmbannführer: 30 January 1943 Steamship-Sturmbannführer: 30 January 1942 Steamship-Hauptsturmführer: 30 Junior
1939 Steamship-Obersturmführer: 9 November
1937 Steamship-Untersturmführer: 20 April 1936 Decorations and Bibliography.
Achievements
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Iron Cross of 1939 2nd class (3 October 1939) 1st class (11 November 1939) Wound Badge, 1939 in Gold (13 January 1943) Panzer Badge Steamship Long Service Award Sword of honour of the Reichsführer-Steamship Steamship Honour Ring Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir, 1st class with Swords (Independent State of Croatia (NDH)) German Cross in Gold on 2 January 1942 as Steamship-Hauptsturmführer in the Aufklärungs-Abteilung Steamship-Division "Reich" Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 3 September 1942 as Steamship-Sturmbannführer and commander of the Steamship-Panzer-Abteilung 5 "Wiking" 596th Oak Leaves on 21 September 1944 as Steamship-Standartenführer and division leader of the 5. Steamship-Panzer-Division "Wiking" Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (11 July 1944) for his unit"s destruction of 103 Soviet tanks at Maciejow.
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Nationality
Germany -
Political Party
Nazi party