Friedrich Blümke

Born18 February 1898

Rahnwerder

Died4 September 1944(1944-09-04) (aged 46)

Odesa, Ukraine

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany

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Friedrich Blümke
Born	18 February 1898 Rahnwerder
Died	4 September 1944(1944-09-04) (aged 46) Odesa, Ukraine
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Branch	Heer
Service years	1916–1944
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	257. Infanterie-Division
Conflicts	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Brody (1941) Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Rostov (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Battle of Smolensk (1943) Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Blümke (18 February 1898 – 4 September 1944) was a highly decorated general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Friedrich Blümke was wounded in August 1944 and was captured by Soviet troops in September. He died on 4 September 1944 in a Soviet prisoner of war camp near Odesa.