__NOTOC__ Helmuth Prieß (6 March 1896 – 21 October 1944) was a general in the

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during World War II who commanded the XXVII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Prieß was killed on 21 October 1944 in Hasenrode, East Prussia.

Awards and decorations

* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 March 1944 as ''

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'' and commander of 121. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 281.

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