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Karl Heinrich Bulmahn (* June 8th, 1908 in Obernkirchen - † October 14th, 1997 in Obernkirchen) was a German Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II. Karl Heinrich Bulmahn was born on the 08.06.1908 in obernkirchen/Stadthagen and started work on the 01.11.1927. Where is this took place unclear so far. From the 01.04.1931 he joined then the infantry regiment of Münster in Iserlohn the 3rd company in the regiment 17 in Brunswick and the 17th, where he found a use as a group or platoon commander. In 1935 he logs as sergeant-major (T) to the air-reconnaissance group 114, where he from 01.09 till the 01.12.1938 his III. exercise sets. In the meantime, he attended the air force College of management and Economics in Münster, which he finished with the audit II/high school from 1937 to 1939. It is unclear whether he took part in the invasion of Poland, at least he is leader of the forward command of the ground relay of the reconnaissance Group 3.(H)/12 from the 01.12.1939. He keeps this post up to the 22.05.1940. Another source calls him from the 08.05.1940 as the leader of the Fliegerhorst company at the Celle air base headquarters Münster/capelin Heath. On the 23.05.1940, he was appointed the Commander of the staff quarter with the Commander of the air force Group Kleist, or from the 07.07.1940 at the 16th army. Another document has it from the 02.07.1940 as Commander of the staff quarters at the Koluft group cua. from. From the 09.09.1940, or according to other sources from the 27.08.1940 is Bulmahn Chief of technical company to the pilots school A/B 119 in Jüterbog-damm and then to the 01.06.1940 to the company commander at the military school of the air force determined 2. From this position, the other stations to different sources vary widely. So he should have held the position of the military school of air force 2 to the 12.02.1943. But already 1942 should he commanded on the training of high-born and from the 01.05.1942 scheduled over the command of the airbase area 2/VII allocated to been. According to this source, but then, he returns from the 01.06.1942 as a company commander at the military school of air force 2 after Stetten and is on the 13.02.1943 of the Luftwaffe field battalion zbV. 2 transferred. Another source called zbV the transfer as a company commander in the Luftwaffe field Division 21 and then from the 13.02.1943 for the 02.02.1943 initially appointed the leader of the 2nd company in the field battalion of the air force. 2. there, he is wounded at the 24.05.1943 and transferred to a hospital. Again recovered, he was appointed as the 06.01.1944 to the company commander at the Cadet platoon leader course in Angoulême. Another document called the transfer of Bulmahns in the service area of the 1st flying training Division for the 01.01.1944, after he previously believed to have belonged to the field replacement battalion 3. From the 11.05.1944 he is course Director of the officer selection courses in the Aviation Regiment 32 in Angoulême. A fourth source is called then for the 15.06.1944 the transfer with effect from the 10.05.1944 as the leader in the 10th company of II. battalion at the Aviation Regiment 32. From there he will be appointed battalion of the Grenadier Regiment 126 on the 12.10.1944 to the Chief of the 8th company at the 128's Grenadier Regiment and later as Director of the II.. On the 17.11.1944 to the Commander of the II battalion of the Grenadier Regiment 1126 the 559. Volks-grenadier-Division appointed, it is used in the December 1944 in the area Saar Lautern. While the Division repulsed Infantry Division on Lisdorf, South Saar Lautern, attacking the 95th on the 02.12.1944, until the town, but was lost until a few bases on the 03.12.1944 then. But then prevented a translation attempt of an opponent from Lisdorf after Ensdorf. On the 05.12.1944 crossed the opponent the Saar Lisdorf eastward with two battalions and artillery support and came under close several bunkers of the Siegfried line, to the northeastern edge of Ensdorf. There then managed by a counter-attack to push back the enemy to the part. For the fights in the space Lisdorf and particularly for keeping open the transitions on the Saar in Lisdorf, Bulmahn received the Knight's cross as Commander of the II battalion of the Grenadier Regiment 1126 at the 31.01.1945. Wounded at the 06.04.1945 and transferred to a hospital, which device it Bulmahn at the 07.04.1945 in American captivity over the camp of Marsberg/Westphalia, led Namur, Voves and CARENTAN, where he was released on the 07.09.1945. After the war Bulmahn joined on the 02.01.1957 of the Bundeswehr and assumed battalion of the air force training Regiment in Stade I. there Deputy command of it. In January 1958 he moved self-reported as Commander of the II battalion to the air force training Regiment 4 in accordance with list/Sylt, where the battalion was moved to the 17.01.1958 according to Wunstorf. In October 1958 he is Commander of the I. then battalion, even after its relocation to Landsberg am Lech. End 1958 the laying of the battalion in the Penzing airbase. He held this position only until the 15.01.1960. A further use is not known. His retirement was not on the 30.09.1963. Karl Bulmahn died on the 14.10.1997 in his birth town of Oberkirchen.

Awards

 * NSFK-Segelfliegerabzeichen


 * Verwundetenabzeichen (1939) in Silber


 * Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938


 * Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse on December 22nd, 1944


 * Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse on May 22nd, 1943


 * Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on January 31st, 1945 as Hauptmann and Kommandeur of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 1126