Commander of the 132nd Infantry Division on the same day, 1 March 1945, and led his division through the Courland Pocket until the end of the war. Demme was captured by the Soviets on 8 May and he spent the next 10 years in Soviet captivity from which he was released on 6 October 1955. He died in Meckenheim-Merl. Decorations & Awards Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (1 September 1916) 1st Class Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (2 September 1941) 1st Class (20 September 1941) General Assault Badge (15 August 1942) Eastern Front Medal (15 August 1942) German Cross in Gold on 20 September 1942 as Oberstleutnant in the 92nd Panzer Pioneer Battalion. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 14 August 1943 as Oberst and commander of the 59th Panzer Grenadier Regiment. 537th Oak Leaves on 28 July 1944 as Oberst commander of the 59th Panzer Grenadier Regiment. One Tank Destruction Badge in Silver (15 August 1942) Wound Badge in Gold (15 August 1944) References Citations Bibliography 1894 births 1975 deaths People from Mühlhausen People from the Province of Saxony Condor Legion personnel Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht) German Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Prussian Army personnel Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Military personnel from Thuringia