Historical Biography – Prof. Dr. Helmuth Bohnenkamp (1892–1973)
Helmuth Bohnenkamp was a German internist and university professor, born on 26 April 1892 in Windischholzhausen. He pursued an academic career in medicine, specialising in internal medicine and conducting research into metabolism, cardiovascular physiology and related medical fields. During the Second World War, he served as a consulting internist with the German Army (Beratender Internist beim Heer), eventually attaining the rank of Oberstabsarzt. After the war, he continued his medical career in Oldenburg, where he headed the internal medicine department of the Evangelical Hospital from 1950 to 1961. He died on 27 April 1973.
This award certificate, dated 24 December 1940, documents the award of the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords to Stabsarzt Prof. Dr. Helmut Bohnenkamp. The recipient’s name and professional title correspond to the documented biographical record of Helmuth Bohnenkamp, whose first name also appears in the variant spelling “Helmut” in historical literature.
Biographical references: Deutsche Biographie and GEPRIS Historisch, German Research Foundation (DFG).
