Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans
Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans (23 September 1899 – 10 June 1944) was a general in the during the Second World War and a recipient of the German Cross in Gold on 26 August 1942. Sigismund-Helmut von Dawans was born on 23 September 1899 in Erfurt. He married Ingeborg Hane on 6 April 1923. Dawans, the chief-of-staff of (General Geyr von Schweppenburg), was killed during the raid by the Royal Air Force (RAF) attack on La Caine, the HQ, on 10 June 1944.