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Helmuth Huffmann (31 July 1891 – 9 December 1975) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Huffmann was born in Werden in 1891. He entered the Royal Prussian Army before World War I and was an Oberleutnant in Field Artillery Regiment 107. He remained in the post-war Reichswehr as a career officer in the artillery branch. He was a battalion and regimental commander of artillery units between 1935 and 1942. During World War II, he commanded infantry divisions 62 and 277 between 1943 and 1944. He was the commander of the artillery school in Berlin from May 1944 to the end of the war in May 1945.
Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1914)Reichswehrministerium (Ed.): Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres. E.S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin: 1930, p. 139. 2nd Class 1st Class Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg Wound Badge in black Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class 1st Class German Cross in Gold (17 July 1943) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 September 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 62. Infanterie-Division
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