Date of birth:

August 21st, 1894 (Wilhelmshaven/Hannover, Germany)

Date of death:

April 2nd, 1949 (Sonderhospital 3840 Schuja, Soviet Union)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
1915: Leutnant der Reserve;
1920: Oberleutnant;
1921: Polizeioberleutnant;
April 7th, 1924: Polizeihauptmann;
1935: Polizeimajor;
October 1st, 1935: Major (patent: 1 februari 1935, Heer);
October 1st, 1937: Oberstleutnant;
October 1st, 1940: Oberst;
December 1st, 1942: Generalmajor;
July 1st, 1943: Generalleutnant (RDA -4c-).

Career:
August 1st, 1914: Freiwilliges Fussartillerie-Reigment 1;
1920: Polizei;
1924: Fuhrer, Kraftfahrbereitschaft de Polizei, Berlin;
October 1st, 1935: Kommandeur, II. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 13;
August 26th, 1939: Kommandeur Artillerie-Regiment ??;
December 1940: Arko 146;
April 27th, 1942: Arko 110;
October 20th, 1942 - September 1943: Führer, 223. Infanterie-Division;
December 1st, 1943: Kommandeur, 223. Infanterie-Division;
September 1943: Führerreserve OKH;
October 8th, 1943: Harko 315;
1944: Führer, 81. Infanterie-Division;
March 17th, 1945: Führer, XXXVIII. Panzerkorps;
April 20th, 1945: Führer, I. Armeekorps;
May 8th, 1945 - 1949: Sovjet krijgsgevangene.

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• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - Generalleutnant Christian Usinger - Axis History Forum
  - Heer 1944/45 Rangliste
  - Tätigkeitsbericht IIa/XXX. AK, 27 Mai, 1942
  - Kriegstagebuch Harko 315, 17. März 1945