Date of birth:

May 30th, 1898 (Finkenheerd-Lebus/Brandenburg, Prussia)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
January 20th, 1915: Gefreiter;
August 3rd, 1915: Unteroffizier;
March 1st, 1916: Vizewachtmeister;
August 27th, 1916: Leutnant der Reserve;
?: Hauptmann;
October 24th, 1940: Major;
October 1st, 1943: Oberst.

Career:
August 15th, 1914: II. Abteilung, Feldartillerie-Regiment 18;
May 3rd, 1915: Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment 5;
July 25th, 1915: Reserve-Lazerett Kompanie 3;
January 20th, 1916: Feldartillerie-Regiment 23;
August 11th, 1916: II. Abteilung, Feldartillerie-Regiment 18;
February 1st, 1916 - March 1st, 1916: Lehrgang, Feldartillerie-Abteilung Schiesstelle Jüterborg;
March 13th, 1918 - March 28th, 1918: Sturmbattaillon 17;
September 25th, 1918: 4. Batterie, Reserve Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 20;
January 28th, 1919 - September 10th, 1922: Generalkommando X;
1939: Wehrbezirk Kommando Grimma;
November 14th, 1939 - December 13th, 1939: Reserve Lazerett I, Dresden;
February 17th, 1940: 1. Batterie, Artillerie-Ersatz-Abteilung 187;
March 14th, 1940: Stellungsbatterie 220;
October 24th, 1940 - December 4th, 1940: Reserve Lazerett Leipzig;
?: Artillerie-Ersatz-Abteilung 14;
November 18th, 1941: IV. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 156;
?: Hauptverbandsplatz;
?: Feldlazerett 293, Orel;
?: Reserve Lazerett Torgau;
May 31st, 1942: IV. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 156;
March 17th, 1943: Stab, Artillerie-Regiment 156;
April 28th, 1944: Führerreserve OKH;
May 2nd, 1945: Artillerieführer, 3. Fallschirmjäger-Division.

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• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
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