Date of birth:

January 19th, 1883 (Bautzen/Saxony, Germany)

Date of death:

July 3rd, 1958 (Frankfurt am Main/Hesse, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
November 24th, 1901: Fähnrich (Karakter April 1st, 1901);
August 22nd, 1902: Leutnant;
June 23rd, 1911: Oberleutnant;
May 21st, 1914: Hauptmann;
May 1st, 1925: Major;
February 1st, 1930: Oberstleutnant;
January 1st, 1933: Oberst;
October 1st, 1935: Generalmajor;
January 1st, 1938: Generalleutnant.

Career:
April 1st, 1901: Kgl. Sächs. 7. Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Nr. 77;
October 1st, 1910: Adjutant, I. Abteilung, Kgl. Sächs. 7. Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Nr. 77;
November 1st, 1912: Adjutant, Kgl. Sächs. 7. Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Nr. 77;
August 2nd, 1914: Batteriechef, Kgl. Sächs. 7. Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Nr. 77;
September 17th, 1914: Ersatz-Bataillon, Kgl. Sächs. 7. Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Nr. 77;
May 1st, 1915: Batteriechef, Kgl. Sächs. 7. Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Nr. 77;
November 17th, 1916: Ersatz-Bataillon, Kgl. Sächs. 7. Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Nr. 77;
December 20th, 1916: Kommandeur, III. Abteilung, Kgl. Sächs. 7. Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Nr. 77;
December 20th, 1918: Stab, I. Abteilung, Kgl. Sächs. 7. Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Nr. 77;
April 1st, 1919: Lehrer, Kriegsschule Dresden;
October 1st, 1919: Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 19;
November 15th, 1919: Batteriechef, Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 19;
January 1st, 1921: Stab, III. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 4;
March 1st, 1924: Stab 4. Division;
February 1st, 1925: Stab, Übungsplatz Grafenwöhr;
April 1st, 1928: Stab, II. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 2;
October 1st, 1929: Kommandeur, III. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 4;
February 1st, 1932: Stab, Artillerie-Führer IV;
October 1st, 1934: Kommandeur, Lehrstab, Artillerieschule;
October 6th, 1936: Artilleriekommandeur 18;
March 1st, 1938: Artillerieoffizier West;
November 24th, 1938: Generalstab, Gruppenkommando 2;
August 26th, 1939: Kommandeur, 251. Infanterie-Division;
August 6th, 1941: Führerreserve OKH;
September 20th, 1941: Höhere-Artillerie-Kommandeur 303;
February 16th, 1943: Führerreserve OKH;
April 1st, 1943: Stab, Kommandeur, Rückwärtiges-Armee-Gebiet 550;
April 17th, 1943: Kommandeur, Rückwärtiges-Armee-Gebiet 585;
May 8th, 1945 - 1947: POW.

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• Photo 1: Denis Daum
• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.