Lang, Viktor

Date of birth:: December 12th, 1892 (Crossen an der Oder/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:: February 29th, 1972 (Hamburg/Lowersaxony, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

Promotions:
March 22nd, 1912: Fähnrich;
June 2nd, 1912: Leutnant;
August 18th, 1916: Oberleutnant;
September 1st, 1923: Hauptmann;
October 1st, 1933: Major a.D.(RDA: October 1st, 1923 -3-);
May 15th, 1934: Major (E);
January 1st, 1935: Major (RDA: January 1st, 1934, -2-);
May 24th, 1937: Oberstleutnant (RDA: March 1st, 1936, -34-);
October 1st, 1938: Oberst (RDA -13-);
July 1st, 1942: Generalmajor (RDA: -9-);
January 1st, 1943: Generalleutnant (RDA: -65-).

Career:
December 27th, 1914: Regimentsadjutant;
December 1st, 1918: Adjutant Abwehrstelle, Infanterie-Regiment 163;
September 15th, 1919: Bataillonsadjutant;
October 1st, 1920: Regimentsadjutant;
January 1st,1921: Ordonnanzoffizier, Stab, Infanterie-Regiment 6;
October 1st, 1921: Kompanieoffizier;
May 1st, 1923: Führer 12. (M.G.) kompanie;
June 1st, 1926: Chef, 3. Kompanie;
August 31st, 1930: resignation;
October 1st, 1933: Ersatz-Offizierskorps;
October 1st, 1934: Standortkommando Neustettin;
January 1st, 1935: Kommandeur, Ergänzungs-Bataillon;
October 6th, 1936: Kommandeur, Ersatz-Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 48;
October 12th, 1937: Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 48;
?: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 478;
June 10th, 1940: Führerreserve OKH;
July 17th, 1940: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Ersatz-Regiment 75;
December 15th, 1940: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 693;
June 23rd, 1941: Führerreserve OKH, Heeresgruppe Süd;
September 13th, 1941: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 442;
February 14th, 1942: Führerreserve OKH;
March 20th, 1942: m.d.F.b., 218. Infanterie-Division;
July 1st, 1942: Kommandeur, 218. Infanterie-Division;
December 25th, 1944: Führerreserve OKH;
February 5th, 1945: Kommandant, Festung Olmütz.