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Peschel, Rudolf (WH-Inf.Rgt. 163)

Date of birth:
April 21st, 1894 (Strassburg/Alsace, Germany)
Date of death:
June 30th, 1944 (Witebsk/Byelorussian SSR, USSR)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
April 1st, 1914: Fahnenjunker;
December 24th, 1914: Leutnant mit Patent vom 23-6-1913;
October 18th, 1918: Oberleutnant (S5s);
July 1st, 1922: neues RDA vom 20-6-1918 (117) erhalten;
August 1st, 1927: Hauptmann (3);
October 1st, 1934: Major (59);
August 1st, 1937: Oberstleutnant (11);
June 1st, 1940: Oberst (21);
December 1st, 1942: Generalmajor (14);
June 10th, 1943: Generalleutnant mit RDA vom 1-6-1943 (9b).

Career:
October 15th, 1935: Kdr. II./Inf.Rgt. 44;
November 24th, 1938: im Kommandostab Eifel (Bonn);
December 16th, 1939: Kdr. Inf.Div. 163;
October 25th, 1942: mdFb 52. Inf.Div.;
December 1st, 1942: Kdr. 52. Inf.Div.;
November 1st, 1943: Führer-Reserve;
November 5th, 1943: Kdr. 6. Lw.Feld-Div.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalleutnant (Major-general)
Unit:
Kommandeur, 6. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
January 20th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 20th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 163, 52. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
November 24th, 1941
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 15th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914

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