Date of birth:

December 6th, 1895 (Plettenberg/Westphalia, Germany)

Date of death:

February 1st, 1978 (Wiesbaden/Hesse, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
September 12th, 1914: Fahnenjunker;
May 8th, 1915: Leutnant;
September 11th, 1915: Patent erhalten R17r;
July 1st, 1922: neues RDA vom 1-10-1915 (16) erhalten;
July 31st, 1925: Oberleutnant mit RDA vom 1-4-1925 (293);
October 1st, 1931: Hauptmann (14);
January 1st, 1936: Major (16);
February 1st, 1939: Oberstleutnant (14);
April 20th, 1939: Patent vom 1-2-1938 (15a) erhalten;
January 1st, 1941: Oberst (15);
April 1st, 1944: Generalmajor (11b);
September 1st, 1944: Generalleutnant (6).

Career:
September 1st, 1939: OKH / Wa A (Gr. Leiter)
November 15th, 1940: Kdr. Inf.Rgt. (mot.) 11;
July 1st, 1942: Führerreserve OKH, kdt. in den Stab des Chefs der Heeresrüstung und Befehlshabers des Ersatzheeres;
July 26th, 1943: kdt.z. 6. Div.Fhr.Lehrg.;
August 24th, 1943: Kdo.z. Chef der Heeresrüstung und Befehlshabers des Ersatzheeres aufgeboren;
January 15th, 1944: kdt.z. Heeresgruppe Mitte;
January 21st, 1944: mstFb 129. Inf.Div.;
March 4th, 1944: mstFb 25. Pz.Gren.Div.;
April 16th, 1944: mFb 25. Pz.Gren.Div.;
May 1st, 1944: Kdr. 25. Pz.Gren.Div.;
August 20th, 1944: Führerreserve OKH;
September 10th, 1944: Kdr. 25. Pz.Gren.Div.;
February 10th, 1945 Führer-Reserve OKH.

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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.
  - NARA Roll T-78 R893
  - axishistory.com