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Siewert, Curt (Generalleutnant)

Date of birth:
April 5th, 1899 (Oberförsterei Ratzeburg/East Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
June 13th, 1983 (Hanover/Lower Saxony, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
January 12th, 1917: Fahnenjunker;
July 12th, 1918: Leutnant mit Pat. 20-10-1916;
April 1st, 1925: Oberleutnant (650);
June 1st, 1933: Hauptmann (8);
October 1st, 1936: Major (111);
April 1st, 1939: Oberstleutnant (50c);
December 1st, 1941: Oberst (20);
December 1st, 1943: Generalmajor (24);
June 1st, 1944: Generalleutnant (11).

Career:
September 1st, 1939: Adj. d.Ob.d.H.;
June 1st, 1941: Chef d.Gen.St.XXXVIII. A.K.;
May 20th, 1943: Führer-Reserve OKH;
September 15th, 1943: Fhr. 58. Inf.Div.;
December 1st, 1943: Kdr. 58. Inf.Div.;
December 10th, 1944: Führer-Reserve OKH.
04.05.1945: captured in Niendorf-Lübeck - British POW
12.05.1948: released
01.10.1956: entered the Bundeswehr as Generalmajor, Kdr, I. Korps in Münster
01.04.1957: Kdr, III. Korps, Koblenz
01.01.1958: Befehlshaber, Wehrbereich II, Hannover
30.09.1960: retired

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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  3.Klasse, 12 Jahre
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  2. Klasse, 18 Jahre
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  1.Klasse, 25 Jahre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 4th, 1939
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 24th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 30th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst im Generalstab (Colonel to the General Staff)
Unit:
Chef des Generalstabes, XXXVIII. Armeekorps, Heer
Awarded on:
February 17th, 1943

According to the Karteikarte awarded on 18-2-1943.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalmajor (Brigadier)
Unit:
Kommandeur, 58. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
February 29th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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