Söth, Wilhelm Friedrich (Generalmajor)
- Date of birth:
- February 15th, 1903 (Wilster-Izehoe/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 6th, 1978 (Hamburg, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
01.07.1934: Oberleutnant - RDA 01.09.1932 (4)
01.12.1935: Hauptmann (34)
01.02.1941: Major - RDA 01.04.1940 (110a)
08.04.1942: Oberstleutnant - RDA 01.04.1942 (739)
00.00.1943: Oberst - RDA 01.08.1943 (52a)
30.01.1945: Generalmajor (22)
Career:
01.10.1921: Freiwilliger, Reichswehr, 6. Infanterie-Regiment
30.09.1933: retired as Wachtmeister, 2. Artillerie-Regiment
01.07.1934: reactivated as Oberleutnant, Reichswehr - RDA 01.09.1928
01.02.1935: IV. (s) / Artillerieregiment 20 (Wandsbek)
15.10.1935: Stab, II. / Artillerieregiment 56 (Wandsbek)
07.10.1936-10.11.1938: Chef, 6. Batterie, Artillerieregiment 56 (Wandsbek)
01.10.1938: Kommandeur, II. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 56
28.11.1940: Hauptmann, Artillerie-Regiment 56, awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
01.04.1942: promoted to Oberstleutnant
27.05.1942: awarded the Deutsche Kreuz in Gold for his behaviour in Russia
01.04.1943: Kommandeur, Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 73, 1. Panzer-Division
01.08.1943: promoted to Oberst
27.07.1944: Kommandeur, Grenadier-Brigade 1131
01.01.1945: Kommandeur, 3. Panzer-Division
30.01.1945: promoted to Generalmajor
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 30th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 24th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 12th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, II. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 56, 1. Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- November 28th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 1st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Führer, III. Abteilung, Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 73, 1. Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- May 27th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 1st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1:
- Photo 2:
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
- Axis History Biographical Research via Axis History Forum
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