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Stegmann, Rudolf (Generalleutnant)

Date of birth:
August 6th, 1894 (Nikolaiken/East Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
June 18th, 1944 (Bricquebec-en-Cotentin, Cherbourg, Normandy, France)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Orglandes
Plot: 4. Row: 10. Grave: 169.
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
December 14th, 1912: Fahnenjunker;
May 20th, 1914: Leutnant;
January 1st, 1924: Oberleutnant (7);
November 1st, 1928: Hauptmann (22);
April 1st, 1935: Major (17);
January 1st, 1938: Oberstleutnant (41);
November 1st, 1940: Oberst (31);
August 1st, 1943: Generalmajor (20c);
June 1st, 1944: Generalleutnant.

Career:
September 1st, 1939: Kdr. II./Schtz.Rgt. 14;
October 23rd, 1939: Kdr. Schtz.Rgt. 14;
February 5th, 1942: Führer-Reserve OKH / W.Kr. VIII;
October 1st, 1942: Kdr. 2. Pz.Gren.Brig.;
December 15th, 1942: Führer-Reserve OKH / W.Kr. VIII;
April 16th, 1943: Führer-Reserve H.Gr. Mitte;
May 6th, 1943: mFb 291. Inf.Div.;
June 13th, 1943: mFb 263. Inf.Div.;
July 18th, 1943: mstFb 206. Inf.Div.;
August 5th, 1943: Kdr. 36. Inf.Div.;
January 10th, 1944: Führer-Reserve OKH / W.Kr. VIII;
May 1st, 1944: Kdr. 77. Inf.Div.

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1934
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
Awarded on:
1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Awarded on:
1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  3.Klasse, 12 Jahre
Awarded on:
1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  2. Klasse, 18 Jahre
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  1.Klasse, 25 Jahre
Awarded on:
1939
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1939
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1939
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 1940
Panzerkampfabzeichen (ohne Zahl)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 1940
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Schützen-Regiment 14, 5. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
February 2nd, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 26th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalmajor (Brigadier)
Unit:
Kommandeur, 36. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
January 20th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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