Date of birth:

February 14th, 1890 (Aachen/Rhineprovince, Germany)

Date of death:

June 20th, 1968 (Mönchengladbach/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Edgar Theissen married Christel Passarge on March 31st, 1921.

Promotions:
February 20th, 1908: Fahnenjunker;
August 19th, 1909: Leutnant (RDA: August 17th, 1907);
January 26th, 1915: Oberleutnant;
November 25th, 1915: Hauptmann;
February 1st, 1922: Hauptmann (RDA: November 25th, 1916);
February 1st, 1928: Major;
April 1st, 1932: Oberstleutnant;
June 1st, 1934: Oberst;
October 1st, 1937: Generalmajor;
October 1st, 1939: Generalleutnant;
October 1st, 1942: General der Artillerie.

Career:
February 20th, 1908: 4. Lothringische Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 70, Metz;
April 1st, 1912: Adjutant, II. Abteilung, 4. Lothringische Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 70;
October 1st, 1912: 7. Batterie, Lehr-Regiment, Feldartillerieschule Jüterborg;
April 1st, 1914: Adjutant, II. Abteilung, Lewhr-Regiment;
?: Adjutant, II. Abteilung, 5. Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment;
?: Adjutant, Artilleriekommandeur, 3. Garde-Infanterie-Division;
?: Chef, 9. Batterie, 5. Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment;
?: Direktionsadjutant, Artillerie-Prügungs-Kommission;
February 14th, 1917: Stab, Kogenluft, General der Kavallerie;
?: 207. Infanterie-Division;
?: XI. Armeekorps;
January 5th, 1919: Lehr-Regiment, Feldartillerie-Schiesschule, Jüterborg;
April 24th, 1919: Adjutant, Feldartillerie-Schiesschule, Jüterborg;
May 29th, 1919: Hilfsoffizier, Verbindungsoffizier, Obersten Heeresleitung, XX. Armeekorps;
1920: Hilfsoffizier, Wehrkreiskommando I;
?: Generalstabsoffizier, 1. Division;
October 1st, 1924: Stab, 1. (Preuß.) Artillerie-Regiment;
April 1st, 1925: Chef, 5. Batterie, 1. (Preuß.) Artillerie-Regiment;
February1928: Reichswehrministerium;
February 1932: III. Abteilung, 1. (Preuß.) Artillerie-Regiment ;
April 1st, 1932: Kommandeur, III. Abteilung, 2. (Preuß.) Artillerie-Regiment;
October 1st, 1933: Heeresfürsorgestelle Dortmund;
October 15th, 1935: Höheren Artillerieoffizier, Kommando der Panzertruppen;
May 1st, 1936: Inspekteur der Nebeltruppen und Gasabwehr;
August 26th, 1939: Kommandeur, 262. Infanterie-Division;
July 1942: stellvertretender Führer, XXXV. Armeekorps;
September 15th, 1942: Führer, LXI. Reserve-Armeekorps;
October 1st, 1942: Kommandierender General, LXI. Reservekorps;
February 21st, 1944: Führerreserve OKH;
April 4th, 1944: Leiter, Sonderstab (Auffrischungsstab) z.b.V., OB West;
August 14th, 1944: Leiter Sonderstab z.b.V., Heeresgruppe G;
August 26th, 1944: Führerreserve OKH;
December 31st, 1944: retirement;
April 23rd, 1945: US. POW.

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• Photo 1: Bill Hughes
• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
  - General der Artillerie Edgar Theisen - Lexikon der Wehrmacht