Date of birth:

May 14th, 1896 (Magdeburg/Saxony, Germany)

Date of death:

March 26th, 1978

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
October 3rd, 1915: Leutnant mit Patent vom 23-3-1914
January 1st, 1921: Charakter als Oberleutnant;
April 1st, 1924: Polizei-Oberleutnant;
April 1st, 1929: Polizei-Hauptmann;
March 16th, 1936: Hauptmann mit RDA vom 1-9-1932 (2d);
April 20th, 1936: Major mit RDA vom 1-4-1936 (74);
October 1st, 1939: Oberstleutnant (25);
March 1st, 1942: Oberst (24).

Career:
August 26th, 1939: Kdr. II./Inf.Rgt. 462;
November 15th, 1940: Kdr. Inf.Rgt. 594;
November 6th, 1943: Führer-Reserve OKH;
May 25th, 1944: Kdr. Gren.Rgt. 955 (or 956?);
July 12th, 1944: Kdr. Gren.Rgt. 578;
November 26th, 1944: stellv.Fhr. 305. Inf.Div.
December 29th, 1944: Führer-Reserve OKH;
February 13th, 1945: kdt.z. 17. Div.Fhr.-lehrgang;
March 17th, 1945: mdFb 716. Inf.Div.

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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.
  - axishistory.com