Date of birth:

August 4th, 1916 (Naturbad Pirna-Copitz/Saxony, Germany)

Date of death:

1999 (Potsdam/Brandenburg, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
August 1st, 1943: Major im Generalstab (RDA: 75c-);
?: Oberst (Volkspolizei DDR);
?: Oberst im Generalstab (NVA).

Career:
February 1st, 1935: NSDAP (3590830);
?: Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103;
?: Stab, 69. Infanterie-Division;
August 26th, 1939: Zugführer, 4. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 171;
June 29th, 1940: Führer, 6. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 171;
October 26th, 1940: Chef, 1. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 171;
June 4th, 1941: Adjutant, Infanterie-Regiment 171;
June 7th, 1941: Chef, 2. Kompanie, Infanterie-Reigment 171;
November 7th, 1941: Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon 171;
April 29th, 1942: Chef, 2. Kompanie, Infanterie-Reigment 171;
August 9th, 1942: Adjutant, Infanterie-Regiment 171;
November 2nd, 1942: Kommandeur, III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 192;
June 16th, 1943: O1, 10. Panzer-Division;
November 1st, 1943: Quartiermeister, XXIV. Panzerkorps;
December 1st, 1943: Führereserve OKH;
February 1st, 1944: Kriegsakademie/Panzertruppen Schule;
August 25th, 1944: Ia, 286. Sicherungs-Division;
February 21st, 1945: Ia, 69. Infanterie-Division;
?: POW Camp No. 27, Krasnagorsk;
?: Volkspolizei (DDR);
September 15th, 1953: Generalstabchef, Truppenkommando Nord, Pasewalk;
March 1st, 1956: Generalstabchef Militärbezirk V, NVA;
March 15th, 1958: Institut für deutsche Militärgeschichte, Potsdam.

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• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - Beurteilung Major im Generalstab.
  - Job-Wilhelm Henning Dietrich von Witzleben (1916 - 1999) - Genealogy