Date of birth:

September 22nd, 1899 (Koberwitz / Breslau)

Date of death:

August 2nd, 1980 (Munich)

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
01.12.1923: Leutnant (23)
01.02.1928: Oberleutnant (46)
01.09.1934: Hauptmann (6)
01.12.1938: Major (65)
01.11.1941: Oberstleutnant (8)
20.06.1942: new RDA - 01.02.1941 (17b1)
01.08.1942: Oberst (9)

Career:
01.04.1924: 6. / Infanterieregiment 12 (Quedlinburg)
01.05.1925: 7. / Infanterieregiment 12 (Quedlinburg)
01.05.1927: 15. / Infanterieregiment 12 (Halberstadt)
01.05.1928: 2. / Infanterieregiment 12 (Zerbst)
01.05.1930: 7. / Infanterieregiment 12 (Quedlinburg)
01.05.1932: 5. / Infanterieregiment 12 (Quedlinburg)
01.04.1934: Stab, II. / Infanterieregiment 12 (Quedlinburg)
01.02.1935: Infanterieregiment 54 (Glogau)
15.10.1935: Chef, 12. (MG) / Infanterieregiment 51 (Striegau)
07.10.1936: Chef, 8. (MG) / Infanterieregiment 7 (Striegau)
10.11.1938: Lehrer, Kriegsschule Wiener Neustadt
00.00.1939: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon 199
00.00.1940: Kommandeur, I. / Infanterie-Regiment 179
10.10.1940: Führerreserve OKH (XVII)
18.11.1940: Kommandeur, I. / Infanterie-Regiment 179
30.01.1942: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 515
10.11.1943: Führer-Reserve OKH (XVII)
02.12.1943: Kommandeur, Divisionsgruppe 328
01.03.1944: Führerreserve OKH (VIII)
10.07.1944: Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 405
25.08.1944: Führer-Reserve OKH (VIII)
10.09.1944: Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 1168
18.09.1944: Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 313
02.03.1945: Führer-Reserve OKH (XVII)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 15th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

July 30th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 514, 294. Infanterie-Division

Awarded on:

April 3rd, 1942

The following wartime excerpt describes why Dorow would be awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Starting on the 12.03.1942 Oberstleutnant Dorow defended the village of Worchnij-Bischkin against daily attacks by enemy forces that were far superior in numbers of men and weapons. Werchnij-Bischkin is a village of operational importance in the Armee’s sector.

Oberstleutnant Dorow’s achievements as a leader have thereby had major implications for the overall conduct of the battle. His bold decisions and brave devotion to duty in the fluid village battles formed the basis for his success. His efforts ensured that the enemy failed to penetrate through the boundary between Korpsgruppe Dostler and the LI. Armee-Korps via Werchnij-Bischkin towards Liman, which would have led them into the deep flank of the LI. Armee-Korps.”

• Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
• - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1998.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht