Cetto, Walther Ernst Ignaz
- Date of birth:
- May 14th, 1895 (Stromberg, Oelde, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 20th, 1988
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
31.01.1916: Fähnrich
31.03.1916: Leutnant - Patent 20.02.1915
30.09.1920: Charakter als Oberleutnant a.D.
01.10.1934: Hauptmann - RDA 01.12.1933
02.02.1934: Ordn.Nr. (18) RDA 01.12.1933
01.12.1938: Hauptmann - RDA 01.03.1934 (36)
01.08.1939: Major - RDA 01.04.1939 (105a)
01.02.1942: Oberstleutnant (245)
01.02.1944: Oberst (23)
20.03.1944: RDA 01.01.1944 (25l)
Career:
04.08.1914: Fahnenjunker - Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 44
20.10.1914: 9. Artillerie-Munitions-Kolonne - XV. Armeekorps
05.06.1915: Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 10
07.09.1916: Ersatz-Bataillon - Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 13
23.11.1915: Reserve-Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 13
24.07.1916: Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 24
24.03.1919: Reserve-Fußartillerie-Bataillon Nr. 24 - Grenzschutz Nord-Suwalki
02.10.1919: Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 13
30.09.1920: demobilized
24.09.1934: Hauptmann - Artillerie-Regiment Hannover
23.02.1935: Chef der 2. Batterie des Artillerie-Regiments Hannover
15.10.1935: Chef der 1. Batterie des Artillerie-Regiments 55
24.01.1936: Honorary procedure, dismissal on April 30, 1936
06.02.1936: Opposition to adoption rejected
19.02.1936: Complaint against the decision in honorary proceedings rejected as unfounded
15.04.1936: retired
18.02.1938: authorized to wear the uniform of the Artillerie-Regiments 67
28.11.1938: Hauptmann - II. Abteilung / Artillerie-Regiment 50 - Chef der 5. Batterie
17.02.1940: Kommandeur - II. Abteilung - schweren Artillerie 40
18.03.1941: Abteilungs-Kommandeur - I. / Artillerie-Regiment 20
12.06.1941: Führer-Reserve OKH (IV)
14.08.1941: Abteilungs-Kdr - III./ Artillerie-Regiment 116
23.03.1942: Kommandeur - III. Abteilung / Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 116 (renaming)
27.05.1943: proposed to be awarded the RK
26.06.1943: Führer-Reserve Wehrkreis XII
10.06.1943: Führer-Reserve der Nebeltruppen unter gleichzeitiger Kommandierung zur Nebeltruppenschule Celle
20.06.1943: Kommandeur - Artillerie-Regimentsstab z.b.V. 802
05.09.1944: Führer-Reserve OKH (X)
18.09.1944: Kommandeur - Heeres-Artillerie-Brigade 401
06.01.1945: Führer-Reserve OKH (XII)
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Fähnrich
- Unit:
- Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 10
- Awarded on:
- March 21st, 1916
Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen / Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 24
- Awarded on:
- September 17th, 1918
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 24
- Awarded on:
- May 25th, 1918
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr. 24
- Awarded on:
- June 15th, 1918
DRL Sportabzeichen in Bronze
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 13
- Awarded on:
- June 1st, 1920
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Artillerie-Regiment Hannover
- Awarded on:
- January 18th, 1935
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Chef, 1. Batterie, Artillerie-Regiment 55
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
Medalla de la Campaña de España 1936-1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Verbindungsoffizier, Legion Condor
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 1st, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Chef, 5. Batterie, II. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 50, IV. Armeekorps
- Awarded on:
- September 30th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Führer, II. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 40, 4. Panzer-Division, XVI. Armeekorps
- Awarded on:
- June 3rd, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, III. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 116, 5. Panzer-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- May 18th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 28th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, III. Abteilung, Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 116, 5. Panzer-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, III. Abteilung, Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 116, 5. Panzer-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- October 16th, 1942
1326th Award.
Sources
- Photo 1:
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Tätigkeitsbericht IIa-IIb_1942-10-24_1942-12-31.pdf.
- Scheibert, Horst. Die Träger der Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und der Waffen-SS/ Die Träger der Ehrentaffelspange der Kriegsmarine/ Die Inhaber des Ehrenpokals für Besondere Leistung im Lukftkrieg. Friedberg, Ger.: Podzun-Pallas Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3-7909-0283-7
- Axis History Forum via Awardholders / unit
- axishistory.com
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