Date of birth:

October 15th, 1897 (Nettkow/Landkreis Grünberg/Silesia, Poland)

Date of death:

November 30th, 1976 (Freudenstadt/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
26th June 1916: Leutnant (promoted on 9th August 1916);
1st October 1919: Leutnant (effective from 1st October 1915);
1st August 1925: Oberleutnant (effective from 1st April 1925);
1st November 1931: Hauptmann;
1st January 1936: Major;
1st February 1939 Oberstleutnant (effective from 1st February 1938);
1st April 1941: Oberst;
1st July 1942: Generalmajor;
1st July 1943: Generalleutnant;
1st April 1944: General der Infanterie;

Career:
19th September 1914: Entered service as Kriegsfreiwilliger and was assigned to IR von der Goltz (7. Pommersches) Nr. 54 as Fahnenjunker;
26th June 1916: Leutnant in (3. Posensches) IR Nr. 58;
Grenzschutz Schlesien in 6. / Infanterie-Regiment 8, Glogau and later with the Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 8;
11th March - 16th March 1919: Wehrkreisprüfung;
1st October 1920: Infanterie-Regiment 8;
1st October 1926: Adjutant III. / Infanterie-Regiment 8, Görlitz;
1st October 1930: Führergehilfenausbildung;
1932: Stab 4.Division, Dresden;
1st September 1933: Generalstab, RWM;
1st October 1934: Kompanie-Chef Infanterie-Reigment 30;
15th October 1935: Ia 23.Infanterie-Division;
1st October 1937 - 20th April 1940: Stab Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, Gruppenleiter II (Organisation) / Abteilung L / Wehrmachtführungsamt;
20th April 1940 - 24th April 1942: Chef des Generalstabes, XXXXIII.Armee-Korps;
12th May 1942 - 21th November 1942: Chef des Generalstabes, 11.Armee;
21sh November 1942 - 12th February 1943: Chef des Generalstabes, Heeresgruppe Don;
12th february 1943 - 1st March 1943: Chef des Generalstabs der Heeresgruppe Süd;
1st May 1943 - 1st December 1943: Kommandeur 28.Jäger-Division;
28th November 1943 - 1st January 1944: Kommandierender General (m.d.F.b.) III.Panzer-Korps;
8th February 1944 - 21nd March 1944: Kommandierender General LIX.Armee-Korps;
22nd March 1944 - 3rd July 1944: Kommandierender General (m.d.F.b. until 31st March 1944, then permanent from 1st April 1944) XXXXVI.Panzer-Korps;
25th July 1944 - 25th March 1945: Oberbefehlshaber 17.Armee;
5th April 1945 - 29th April 1945: Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgrupe G;
29th April 1945: send to Italy bu Generalfeldmarschall Kesselring;
30th April 1945: Oberbefehlshaber Südwest;
3rd May 1945 - 5th May 1945: Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe G;
6th May 1945 - 1946: Prisoner of War U.S. Army.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Awarded on:

1934

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)

Unit:

Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW)

Awarded on:

April 6th, 1940

Had already received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on 2nd June 1916.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)

Unit:

Chef des Generalstabes XXXXIII.Armeekorps

Awarded on:

June 14th, 1940

Had already received the Iron Cross 1st Class on 27th January 1918.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberst im Generalstab (Colonel to the General Staff)

Unit:

Chef des Generalstabes XXXXIII.Armeekorps

Awarded on:

March 29th, 1942

Awarded for crushing several Soviet penetration attempts near Kaluga during the winter of 1941/1942.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Generalleutnant (Major-general)

Unit:

Kommandierender General (mit der Führung beauftragt) III.Panzerkorps

Awarded on:

March 20th, 1944

Awarded for his masterful leadership of the III. Panzer-Korps during its battles near Cherkassy in late 1943 (28.11.1943-01.01.1944).

428th award.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

General der Infanterie (Lieutenant-General of Infantry)

Unit:

Oberbefehlshaber 17.Armee

Awarded on:

February 26th, 1945

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
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