Date of birth:

February 19th, 1894 (Ostheim/Thuringia, Germany)

Date of death:

March 12th, 1968 (Bonn/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
February 26th, 1913: Fahnenjunker;
October 20th, 1913: Fähnrich;
June 19th, 1914: Leutnant;
November 6th, 1917: Oberleutnant;
December 1st, 1925: Hauptmann;
June 1st, 1934: Major (RDA: -16-);
February 10th, 1936: Oberstleutnant (RDA: October 1st, 1936, -55-);
July 31st, 1939: Oberst (RDA: August 1st, 1939, -26-);
April 8th, 1942: Generalmajor (RDA: April 1st, 1942, -76-);
April 28th, 1943: Generalleutnant (RDA: April 1st, 1943 -10a-).

Career:
October 20th, 1913: 2. Thüringische Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 32;
October 1st, 1919: Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 14;
October 1st, 1920: Infanterie-Regiment 18;
October 1st, 1926: Kompaniechef, Infanterie-Regiment 18;
October 1st, 1934: Kommandeur, III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 39;
October 12th, 1936: Kommandeur, III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 77;
August 26th, 1939: Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 77;
October 29th, 1939: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Ersatz-Regiment 6;
November 27th, 1939: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 340;
March 23rd, 1942: Führerreserve OKH;
March 27th, 1942: Kommandeur, 181. Infanterie-Division;
October 1st, 1944: Führerreserve OKH;
November 1st, 1944: Korück, 16. Armee;
May 8th, 1945 - 1955: Soviet POW.

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Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

September 14th, 1914

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

May 12th, 1918

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberst (Colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 340, 196. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

April 23rd, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberst (Colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 340, 196. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

May 10th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberst (Colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 340, 196. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

May 9th, 1940

Awarded for his actions during the Norwegian Campaign. Moving out from Oslo, he and his Kampfgruppe conducted an outstanding offensive march that succeeded in establishing the most important connection between the southern and western coast of Norway when they made contact with German forces that had landed at Trondheim.

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  - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio Verlag, Bissendorf, 2003.
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