Reinhard, Wilhelm Adolf
- Date of birth:
- March 18th, 1869 (Oberförsterei Klein Lutau/Westprussia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 18th, 1955 (Dortmund/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Service number:
- NSDAP Nr.: 63.074 /// SS Nr.: 274.104
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
March 22nd, 1888: Portepee-Fähnrich;
September 21st, 1888: Fähnrich;
September 21st, 1889: Sekondeleutnant;
August 18th,: Hauptmann;
April 21st, 1911: Major;
April 18th, 1916: Oberstleutnant;
April 21st, 1918: Oberst;
September 15th,1935: SS-Standartenführer;
November 9th, 1935: SS-Oberführer;
November 9th, 1936: SS-Brigadeführer;
April 20th, 1937: SS-Gruppenführer;
March 22nd, 1938: Charakter Generalmajor a.D.;
March 18th, 1939: Charakter als General der Infanterie;
November 9th, 1941: SS-Obergruppenführer;
March 1st, 1943: General der Infanterie z.V..
Career:
?: Kadettenhäus Kulm ;
?: Kadettenhäus Lichterfelde;
?: Kriegsschule Metz;
MArch 22nd, 1888: Infanterie-Regiment „Herzog Friedrich Wilhelm von Braunschweig" (Ostfriesisches) Nr. 78;
?: Bataillonsadjutant;
?: Adjutant, Infanterie-Regiment „Herzog Friedrich Wilhelm von Braunschweig" (Ostfriesisches) Nr. 78;
January 17th, 1901: Adjutant, 38. Infanterie-Brigade;
April 24th, 1904: Kompaniechef, Füsilier-Regiment „Graf Roon" (Ostpreußisches) Nr. 33;
1907: Chef, 7. Kompanie, Schleswig-Holsteinischen Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 163;
April 21st, 1911: 5. Garde-Regiment zu Fuss;
March 22nd, 1913: Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, 5. Garde-Regiment zu Fuss;
January 18th, 1915: Führer, Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 5;
January 2nd, 1915: Kommandeur, 4. Garde-Regiment zu Fuss;
December 1918: Freiwilligen-Regiment Reinhard;
June 1919: Infanterie-Führer, Berliner Reichswehr-Brigade 15;
oktober 1927: NSDAP;
1933: SA-Oberstlandesführer, SA-Reserve II;
January 27th, 1934: Bundesführer, Deutschen Reichskriegerbundes „Kyffhäuser";
September 1935: SS;
1936: Mitglied, Reichstag;
1938: SS-Ehrenführer, Stab RFSS;
March 18th, 1938: Reichsführer, NS-Reichskriegerbund „Kyffhäuser" (NSRKB);
March 1943: Präsident, Kyffhäuser-Stiftung.
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Zentenarmedaille
- Awarded on:
- 1897
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- October 5th, 1907
- Rank:
- Major
- Awarded on:
- June 11th, 1913
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Major
- Awarded on:
- September 14th, 1914
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Major
- Awarded on:
- December 24th, 1914
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- September 24th, 1916
Awarded with swords.
III. Klasse des Militärverdienstordens
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- November 14th, 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, 4. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß, 2. Garde-Infanterie-Brigade, 1. Garde–Division, Preussischen Armee
- Awarded on:
- August 27th, 1917
4946th award
Militärverdienstkreuz III. Klasse
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- January 20th, 1918
With war decoration
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- October 1st, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- October 30th, 1918
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Awarded on:
- 1935
- Rank:
- SS-Oberführer (Brigade General)
- Awarded on:
- December 16th, 1935
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Gruppenführer (Lieutenant General)
- Awarded on:
- October 8th, 1937
- Rank:
- SS-Gruppenführer (Lieutenant General)
- Awarded on:
- March 22nd, 1938
- Rank:
- SS-Obergruppenführer (General)
- Awarded on:
- March 18th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Infanterie (Lieutenant-General of Infantry)
- Awarded on:
- March 30th, 1942
Haborus Emlékérem kardokkal és sisakkal
Nr 133243
Ordine della Corona d'Italia - Cavaliere della Croce Grande
Zuiho sho, 4th Class
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
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