Doser, Ritter von, Robert (Generalmajor)

Date of birth:: March 14th, 1889 (Neuhofen, Pfalz)
Date of death:: September 19th, 1943 (Beljanskaja, 15km south east of Velish)
Buried on:: Soviet War Graves Shchatkovo
Plot: 29. Row: 5. Grave: 165.
Nationality:: German

Biography

Generalmajor Karl Robert Ritter von Doser

Promotions:
Gefreiter (01 Apr 1909);
Oberjäger (01 Jul 1909);
Vizefeldwebel der Reserve (20 May 1910);
Leutnant der Reserve (22 Jun 1912);
Oberleutnant der Reserve (23 Apr 1916);
Hauptmann der Reserve (01 Oct 1936);
Major der Reserve (01 Jan 1938);
Major (E) (01 Mar 1939);
Oberstleutnant (01 Sep 1941);
Oberst (01 Feb 1943);
Generalmajor (posthumous) (09 Oct 1943)

Career:
01.10.1908: entered the Heer
One Year Volunteer in the 2nd Bavarian Jäger-Battalion (01 Oct 1908-30 Sep 1909)
Discharged to Reserve (30 Sep 1909)
Completed Exercise A (29 Mar 1910-23 May 1910)
Completed Exercise B (04 Aug 1911-28 Sep 1911)
1st Reserve-Officers-Training with the 2nd Bavarian Jäger-Battalion (12 Apr 1913-06 Jun 1913)
2nd Reserve-Officers-Training with the 2nd Bavarian Jäger-Battalion (28 Jul 1914-30 Jul 1914)
Called Up from Reserve (04 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 8th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (04 Aug 1914-10 Dec 1914)
At the same time, Temporary-Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 8th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1914-02 Oct 1914)
Transferred into the 22nd Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (10 Dec 1914-21 Feb 1915)
Company-Leader in the 22nd Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (21 Feb 1915-18 Apr 1915)
Wounded – in Hospital (18 Apr 1915-01 Jul 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 22nd Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1915-23 Oct 1915)
Transferred into the 23rd Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (23 Oct 1915-27 Mar 1916)
Temporary-Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 16th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (27 Mar 1916-12 Apr 1916)
Company-Leader in the 23rd Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (12 Apr 1916-17 Apr 1917)
Transferred to the Replacement-MG-Troop of the II. Bavarian Army-Corps (17 Apr 1917-28 Jul 1917)
Transferred to the MG-Command West (28 Jul 1917-21 Aug 1917)
Leader of the Infantry-MG-Training-Command (21 Aug 1917-02 Sep 1917)
Company-Leader in the 8th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (02 Sep 1917-25 Feb 1918)
MG-Investigation-Officer in Area of Army High Command 1, Senior-Staff 1 then Army-Construction-Staff 1 (25 Feb 1918-04 Sep 1918)
Transferred to the 3rd Replacement-MG-Company (04 Sep 1918-05 Sep 1918)
Leader of the 4th Replacement-MG-Company (05 Sep 1918-1918)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 53rd Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (1918-24 Nov 1918)
Retired (24 Nov 1918)
Weapons-Course for Battalion-Leaders on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Döberitz (02 Sep 1935-21 Sep 1935)
Training with the II. Battalion of the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1936-07 Mar 1936)
Entered Army Service (Reserves) (01 Oct 1936)
Transferred into the 104th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1937-01 Sep 1938)
Training with the III. Battalion of the 104th Infantry-Regiment (12 Jul 1937-22 Aug 1937)
Participated on Staff-Tour with Landwehr-Commander Darmstadt (07 Mar 1938-11 Mar 1938)
Participated on Tactical Course with Military-Replacement-Inspection Mannheim in Hamburg (04 Apr 1938-09 Apr 1938)
Participated on A-Course as Training-Leader III Hamburg (16 May 1938-21 May 1938)
Transferred to Active Military Service to do 6 months trial service as a Supplemental-Officer-Aspirant, called to the Military Economic Staff Bayreuth (01 Sep 1938-01 Mar 1939)
Supplemental-Officer (01 Mar 1939); Active-Officer (01 Sep 1941)
With the Military-Economic-Staff Würzburg (01 Mar 1939-07 Oct 1939)
Führer-Reserve of Military-District-Command XII and used as Commander of II. Battalion of the 129th Infantry-Regiment (07 Oct 1939-15 Dec 1939)
Commander of the 4th Fortress-Battalion (15 Dec 1939-15 Jun 1940)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the Infantry-Regiment D (15 Jun 1940-05 Nov 1940)
Commander of the I. Later II. Battalion of the 117th Infantry-Regiment (05 Nov 1940-01 Jan 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Jan 1942-01 Feb 1942)
Commander of the 556th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1942-10 Apr 1943)
Training-Director with General-Command of the II. Luftwaffe-Field-Corps (10 Apr 1943-21 Jun 1943)
Battle-Commandant of Velizh (21 Jun 1943-06 Sep 1943)
Leader of Battle-Group Doser (06 Sep 1943-19 Sep 1943)
19.09.1943: KIA at Beljanskaja, 15km south east of Velish