Kaffke, Erwin Friedirch Julius

Date of birth:: April 8th, 1895 (Pillau/Easprussia, Germany)
Date of death:: February 27th, 1970
Nationality:: German

Biography

Promotions:
May 22nd, 1915: Unteroffizier;
August 9th, 1916: Vize-Feldwebel;
July 14th, 1917: Leutnant der Reserve;
April 1st, 1935: Hauptmann der Reserve;
November 1st, 1939: Major;
August 1st, 1942: Oberstleutnant.

Career:
August 6th, 1914 - March 14th, 1915: Artillerie-Regiment 17;
March 15th, 1915 - July 21st, 1915: Ersatz-Eskadron;
July 22nd, 1915 - April 24th, 1916: Kavalier-Regiment 91;
April 25th, 1916 - September 14th, 1917: Infanterie-Regiment 377;
September 15th, 1917 - March 22nd, 1918: Reserve-infanterie-Regiment 202;
March 23rd, 1918 - March 20th, 1919: Füsilier-Regiment 33;
March 21st, 1919 - April 29th, 1920: Freikorps Pillau;
April 1st, 1935 - October 5th, 1936: Ersatz-Bataillon 6;
October 6th, 1936 - August 31st, 1937: Ersatz/Infanterie-Regiment 22;
September 1st, 1937 - December 5th, 1939: Generalkommando I. Armeekorps;
December 6th, 1939 - September 12th, 1940: Armee Oberkommando;
September 13th, 1940 - 7 september 1941: Stab, Militärbefehlshaber im Generalgouvernement;
8 september 1941 - 14 oktober 1941: Stab Befehlshaber und Kommandant des Luftgaues Kreta;
October 15th, 1941 - March 30th, 1942: Armeekorps I.;
March 31st, 1942 - February 7th, 1943: Abwehrstelle Ukraine;
February 8th, 1943 - October 15th, 1943: Abwehrstelle Ukraine, Abwehr nebenstelle Kirovograd
October 15th, 1943 - November 30th, 1943: Führerreserve;
December 1st, 1943 - January 4th, 1944: W.B.K. Posen;
January 5th, 1944 - Ocotber 11th, 1944: W.B.K. Leslau;
October 12th, 1944 - December 6th, 1944: W.B.K. Lissa;
December 6th, 1944 - May 8th, 1945: Führerreserve.

Received the Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (September 2nd, 1916) and the Verwundetenabzeichen Schwarz (April 16th, 1919) for his service during the First World War.