Reichert, Josef
- Date of birth:
- December 12th, 1891 (Burgfeld/Schleswig-Holstein, German Empire)
- Date of death:
- March 15th, 1970 (Gauting/Bayern, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
30 July 1910: Fahnenjunker
28 October 1912: Leutnant
?: Oberleutnant
18 October 1918: Hauptman
?: Major
1 February 1935: Oberstleutnant
1 August 1937: Oberst
1 September 1941: Generalmajor
1 September 1943: Generalleutnant
Units:
18 October 1912: bayr. 21.Infanterie-Regiment
24 November 1938: 6. Infanterie-Regiment
20 September 1941: Division Nr. 177
1 January 1943: 714. Infanterie-Division
15 March 1943: 711. Infanterie-Divsion
Campaigns:
1939: Invasion Poland
1940: Invasion France
1941: Invasion Yugoslavia
1944: Operation Market Garden
6 March 1945: Operation Frühlingserwachen
14 April 1945: Wounded in a car accident, taken prisoner by the Americans
15 July 1947: Released
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Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Unit:
- Königlich Bayerisches 21. Infanterie-Regiment
- Awarded on:
- 1918
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Unit:
- Königlich Bayerisches 21. Infanterie-Regiment
- Awarded on:
- 1934
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- November 30th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- 711. Infanterie-Division, 15. Armee
- Awarded on:
- December 9th, 1944
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Unit:
- Königlich Bayerisches 21. Infanterie-Regiment
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Unit:
- Königlich Bayerisches 21. Infanterie-Regiment
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Red Krune Kralja Zvonimira I.Stupnja Cross with Swords and Star
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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