Date of birth:

May 27th, 1895 (Staßfurt/Saxony, Germany)

Date of death:

February 14th, 1971 (Hassel/Lower Saxony, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
September 24th, 1913: Fahnenjunker;
June 19th, 1914: Fähnrich;
September 22nd, 1914: Leutnant;
June 20th, 1918: Oberleutnant (25);
February 1st, 1927: Hauptmann (11);
September 1st, 1934: Major (32);
March 1st, 1937: Oberstleutnant (55);
March 1st, 1940: Oberst (20);
April 1st, 1943: Generalmajor (15a);
October 1st, 1943: Generalleutnant (11).

Career:
March 1st, 1931: Stab Pi.Btl. 2;
October 1st, 1934: Insp.d.Pion.;
April 1st, 1935: Kdr. Pi.Btl. Küstrin;
October 15th, 1935: Kdr. Pi.Btl. 3;
March 15th, 1940: Kdr. Pi.Rgt.St. 628;
June 20th, 1940: Führer-Reserve W.Kr. XIII;
November 1st, 1940: Pi.Rgt. 504;
February 18th, 1942: Armee Pi.Fhr.Pz.AOK 2;
January 28th, 1943: mdFb 56. Inf.Div.;
April 1st, 1943: Kdr. 56. Inf.Div.;
September 1st, 1943: Gen.d.Pi. H.Gr.Mitte;
January 20th, 1944: Führer-Reserve OKH;
April 18th, 1944: Kdr. 264. Inf.Div.;
May 2nd, 1944: Führer-Reserve OKH;
July 28th, 1944: mWdGb. Höh.Pi.Kdr.zbV XIII;
December 1st, 1944: Fest.Kdt. B 1-Linie W.Kr. XX;
January 2nd, 1945: umben.i.Kdt.d.Brfest.i.W.Kr. XX;
February 5th, 1945: zurückben.i.Höh.Pi.Kdr.zbV XIII;
March 14th, 1945: f.zusätzl.d.Bez.kdt.d.Bef.i. W.Kr. IV.

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• Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
• - DÖRR, M., Die Inhaber der Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres 1941-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993.
  - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - Axis History Forum via Awardholders / unit
  - NARA Roll T-78 R889