Date of birth:

September 30th, 1889 (Zürich, Switzerland)

Date of death:

February 9th, 1971 (Hergiswil, Switzerland)

Nationality:

Suisse

Promotions:

Swiss army:
December 11th, 1909: Leutnant
December 31st, 1913: Oberleutnant
December 31st, 1917: Hauptmann
December 31st, 1927: Major

Waffen-SS:
February 19th, 1942: SS-Sturmbannführer d.R.
June 21st, 1944: SS-Obersturmbannführer d.R.
May 1st, 1945: SS-Standartenführer d.R.

SS career:
January 1st, 1942: Joins the Waffen-SS
June 13th, 1942 - May 31st, 1943: Treated in Reservelazarett Sankt Blasien for pulmonary tuberculosis
December 1st, 1943: Appointed commandant of the französische 1. Bataillon in SS-Ausbildungslager Sennheim
November 28th, 1944: Appointed commandant of the Grenadier-Ausbildungs- und Ersatz-Bataillon der SS in Greifenberg (Waffen-Grenadier-Brigade "Charlemagne")
?: 33. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division "Charlemagne"
May 1st, 1945: SS-Stab
May 7-9th, 1945: Surrender to american troops in Reith im Winkl
September 27th, 1947: Release from american captivity and return to Switzerland
November 29th, 1947: Sentenced to one year in jail
June 26th, 1948: Release from jail

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• - Oertle, V., Ein Appenzeller in der Waffen-SS (2012) - National Archives, microfilm publication A3343, SSO 92A - Eggenberger, P., Ein düsteres Kapitel : Schweizer in der Waffen-SS (2012)