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Schaewen, von, Erich

Date of birth:
December 28th, 1888 (Memel/Eastprussia, Prussia)
Date of death:
March 3rd, 1947 (Garmisch/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
March 23rd, 1907: Fahnenjunker;
November 18th, 1907: Fähnrich;
August 18th, 1908: Leutnant (Patent: September 17th, 1906);
November 28th, 1914: Oberleutnant;
April 18th, 1916: Hauptmann;
1920: Hauptmann (Polizei);
16 juli 1921: Major (Polizei);
April 1st, 1934: Oberstleutnant (Polizei);
September 1st, 1935: Oberst der Polizei;
October 1st, 1935: Oberst (RDA July 1st, 1935);
April 1st, 1939: Generalmajor;
February 1st, 1941: Generalleutnant (RDA -6-).

Career:
March 23rd, 1907: Ostpreußisches Pionier-Bataillon Fürst Radziwill Nr. 1, Königlich Preußische Armee;
September 17th, 1906: Kompanieoffizier, Ostpreußisches Pionier-Bataillon Fürst Radziwill Nr. 1;
October 1st, 1913: Posensches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 29;
1914: Adjutant, I. Bataillon, Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 29;
?: Führer der Minenwerfer-Kompanien 415;
?: Führer der Minenwerfer-Kompanien 422;
February 9th, 1917: Stab, Generalkommando z.b.V. 55;
January 15th, 1918: Stabsoffizier, Pioniere 52;
7 maart 1918: Stab, General der Pioniere 11;
December 1918: Pionier-Ersatz-Bataillon Nr. 1;
January 1919: Chef, 2. Freiwilligen-Kompanie, Ostpreußisches Pionier-Bataillon Fürst Radziwill Nr. 1;
July 1919: Reserve-Pionier-Bataillon Nr;
1920: Polizei Königsberg;
January 1925: Polizeischule Eiche;
December 1st, 1930: Kommandeur, Schutzpolizei Tilsit;
1935: Landespolizeigruppe Berlin;
April 1st, 1936: Kommandeur, Pionier-Bataillon 19;
October 12th, 1937: Kommandeur, Pioniere III;
September 1st, 1939: Armee Pionieroffizier, Armee Oberkommando 4;
October 26th, 1939: Armee Pionierführer, Armee Oberkommando 4;
October 25th, 1940: General der Pioniere, Heeresgruppe C/Nord;
April 1st, 1943: Inspekteur Inspektion der Bautruppe, Oberbefehlshaber des Ersatzheeres und Chef der Heeresrüstung;
October 1st, 1943: Inspekteur der Baupioniere.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 19th, 1939
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 3rd, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 1st, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalleutnant (Major-general)
Unit:
General der Pioniere, Oberkommando Heeresgruppe Nord
Awarded on:
March 25th, 1943

Published on March 30th, 1943.
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber

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