Date of birth:

January 8th, 1891 (Berlin/Brandenburg, Germany)

Date of death:

June 28th, 1970 (Bad Wildungen/Hesse, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Full name: Schmettow, Graf von, Rudolf Bernhard Gottfried Karl.

Promotions:
September 1st, 1909: Fahnenjunker;
May 17th, 1910: Fähnrich;
January 27th, 1911: Leutnant;
April 18th, 1916: Oberleutnant;
December 1st, 1922: Rittmeister;
April 1st, 1933: Major;
November 1st, 1935: Oberstleutnant;
April 1st, 1938: Oberst (RDA -8-);
April 1st, 1942: Generalmajor (RDA -13-);
April 1st, 1944: Generalleutnant (RDA -3-).

Career:
April 6th, 1910 - December 10th, 1910: Kriegsschule Glogau;
July 15th, 1927 - July 30th, 1927: Reiterausbildungslehrgang;
October 9th, 1928 - October 24th, 1928: Kampfschulelehrgang;
November 25th, 1935 - November 30th, 1935: Unterweis für Stabsoffiziere;
June 8th, 1936 - June 13th, 1936: Nachrichtenlehrgang für Kommandeure der Reiterregimenten;
?: Kommandant von Breslau;
September 1st, 1939 - January 8th, 1940: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 164;
June 15th, 1943 - July 10th, 1943: 5. Divisonsführer Lehrgang;
September 1st, 1943 - February 27th, 1945: Kommandeur 319. Infanterie-Division.

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• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
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