Schwalbe, Felix

Date of birth:: March 25th, 1892 (Kleinprießligk/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:: June 12th, 1974 (Bielefeld/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

Awards:
May 31st, 1916: Ritterkreuz des Königl. Sächsischen Militär St.-Heinrichs-Ordens.
December 9th, 1917: Ritterkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern des Königl. Sächsischen Verdienstordens.
x?: Sportabzeichen in Silver;
x?: Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft;

Promotions:
April 1st, 1912: Einjährig Freiwilliger;
x?, 1913: Vizefeldwebel;
December 22nd, 1914: Leutnant d.R. (S7r);
March 26th, 1917: Leutnant mit Patent vom 22-12-1912;
October 26th, 1918: Oberleutnant mit Patent vom 31-1-1918 (B2b);
July 1st, 1922: neues RDA vom 20.06.1918 (11);
February 1st, 1927: Hauptmann (1);
September 1st, 1934: Major (23);
March 1st, 1937: Oberstleutnant (47);
March 1st, 1940: Oberst (13) neues RDA vom 1-3-1939 (1a);
October 1st, 1942: Generalmajor (7);
October 1st, 1943: Generalleutnant (9b);
March 1st, 1945: General der Infanterie.

Career:
June 1st, 1935: Kdr. I./Inf.Rgt. 23;
February 1st, 1939: Stab Inf.Rgt. 49;
August 26th, 1939: Kdr. Inf.Rgt. 461;
July 28th, 1940: Leiter der Heereskontrollkommission III
February 1st, 1941: Kdr. Inf.Rgt. 109;
November 23rd, 1941: Führer-Reserve OKH (V);
February 11th, 1942: Führer-Reserve OKH (VIII);
September 27th, 1942: mdFb 344. Inf.Div.;
October 1st, 1942: Kdr. 344. Inf.Div.;
December 29th, 1943: zugleich mit der stellvertretenden Führung des LXXXVI. A.K. beauftragt (bis 16-1-1944);
September 26th, 1944: mdFb 719. Inf.Div.;
October 16th, 1944: Kdr. 719. Inf.Div.;
December 16th, 1944: Führerreserve OKH (IX):
December 21st, 1944: mdFb LXXXVIII. A.K.;
March 1st, 1945: Kom.Gen. LXXXVIII. A.K.

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Deutsches Kreuz in Silber

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Generalmajor (Brigadier)
Unit:: Kommandeur, 344. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: October 30th, 1943

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Generalleutnant (Major-general)
Unit:: Kommandeur, 344. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: December 7th, 1944

Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Silber

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: June 26th, 1942

Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: October 23rd, 1941

Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 109, 35. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: July 30th, 1941

188th Award.
According to the Karteikarte awarded on 20-8-1941.

Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 461, 252. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: July 13th, 1940

The following wartime excerpt (dated 30.08.1940) describes why Schwalbe received the Knight’s Cross…

“Oberst Eugen-Felix Schwalbe had a major share in the breakthrough of the Maginot Line on the 14.06.1940 as a result of his fearless and determined leadership.”