Stoewer, Paul Wilhelm Rudolf

Date of birth:: March 8th, 1890 (Berent/Westprussia, Germany)
Date of death:: November 2nd, 1953 (POW Camp 5110/48 Woikiwo/Russia, Soviet Union)
Buried on:: German War Cemetery Cherntsy
Row: 1. Grave: 4.
Nationality:: German

Biography

Promotions:
March 22nd, 1910: Leutnant (Patend, March 22nd, 1908, -G-);
February 23rd, 1915: Oberleutnant;
May 20th, 1917: Hauptmann;
October 1st, 1930: Major (RDA: -1-);
May 1st, 1934: Oberstleutnant RDA: -1-);
April 1st, 1936: Oberst (RDA: -13-);
February 1st, 1940: Generalmajor (RDA: -5-);
February 1st, 1942: Generalleutnant (RDA: -5-).

Career:
March 22nd, 1908: Jäger-Bataillon 14;
October 22nd, 1913: Bürooffizier, Fliegerbataillon 4;
May 26th,1915: Stab, Inspektion der Fliegertruppen;
November 1st, 1915: Stab, Armeeflugpark 14;
April 12th, 1917: stellvertretender Führer, Fliegerabteilung 232;
May 20th, 1917: Führer, Schutzstaffel 17;
April 22nd, 1918: stellvertretender Gruppenführer, Flieger 6;
February 8th, 1919: Kompanieführer, Jägerbataillon 14;
October 1st, 1921: Chef, 15. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 6;
April 1st, 1924: Chef, 12. (MG) Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 15;
November 1st, 1928: Stab, Kommandeur Pillau;
May 1st, 1931: Stab, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 7;
October 1st, 1934: Kommandeur, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 7;
October 1st, 1935: Infanterie-Regiment 84;
September 1st, 1939: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 84;
October 15th, 1939: Kommandeur, Truppenübungsplatz Döberitz;
February 1st, 1940: Ortskommandant Dobny;
May 14th, 1940: Kommandeur 143. Reserve-Division;
December 22nd, 1943: Führerreserve OKH;
April 1st, 1944: Kommandeur, Division 401;
December 27th, 1944: Führerreserve OKH;
January 10th, 1945: Wahrnehmung der Geschäfte, Kommandant des oberschlesischen Industriegebiet;
March 5th, 1945: Kommandeur, Auffangstab, 17. Armee.