Date of birth:

January 10th, 1897 (Breslau/Silesia, Germany)

Date of death:

April 15th, 1979 (Überlingen/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
September 12th, 1918: Leutnant Pat. 19-2-1916;
April 1st, 1925: Oberleutnant (272);
August 1st, 1931: Hauptmann (1);
January 1st, 1936: Major mit RDA vom 1-12-1935 (64a);
January 1st, 1939: Oberstleutnant mit RDA vom 1-1-1938 (65a);
December 1st, 1940: Oberst (30);
June 1st, 1943: Generalmajor (11);
March 1st, 1944: Generalleutnant (6).

Career:
September 1st, 1939: Gen.Stab V. A.K.;
June 1st, 1940: Chef Gen.St.Höh.Kdo.z.b.V. XXXVII;
February 23rd, 1941: Gen.Stab 11. Armee (O.Qu.);
September 18th, 1942: zum Gen.St.d.H. (Gen.Qu.M.);
November 27th, 1942: Kdr. Gren.Rgt. 386;
March 5th, 1943: mdFb 305. Inf.Div.;
June 1st, 1943: Kdr. 305. Inf.Div.;
November 24th, 1944: mstFb LXXVI. Pz.K.;
December 7th, 1944: Führer-Reserve OKH;
January 1st, 1945: Dienstregelung d.OB West beendet.

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• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - NARA Roll T-78 R887