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Reimpell, Gerhard (XXIII. Armeekorps)

Date of birth:
April 23rd, 1910 (Lübeck/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Date of death:
November 10th, 2005
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Gerhard Reimpell married Maria Ardelt Bräutigam on May 24th, 1939, in Eberswalde, Brandenburg, Germany

Promotions:
August 1st, 1943: Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (RDA: -468a-);
1945: Oberst im Generalstab.

Career:
August 17th, 1939: Pionierschule II;
August 1st, 1940: Chef, 3. Kompanie, Pionier-Bataillon 30;
January 6th, 1941: Kriegsakademie Berlin;
April 1st, 1941: Ib, 61. Infanterie-Division;
October 24th, 1942: Quartiermeister, XXX. Armeekorps;
August 2nd, 1943: Ia, 38. Infanterie-Division;
?: Ia, 333. Infanterie-Division;
?: Ia, 62. Infanterie-Divison;
January 12th, 1944: Ia, Kapmfgruppe von Bach;
March 16th, 1944: Ia, Kommandant Fester Platz Kowel;
May 8th, 1944: Vertretender Chef VIII. Armeekorps;
June 21st, 1944: Chef des Generalstabes, XXIII. Armeekorps.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Ib, 61. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
September 6th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Ib, 61. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
July 29th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Ib, 61. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
August 4th, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Ia, 38. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
September 1st, 1943
Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse mit Schwertern
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Lieutenant-colonel to the General Staff)
Unit:
Ia, Fester Platz Kowel, Wehrmacht
Awarded on:
April 23rd, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Lieutenant-colonel to the General Staff)
Unit:
Chef des Generalstabes, XXIII. Armeekorps, Heer
Awarded on:
July 9th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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