Date of birth:

August 24th, 1917 (Potsdam/Brandenburg, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
December 4th, 1936: Fahnenjunker;
June 1st, 1937: Gefreiter;
September 1st, 1937: Fahnenjunker-Unteroffiier;
March 26th, 1938: Fähnrich;
June 30th, 1938: Oberfähnrich;
August 30th, 1938: Leutnant (594);
August 1st, 1940: Oberleutnant (535);
April 1st, 1943: Rittmeister (92);
October: 1st, 1944: Major.

Career:
September 1st, 1939: Zugfhr. R.Rgt. 1;
September 8th, 1939: Ord.Offz. R.Rgt. 1;
November 28th, 1941: Adj. Pz.Gren.Rgt. 21;
December 1st, 1942: Ord.Offz.beim D.Gen.St.d.3.rum.Armee;
December 8th, 1942: 01 48. Pz.K.;
March 11th, 1943: 01 24. Pz.Div.;
April 13th, 1943: Chef 1./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 21;
November 6th, 1943: Kdr. I./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 21;
February 15th, 1944: Führer-Reserve OKH.

01.12.1936: entered service as Officer Candidate - 2./ Reiter-Regiment 1 - Insterburg
01.09.1938: promoted to Leutnant
01.08.1940: promoted to Oberleutnant (535) - Regiment Adjutant
28.08.1942: WIA but stayed with the troops
08.09.1942: WIA and sent to hospital
10.1942: sent to General Staff for training
17.11.1942: appointed to Division Ordonnanzoffizier - Div.O1
04.1943: appointed to the I./ Pz.Gren.Rgt. 21 as Führer
21.12.1943: WIA
03.1944: Returned to the Division
26.03.1945: as Major i.G., he rescued the severely wounded General von Nostitz-Wallwitz and took him to the hospital
Captured by the British at the end of the war and released very soon after
2001: still alive

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