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Date of birth:

December 12th, 1891 (Burgfeld/Schleswig-Holstein, German Empire)

Date of death:

March 15th, 1970 (Gauting/Bayern, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
30 July 1910: Fahnenjunker
28 October 1912: Leutnant
?: Oberleutnant
18 October 1918: Hauptman
?: Major
1 February 1935: Oberstleutnant
1 August 1937: Oberst
1 September 1941: Generalmajor
1 September 1943: Generalleutnant

Units:
18 October 1912: bayr. 21.Infanterie-Regiment
24 November 1938: 6. Infanterie-Regiment
20 September 1941: Division Nr. 177
1 January 1943: 714. Infanterie-Division
15 March 1943: 711. Infanterie-Divsion

Campaigns:
1939: Invasion Poland
1940: Invasion France
1941: Invasion Yugoslavia
1944: Operation Market Garden
6 March 1945: Operation Frühlingserwachen
14 April 1945: Wounded in a car accident, taken prisoner by the Americans
15 July 1947: Released

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