Date of birth:

January 9th, 1899 (Leipzig-Gohlis/Saxony, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Volkmar Schöne was born on January 9th, 1899 as son to Alfred Schöne and Olga Schöne-Schöttler. He married Marietta von Gundlach on March 29th, 1930. The couple had a son and two daughters.

Promotions:
June 2nd, 1917: Leutnant (RDA: October 1st, 1917 -6-);
July 31st, 1925: Oberleutnant (RDA April 1st, 1925 -605-);
April 1st, 1933: Rittmeister (RDA -96-);
November 17th, 1933: Hauptmann;
October 1st, 1936: Major (RDA: -13-)
April 1st, 1939: Oberstleutnant (RDA March 1st, 1939 -13a-);
February 1st, 1942: Oberst (RDA: -15-).

Career:
September 26th, 1916: Pionier-Bataillon 22;
January 5th, 1917: Pionier-Kompanie 264;
March 31st, 1917: Pionier-Kompanie 245;
April 30th, 1918: Ordonnanzoffizier, Pionie-Bataillon 123;
October 12th, 1918: Pionier-Kompanie 245;
November 25th, 1918: Pionier-Bataillon 22;
January 12th, 1919: Freiwilligen Landesjägerkorps;
June 26th, 1919: Pionier-Bataillon 19;
February 3rd, 1920: Kavallerie-Regiment 12;
May 1st, 1920: Ausbildngs-Eskadron, Reiter-Regiment 12;
October 1st, 1921: Eskadronoffizier 3. Kompanie, Reiter-Regiment 12, Grimma;
May 1st, 1929: 4. Kompanie, Reiter-Regiment 12, Dresden;
October 1st, 1930: Stab, 2. Division, Stettin;
October 1st, 1932: 18.Reiter-Regiment;
May 1st, 1933: zur Verfügung des Chefs der Heeresleitung / Ausbildung , Offizierlehrgang;
October 1st, 193: Stab, 3. Kavallerie-Division, Weimar;
November 17th, 1933: zur Verfügung des Chefs der Heeresleitung;
May 1st, 1934: Stab, Kommandantur von Frankfurt / Oder;
October 1st, 1934: Generalstab, Reichswehr-Zentralwerbestelle Frankfurt / Oder;
October 15th, 1935: Generalstab, Wehrersatzinspektion Frankfurt/Oder;
October 6th, 1936: Chef, 2. (Panzerspäh) Kompanie, Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6, Münster;
October 12th, 1937: Generalstab, 1. leichten Brigade, Wuppertal;
April 1st, 1938: Ia, 1. leichten Division, Wuppertal;
October 18th, 1939: Ia, 6. Panzer-Division;
October 25th, 1939: Stab, Wehrmachtbevollmächtigten, Reichsprotektor für Böhmen und Mähren;
December 10th, 1940: Ia, 101. Infanterie-Division;
February 5th, 1942: Führerreserve OKH;
March 15th, 1942: Generalstab, Deutschen Heeresmission in Rumänien;
September 15th, 1942: Chef, deutschen Verbindungsstabes zur rumänischen 3. Armee;
February 1st, 1943: Führerreserve OKH;
February 15th, 1943: Oberquartiermeister, Armeeabteilung Lanz;
September 30th, 1943: Führerreserve OKH;
October 24th, 1944: Regimentsführerlehrgang, Panzertruppenschule Bergen;
November 17th, 1944: Kommandeur, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 30;
January 31st, 1945: m.d.F.b. 18. Panzergrenadier-Division beauftragt
March 20th, 1945: Führerreserve OKH;
April 5th, 1945: 18. Divisionsführerlehrgang;
April 19th, 1945: m.d.F.b. 3. Panzer-Division.

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• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.