Date of birth:

December 10th, 1892 (Gispersleben/Saxony, Germany)

Date of death:

March 19th, 1963 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
January 20th, 1914: Leutnant;
August 18th, 1917: Oberleutnant (L21);
July 1st, 1922: neues RDA vom 18-8-1917 (18) erhalten;
April 1st, 1925: Hauptmann (23);
May 1st, 1934: Major (18);
October 1st, 1936: Oberstleutnant (17);
June 1st, 1939: Oberst (15);
January 1st, 1943: Generalmajor (9);
June 1st, 1944: Generalleutnant (3).

Career:
25th February 1942 - 1st June 1942: Kommandeur 137.Infanterie-Division;
25th December 1942: Kommandeur 147.Reserve-Division;
3rd September 1943 - 20th November 1943: Kommandeur 39.Infanterie-Division;
20th November 1943 - July 1944: Kommandeur 353.Infanterie-Division;
August 1944 - 15th February 1945: Kommandeur 353.Infanterie-Division.

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• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - Scheibert, Horst. Die Träger der Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und der Waffen-SS/ Die Träger der Ehrentaffelspange der Kriegsmarine/ Die Inhaber des Ehrenpokals für Besondere Leistung im Lukftkrieg. Friedberg, Ger.: Podzun-Pallas Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3-7909-0283-7
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  - axishistory.com
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