• Aquatint (1942)

Date of birth:

October 19th, 1889 (Karbach, German Empire)

Date of death:

May 6th, 1961 (Munich/Bayern, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Matterstock began his military career in 1909 with the Bavarian Army and rose to captain during World War I, earning several honors before being captured by the British in 1916. After the war, he briefly joined the Bavarian police before reentering military service in 1934. He held various command roles, including leading Infantry Regiment 330 and the 716th Infantry Division, which was stationed in occupied France. Later, he commanded the 147th Reserve Division in Ukraine and, in 1945, the short-lived Infantry Division Matterstock. After the war, he wrote his memoirs.

19 July 1909: Fahnenjunker
7 March 1910: Fähnrich
15 December 1911: Leutnant (with patent dated 26 October 1911)
9 July 1915: Oberleutnant
22 August 1919: Hauptmann (with patent dated 18 October 1918)
1 January 1934: Polizeimajor
1 October 1934: Major (with patent dated 1 March 1931)
1 June 1935: Oberstleutnant (with patent dated 1 July 1934)
1 January 1937: Oberst
1 June 1941: Generalmajor
1 November 1942: Generalleutnant

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