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Annuss, Gottfried Julius Karl

Date of birth:
March 9th, 1912 (Sebnitz/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
October 27th, 1985 (Überlingen/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
July 1st, 1931: Gefreiter;
October 2nd, 1931: Unteroffizier;
August 13th, 1932: Fähnrich;
June 1st, 1933: Oberfähnrich;
August 1st, 1933: Leutnant (RDA - 59);
October 1st, 1935: Oberleutnant (RDA - 75);
April 1st, 1939: Hauptmann (RDA - 78);
July 1st, 1942: Major (RDA - 21, January 1st, 1942 - 449a);
July 1st, 1943: Oberstleutnant (RDA - 100);
August 24th, 1956: Oberst (Bundeswehr);
June 30th, 1965: Brigadegeneral (as from May 1st, 1965).

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Lieutenant-colonel to the General Staff)
Unit:
114. Jäger-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
October 27th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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