Date of birth:

June 23rd, 1886 (Marienwerder/West Prussia, Germany)

Date of death:

November 26th, 1966 (Bielefeld/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
February 27th, 1904: Fähnrich;
January 27th, 1905: Leutnant (Pat. 23-6-1903);
June 19th, 1912: Oberleutnant K5k;
November 28th, 1914: Hauptmann H4h (11);
February 1st, 1926: Major (34);
February 1st, 1931: Oberstleutnant (2);
April 1st, 1933: Oberst (18);
April 1st, 1936: Generalmajor (9);
March 1st, 1938: Generalleutnant (7);
June 1st, 1940: General der Infanterie (4).

Career:
August 26th, 1939: Kdr. 44. Inf.Div.;
October 20th, 1939: Kom.Gen. XXIII. A.K.;
July 25th, 1942: Führer-Reserve OKH;
March 1st, 1943: Stellv.Kom.Gen.u.Befh. im W.Kr. XI;
August 21st, 1943: Führer-Reserve OKH kdt.z.Stab Stellv. XVII. A.K.;
September 1st, 1943: Stellv.Kom.Gen.u.Befh. im W.Kr. XVII.

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• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - NARA Roll T-78 R893