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Siry, Maximilian

Date of birth:
April 19th, 1891 (Parsberg/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
December 6th, 1967 (Fulda/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
October 28th, 1912: Leutnant;
?: Oberleutnant;
?: Hauptmann;
?: Major;
December 1st, 1934: Oberstleutnant;
August 1st, 1937: Oberst
August 1st, 1941: Generalmajor;
January 1st, 1943: Generalleutnant.

Career:
?: bayrische 2. Feldartillerie-Regiment;
October 12th, 1937: Artillerie-Regiment 51;
September 1st, 1939: Kommandeur, Artillerie-Regiment 51;
April 1st, 1940: Artillerie-Kommandeur 125 (Arko 125)
December 13th, 1941: Kommandeur 246. Infanterie-Division;
May 15th, 1943: Höheren Küsten-Artillerie-Kommandeur Nord;
January 1945: Führerreserve OKH;
March 1945: Führer, 347. Infanterie-Division.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalmajor (Brigadier)
Unit:
Artillerie-Kommandeur 125 (Arko 125), Heer
Awarded on:
February 14th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalmajor (Brigadier)
Unit:
Kommandeur, 246. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
June 13th, 1942
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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