Date of birth:

September 14th, 1893 (Wesel/Rhineprovince, Germany)

Date of death:

March 21st, 1954 (Telgte/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
6th October 1911: Fähnrich;
16thJune 1913: Leutnant;
1st April 1925: Oberleutnant (RDA 1st July 1923 - 41);
1st February 1930: Hauptmann (RDA 3);
?: Major;
1st august 1938: Oberstleutnant;
1st October 1940: Oberst;
1st June 1943: Generalmajor (RDA 1st April 1943);
1st March 1944: Generalleutnant;
20th April 1945: General der Artillerie.

Career:
6th May 1914: 2. Batterie / Feldartillerie-Regiment von Holtzendorff (1. Rheinisches) Nr. 8;
1st April 1924 : 11. (r.) Batterie / Artillerie-Regiment 5, Fritzlar;
1st May 1930: Stab Artillerie-Regiment 5;
1st May 1932: Ausbildungsbatterie / 5. Artillerie-Regiment;
?: Kommandeur II. / Artillerie-Regiment 58;
10th November 1938: Stab Artillerieschule;
1st September 1939: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht;
1st October 1939: Stab General der Artillerie / Oberfehlshaber des Heeres;
20th January 1941: Kommandeur Artillerie-Regiment 36 (motorisiert);
6thMarch 1942: Artillerie-Kommandeur 101 (Arko 101);
16th february 1943: Höherer Artillerie-Kommandeur 301 (Harko 301);
7th September 1943: Kommandeur 18. Artillerie-Division;
11th August 1944: Höherer Artillerie-Kommandeur 307 (Harko 307);
Augsut 1944 - September 1944: Armee-Artillerie-Kommandeur raum Warchau (Harko 307 / Armee-Oberkommando 9);
October 1944: Stab Oberbefehlshaber West / OKH;
20th November 1944: General der Artillerie zur besonderen Verwendung.

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• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
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