Date of birth:

February 17th, 1890 (Wesel/Rhine Province, Germany)

Date of death:

April 13th, 1958 (Wiesbaden/Hesse, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
August 22nd, 1910: Leutnant (H3h);
February 25th, 1915: Oberleutnant (D21d);
December 18th, 1917: Hauptmann (E2e);
February 1st, 1922: neues RDA vom 18-12-1917 (17) erhalten;
October 1st, 1929: Major mit RDA vom 1-2-1928 (35a);
December 1st, 1932: Oberstleutnant (5);
November 1st, 1934: Oberst (4);
March 1st, 1938: Generalmajor (18);
April 1st, 1940: Generalleutnant (4).
April 1st, 1942 General der Artillerie (2)

Career:
April 1st, 1938: Chef des Generalstabes des III. A.K.;
September 27th, 1939: Kdr. 78. Inf.Div.;
November 20th, 1941: Führer-Reserve OKH;
March 5th, 1942: kdt. zum Generalstab der 1. Armee;
March 10th, 1942: kdt. zum Generalstab der 7. Armee;
April 10th, 1942: Befehlshaber des Höheren Kommandos z.b.V. XXXI;
May 15th, 1942: Kom.Gen. LXXX. A.K.;
July 10th, 1943: zugleich mit der stellvertretenden Führung der 1. Armee beauftragt (bis 26-7-1943);
August 7th, 1944: Führer-Reserve OKH.

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• Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer collection
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
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