Date of birth:

June 26th, 1884 (Zwiesel/Bavaria, Germany)

Date of death:

December 12th, 1951 (Ursberg/Bavaria, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
April 20th, 1940: Generalleutnant.

Career:
1905: entered the Heer;
22.09.1905: promoted to Offizieranwärter - 21. bay. Infanterie Regiment
01.03.1907: promoted to Leutnant
1914: Adjutant - I. Bataillon - Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 4
01.09.1914: promoted to Oberleutnant - Regimentsadjutant
08.11.1916: promoted to Hauptmann
31.12.1917: Adjutant - 22. Infanterie-Brigade
1919: Kompanieführer - Freikorps Bamberg
1922: Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 46
1923-1926: Kompaniechef - Infanterie-Regiment 21
10.1927-11.1933: Heeres-Organisationsabteilung T2 - Reichswehrministerium
01.04.1928: promoted to Major
01.02.1933: promoted to Oberstleutnant
02.1933-09.1934: Kdr, III. Bataillon - 21. (Bayerisches) Infanterie-Regiment
10.1934 - 1937: Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 42 - Bayreuth
01.02.1935: promoted to Oberst
01.04.1938: promoted to Generalmajor
26.08.1939 - October 1941: Kommandeur 57. Infanterie-Division
09.-10.1939: campaign in Poland
05.06.1940: campaign in France (Carentan; Le Havre; Normandie, Abbeville)
07.-10.1941: campaign in Russia (Poltawa, Worsla-Bridge, road Poltawa-Charkow)
October 1941 - April 1942: Führerreserve
April 1942 - October 1942: Kommandeur 57. Infanterie-Division
10.11.-1942: Führerreserve
November 1942 - April 1945: Kommandeur Division 407
01.04.1945:
26.04.1945 - 1947: POW.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

February 15th, 1935

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

September 24th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 6th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

September 22nd, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Generalleutnant (Major-general)

Unit:

Kommandeur, 57. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

November 23rd, 1941

Awarded for his Division’s major victory around Poltava during Operation Barbarossa. He and his Division eliminated the city’s tank-supported garrison and took over its control. After this, during the late evening hours, he and his men captured the bridge over the Worsla river along the Poltava-Kharkov road in an intact state, building a small bridgehead as they did so. All of this amounted to a great operational success that gave the higher commands the opportunity to send strong forces in the direction of Kharkov via Poltava.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

March 14th, 1916

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

September 28th, 1914

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

with swords and crown

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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