Date of birth:

August 12th, 1899 (Hannover, Germany)

Date of death:

April 17th, 1956 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
December 8th, 1916: Fahnenjunker;
July 30th, 1917: Fähnrich;
November 20th, 1917: Leutnant;
July 31th, 1925: Oberleutnant - RDA 01. 04.1925;
May 1st, 1933: Hauptmann;
October 1st, 1936: Major;
April 1st, 1939: Oberstleutnant im Generalstab;
February 1st, 1942: Oberst im Generalstab;
February 1st, 1943: Generalmajor;
February 1st, 1944: Generalleutnant;
March 16th, 1945: General der Infanterie.

Career:
February 8th, 1916: Armee;
October 12th, 1937 - February 4th, 1940: Ia 13. Division;
February 5th, 1940 - February 14th, 1941: Ia XXXXI. Armeekorps;
15.02.1941-15.07.1942: Chef des Generalstabes, LVII. Panzerkorps;
July 15th, 1942 - June 15th, 1944: Chef des Generalstabs 4. Panzerarmee;
August 23rd, 1944 - February 20th, 1945: Kommandeur 122. 'Greif' Infanterie-Division;
February 21st, 1945 - April 22nd, 1945: Kommandierender General I. Armeekorps;
May 9th, 1945 - May 24th, 1945: Chef des Deutschen Verbindungsstabs zum Hauptquartier der alliierten Truppen, Reims;
May 24th, 1945 - March 13th, 1948: POW.

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