Date of birth:

November 22nd, 1887 (Schmentau/Prussia, Germany)

Date of death:

March 11th, 1970 (Berlin/Brandenburg, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
February 20th, 1909: Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier;
July 16th, 1909: Fähnrich;
March 22nd, 1910: Leutnant (Patent March 22nd, 1908);
February 25th, 1915: Oberleutnant;
June 18th, 1917: Rittmeister;
November 1st, 1930: Major;
May 1st, 1934: Oberstleutnant;
April 1st, 1936: Oberst;
February 1st, 1940: Generalmajor;
February 1st, 1942: Generalleutnant;
February 1st, 1944: General der Kavallerie.

Career:
September 22nd, 1908: Ulanen-Regiment von Schmidt (Pommersches Nr. 1) Nr. 4, Thorn;
August 1st, 1914: 1. Kavallerie-Division;
April 8th, 1915: 1. Pommersches Ulanen-Regiment Nr. 4;
July 8th, 1915: Nachrichtenabteilung, 1. Kavallerie-Division;
May 26th, 1916: Adjutant 1. Pommersches Ulanen-Regiment Nr. 4;
May 4th, 1917: 41. Adjutant Kavallerie-Brigade;
August 1st, 1917: III. Bataillon / Infanterie-Ersatz-Regiment 27;
August 1st, 1918: Adjutant 41. Kavallerie-Brigade;
July 25th, 1919: Reichswehr-Kavallerie-Regiment 29;
February 1st, 1920: 2. (Preuß.) Reiter-Regiment;
February 15th, 1920: Chef 1. Schwadron 2. (Preuß.) Reiter-Regiment;
July 5th, 1920: Adjutant 2. (Preuß.) Reiter-Regiment;
October 15th, 1921: Chef 3. Schwadron, 2. (Preuß.) Reiter-Regiment;
April 1st, 1923: Chef 2 Schwadron 2. (Preuß.) Reiter-Regiment, Lyck;
October 12th, 1925: Schule Döberitz;
October 20th, 1928: Stab 2. (Preuß.) Reiter-Regiment;
April 1st, 1929: Stab 1. Kavallerie-Division, Frankfurt an der Oder;
October 1st, 1934: Kommandeur Reiter-Regiment Rathenow;
October 15th, 1935: Kommandeur Reiter-Regiment 3;
October 6th, 1936: Kommandeur Kavallerie-Regiment 3;
November 10th, 1938: Kommandeur 1. Kavallerie-Brigade;
October 25th, 1939: Kommandeur 1. Kavallerie-Division;
November 28th, 1941: Kommandeur 24. Panzer-Division;
April 15th, 1942: Führerreserve OKH;
July 8th, 1942: Stab Militärverwaltungsbezirk B;
July 15th, 1942: Chef Militärverwaltungsbezirk B, Angers;
January 11th, 1943: Kommandeur Bezirk Südwestfrankreich;
August 10th, 1944: Kommandeur III, Marne;
September 12th, 1944: Kommandierender General, Generalkommando Feldt;
December 28th, 1944: Führerreserve;
February 5th, 1945: General z.b.V., Stab Wehrmachtsbefehlshaber Dänemark;
May 8th, 1945 - December 23rd, 1947: POW.

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• Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer collection
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002