Date of birth:

November 29th, 1892 (Freudenstadt/Württemberg, Germany)

Date of death:

March 20th, 1981 (Freudenstadt/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
November 16th, 1910: Fähnrich (Patent March 20th, 1910);
August 18th, 1911: Leutnant;
August 18th, 1915: Oberleutnant;
September 20th, 1918: Rittmeister (13);
February 1st, 1932: Major;
October 1st, 1934: Oberstleutnant;
April 1st, 1937: Oberst;
June 1st, 1941: Generalmajor;
April 1st, 1943: Generalleutnant.

Career:
March 20th, 1910: Infanterie-Regiment 123;
?: Chef 2. Eskadron / 6. (Preußisches) Reiter-Regiment;
1920: Stab Wehrkreiskommando V;
1923: Kompaniechef Infanterie-Regiment 15;
?: Lehrer Infanterie-Schule, Dresden;
1934: Stab 4. Division, Dresden;
October 1st, 1936 - October 1st, 1937: Kommandeur 38. Panzer-Abwehr-Abteilung;
October 12th, 1937 - November 10th, 1938: Kommandeur Panzer-Abwehr Truppen XII, Wiesbaden;
November 10th, 1938 - September 9th, 1940: Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 27, Rostock;
?: Kommandeur Wuppertal;
September 17th, 1941: Führer 290. Infanterie-Division (m.d.F.b.);
November 10th, 1941: Führerreserve;
April 16th, 1942: Kommandant Frankfurt;
February 21st, 1943: Führer 306. Infanterie-Division (m.d.F.b.);
Aeptember 3rd, 1943: Kommandeur 112. Infanterie-Division;
November 2nd, 1943 - Fwebruary 1st, 1944: Kommandeur Korps-Abteilung B;
February 1st, 1944: Kommandierender General XXXXII. Armeekorps;
1944: Führerreserve;
May 31st, 1944: Kommandeur 34. Infanterie-Division.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Had already received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on 19th September 1914.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Had already received the Iron Cross 1st Class on 22nd August 1915.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Generalleutnant (Major-general)

Unit:

Führer, XXXXII. Armeekorps, Heer

Awarded on:

February 7th, 1944

Awarded for holding the north and northwestern front of the Cherkassy pocket in early 1944 as the commander of the XXXXII. Armee-Korps.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Generalleutnant (Major-general)

Unit:

Kommandierender General, XXXXII. Armeekorps, Heer

Awarded on:

February 18th, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

February 20th, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

August 30th, 1915

• Photo 1: Norbert Beyerlein
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  - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
  - Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001