Date of birth:

November 27th, 1914 (Dessau/Anhalt, Germany)

Date of death:

June 18th, 2001 (Wedemark/Lower Saxony, Germany)

Service number:

SS-Nr.: // NSDAP-Nr.:

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Gerold Wilhelm Overhoff
Promotions:
1936: Reserveoffiziersanwärter;
1936: Fahnenjunker;
September 1st, 1938: Leutnant (RDA: -25-);
August 1st, 1940: Oberleutnant;
February 1st, 1943: Hauptmann (RDA: July 1st, 1942);
October 10th, 1943: SS-Mann
June 1st, 1944: Major.

Career:
April 1st, 1935 - September 30th, 1935: Reichsarbeitsdienst;
October 28th, 1935: 9. (Schützen) Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 11;
1937 - 1938: Kriegsschule, Hannover;
1938: Infanterieschule Döberitz;
September 1st, 1938: Zugführer/Rekrutenoffizier, 10. (Schützen) Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 11;
August 28th, 1939: Adjutant, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 11;
September 1st, 1940: Chef, 1. (Schützen) Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 11;
1941- 1942: Ersatz-Bataillon 11;
August 1942: Stellungsoffizier, Infanterie-Regiment 11;
August 1942: Führer, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 11;
September 1942: Chef, 8. (Schwere) Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 11;
October 30th, 1942: Führer, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 11;
January 1944: Generalstabsausbildung;
March 1944 - May 1944: Adjutantenlehrgang;
July 15th, 1944: Adjutant, 544. Volksgrenadier-Division.

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• Photo 1: Mathijs Taildeman
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - Die träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eiserne Kreuz 1939 - 1945
  - Geschichte des 11. (sachs.) Infanterie-Regiments, späteren Infanterie-Regiments 11 und Grenadier-Regiments 11 van 1918-1945
  - Life overvieuw