Kaether, Ernst (Infanterie-Regiment 14)
- Date of birth:
- September 25th, 1903 (Aachen/Rhine Province, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 11th, 1999 (Puchheim/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Promotions:
01.12.1927: Leutnant (15)
01.09.1930: Oberleutnant (2)
01.05.1935: Hauptmann (42)
01.10.1940: Major (15)
01.04.1942: Oberstleutnant (215)
01.12.1942: Oberst (70);
22.04.1945: Generalleutnant (temp.)
25.04.1945: Oberst z.b.V.
Career:
00.00.1927-00.00.1935: 14. Bad. Infanterie-Regiment
00.00.1939-00.12.1939: Bataillonskommandeur, II./ Infanterie-Regiment 215, Oberrhein
00.12.1939-00.01.1940: Ia, 198. Infanterie-Division, Protektorat
00.02.1940-00.05.1940: Bataillonskommandeur, II./ Infanterie-Regiment 195, Schwarzwald
00.06.1940-00.09.1940: OKW - AWA, Berlin
00.09.1940-00.11.1940: Bataillonskommandeur, III./ Infanterie-Regiment 109, Flandern
00.12.1940-00.06.1941: OKW - AWA, Berlin
18.07.1941-00.05.1942: Major, Bataillonsführer, II./ Infanterie-Regiment 215, 78. Infanterie-Division
00.06.1942-00.08.1943: Kdr. Sturm-Regiment 14, 78. Infanterie-Division;
June 1st, 1943: Führer-Reserve OKH;
June 20th, 1943: Kdt.z.Gen.d.Inf.;
October 1st, 1943-00.06.1944: Stb.Gen.d.Inf.b. Chef Gen.Stb.H.;
00.06.1944-00.04.1945: Abteilung-Chef then Chef des Stabes, NS-Führungsstab des Heeres, HQ OKH, Mauerwald, Potsdam-Zossen
April 22nd, 1945: Gen. zbV. im Vert.Ber. Berlin.
April 25th, 1945: Oberst z.b.V., HQ of the Verteidigungsbereich Berlin
May 02nd, 1945: Soviet POW
00.05.1945-00.07.1945: POW camp Landsberg / Warthe
00.07.1945-00.10.1945: POW camp Posen
00.10.1945-0004.1946: POW camp Kowno
00.04.1946-00.01.1947: POW camp Lesnaja
00.01.1947-00.09.1948: POW camp Minsk
00.09.1948-00.08.1950: POW camp Krasnogorsk
00.08.1950-00.02.1954: POW camp Stalingrad
00.02.1954-00.10.1955: POW camp Perwouralsk
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Führer,II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 215, 78. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- February 21st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant der Reserve (Lieutenant-colonel of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 14, 78. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- December 10th, 1942
According to Scherzer as Oberstleutnant.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 14, 78. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- December 14th, 1942
Sources
- Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- Scheibert, Horst. Die Träger der Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und der Waffen-SS/ Die Träger der Ehrentaffelspange der Kriegsmarine/ Die Inhaber des Ehrenpokals für Besondere Leistung im Lukftkrieg. Friedberg, Ger.: Podzun-Pallas Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3-7909-0283-7
- Axis History Forum via Awardholders / unit
- NARA Roll T-78 R888
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