Date of birth:

July 18th, 1896 (Potsdam/Brandenburg, Germany)

Date of death:

April 4th, 1958 (Wiesbaden/Hesse, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Franz-Eccerd von Bentivegni reached the rank of Generalleutnant. He served as Abteilungschef Oberbefehlshaber der Wehrmacht, Kommandeur 170. Infanterie-Division and Kommandeur 81. infanterie-Division. Between March 1945 and October 9th, 1955 he was POW to the Soviets.

Promotions:
July 22nd, 1915: Fahnenjunker;
October 13th, 1915: Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter;
13 november 1915: Fahnenjunker-Unterofizier;
January 31st, 1916: Fähnrich;
May 11th, 1916: Leutnant;
July 31st, 1925: Oberleutnant;
December 1st, 1932: Hauptmann;
April 1st, 1936: Major;
April 1st, 1939: Oberstleutnant;
June 1st, 1941: Oberst;
August 1st, 1944: Generalmajor;
January 30th, 1945: Generalleutnant.

Career:
July 22nd, 1915: 2. Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment;
July 5th, 1916 - August 31st, 1916: Feldartillerie-Schule Jüterbog;
August 1916: 2. Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment;
April 6th, 1918 - April 30th, 1918: Lazerett Namen;
May 16th, 1919: Adjutant III. / 2. Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment;
?: Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 26;
?: MG-Kursus Infanterie-Schule Wünsdorf;
September 24th, 1920: Ordonnanz- und Gerichtsoffizier Stab / Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiments 15;
April 1st, 1925: Adjutant Stab III. / 3. (Preußisches) Artillerie-Regiment;
1927: 8. Batterie, 3. (Preußisches) Artillerie-Regiment;
October 1st, 1928: Führergehilfen-Ausbildung Stab / 2. Division, Stettin;
October 1st, 1930: Kommandantur Berlin;
1931: Reichswehrministerium;
November 15th, 1932: Kommandantur Berlin;
September 1st, 1933: Stab 2. Division;
1 juli 1935: Artillerie-Regiment Frankfurt/Oder;
October 15th, 1935: Batteriechef Artillerie-Regiment 23;
July 1st, 1936: Generalstab IX. Armeekorps;
April 1st, 1938: Erster Generalstabsoffizier 26. Infanterie-Division;
March 1st, 1939: Abteilungschef Oberkommando der Wehrmacht;
? - August 1943: Amtschef Abteilung Abwehr III;
September 15th, 1943 - May 14th, 1944: Führerreserve / stellv. Amtschef Abteilung Abwehr III;
?: Divisionsführer-Lehrgang;
?: Kommandeur 170. Infanterie-Division;
?: Kommandeur 81. Infanterie-Division.

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