Date of birth:

August 13th, 1886 (Helmerkamp/Hannover, Germany)

Date of death:

February 19th, 1966 (Plön/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
September 21st, 1908: Fahnenjunker;
January 27th, 1910: Leutnant Pat. B;
September 18th, 1915: Oberleutnant V3v;
October 18th, 1918: Hauptmann S3s (19);
April 1st, 1932: Major (10);
December 1st, 1934: Oberstleutnant (2);
August 1st, 1937: Oberst (16);
September 1st, 1941: Generalmajor (6);
January 1st, 1943: Generalleutnant (16).

Career:
September 1st, 1939: Kdr. Inf.Rgt. 25;
August 11th, 1941: Kdr. 12. Schtz.Brig.;
December 9th, 1941: mdFb 8. Pz.Div.;
January 29th, 1942: Führer-Reserve OKH;
April 10th, 1942: Kdr. 61. Inf.Div.;
May 5th, 1943: Führer-Reserve OKH;
June 1st, 1943: Kdr. 416. Inf.Div.;
July 1st, 1943: Stab Kdtr.Befest.b.Königsberg;
July 15th, 1943: Kdt.Kdtr.Befest.b.Königsberg;
October 1st, 1944: Führer-Reserve OKH;
February 8th, 1945: kdt.z.W.K. II z.Einarb.a.Fest.Kdt.v.Stettin;
February 24th, 1945: kdt.Festg.Stettin;
April 15th, 1945: Führer-Reserve OKH.

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• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - NARA Roll T-78 R887