Schwantes, Günther
- Date of birth:
- October 15th, 1881 (Kolberg, German Empire)
- Date of death:
- August 11th, 1942 (Gläsen/Landkreis Leobschütz, Germany)
- Service number:
- SS Nr. 184914
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Promotions:
1901: Leutnant
1918: Hauptmann
1921: Hauptmann
1921: Major
1928: Oberstleutnant
1931: Oberst
1933: Generalmajor
1935: SS-Obersturmbannführer
1938: Generalleutnant
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Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
IV. Klasse des Militärverdienstordens
Ritter zum Friedrichs-Orden
Sources
- - http://www.bundesarchiv.de/aktenreichskanzlei/1919-1933/0000/adr/adrsz/kap1_1/para2_269.html
- Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres. Hrsg.: Reichswehrministerium. Mittler & Sohn Verlag. Berlin 1929. S. 116. - Generalleutnant Gunther Schwantes - Lexikon der Wehrmacht
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