Gersdorff, Freiherr von, Rudolf-Christoph
- Date of birth:
- March 27th, 1905 (Lüben/Silesia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 26th, 1980 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Promotions:
July 1st, 1924: Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter;
November 1st, 1924: Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier;
October 1st, 1925: Fähnrich;
August 1st, 1926: Oberfähnrich;
December 1st, 1926: Leutnant;
February 1st, 1929: Oberleutnant;
November 1st, 1934: Rittmeister;
April 20th, 1940: Hauptmann;
June 1st, 1940: Major;
March 1st, 1942: Oberstleutnant;
January 1st, 1943: Oberst (107);
January 30th, 1945: Generalmajor.
Career:
August 26th, 1939: 03 14. Armee;
October 30th, 1939: Ic XII. A.K.;
May 6th, 1940: Ia 86. Inf.Div.;
April 20th, 1941: Ic Heeresgruppe B;
June 22nd, 1941: Ic Heeresgruppe Mitte;
September 18th, 1943: Führer-Reserve OKH;
February 1st, 1944: Chef d.Gen.Stabes LXXXII. A.K.;
July 29th, 1944: Chef d.Gen.Stabes 7. Armee.
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst im Generalstab (Colonel to the General Staff)
- Unit:
- Chef des Generalstabes, 7. Armee, Heer
- Awarded on:
- August 26th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst im Generalstab (Colonel to the General Staff)
- Unit:
- Ic, Heeresgruppe Mitte, Heer
- Awarded on:
- October 25th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 26th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 8th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 28th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 28th, 1944
Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der BRD
Sources
- - Ritterkreuz Archiv, IV, 2016
- File from the Bundesarchiv
- geocities.ws
- Generale des Heeres 1939-1945
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