Schwalbe, Felix
- Date of birth:
- March 25th, 1892 (Kleinprießligk/Saxony, Germany)
- Date of death:
- June 12th, 1974 (Bielefeld/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Awards:
May 31st, 1916: Ritterkreuz des Königl. Sächsischen Militär St.-Heinrichs-Ordens.
December 9th, 1917: Ritterkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern des Königl. Sächsischen Verdienstordens.
x?: Sportabzeichen in Silver;
x?: Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft;
Promotions:
April 1st, 1912: Einjährig Freiwilliger;
x?, 1913: Vizefeldwebel;
December 22nd, 1914: Leutnant d.R. (S7r);
March 26th, 1917: Leutnant mit Patent vom 22-12-1912;
October 26th, 1918: Oberleutnant mit Patent vom 31-1-1918 (B2b);
July 1st, 1922: neues RDA vom 20.06.1918 (11);
February 1st, 1927: Hauptmann (1);
September 1st, 1934: Major (23);
March 1st, 1937: Oberstleutnant (47);
March 1st, 1940: Oberst (13) neues RDA vom 1-3-1939 (1a);
October 1st, 1942: Generalmajor (7);
October 1st, 1943: Generalleutnant (9b);
March 1st, 1945: General der Infanterie.
Career:
June 1st, 1935: Kdr. I./Inf.Rgt. 23;
February 1st, 1939: Stab Inf.Rgt. 49;
August 26th, 1939: Kdr. Inf.Rgt. 461;
July 28th, 1940: Leiter der Heereskontrollkommission III
February 1st, 1941: Kdr. Inf.Rgt. 109;
November 23rd, 1941: Führer-Reserve OKH (V);
February 11th, 1942: Führer-Reserve OKH (VIII);
September 27th, 1942: mdFb 344. Inf.Div.;
October 1st, 1942: Kdr. 344. Inf.Div.;
December 29th, 1943: zugleich mit der stellvertretenden Führung des LXXXVI. A.K. beauftragt (bis 16-1-1944);
September 26th, 1944: mdFb 719. Inf.Div.;
October 16th, 1944: Kdr. 719. Inf.Div.;
December 16th, 1944: Führerreserve OKH (IX):
December 21st, 1944: mdFb LXXXVIII. A.K.;
March 1st, 1945: Kom.Gen. LXXXVIII. A.K.
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Deutsches Kreuz in Silber
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor (Brigadier)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, 344. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- October 30th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, 344. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- December 7th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 26th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 23rd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 109, 35. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- July 30th, 1941
188th Award.
According to the Karteikarte awarded on 20-8-1941.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 461, 252. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- July 13th, 1940
“Oberst Eugen-Felix Schwalbe had a major share in the breakthrough of the Maginot Line on the 14.06.1940 as a result of his fearless and determined leadership.”
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 26th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 5th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Königlich Sächsischer Albrechtsordens
Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber (1918)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - DÖRR, M., Die Inhaber der Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres 1941-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993.
- 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.
- Axis History Forum via Awardholders / unit
- NARA Roll T-78 R893
- Die Tapfersten
- axishistory.com
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