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Runge, Siegfried

Date of birth:
June 8th, 1884 (Breslau/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:
March 24th, 1945 (Königstädten/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
x?, 1903: Fahnenjunker;
December 19th, 1903: Fähnrich;
November 15th, 1904: Leutnant;
October 18th, 1913: Oberleutnant;
March 22nd, 1915: Hauptmann;
January 1st, 1921: Charakter als Major;
March 5th, 1935: Major (E) mit RDA vom 1-6-1932 (78);
March 1st, 1939: Oberstleutnant (E) (29);
August 27th, 1939: Charakter als Oberst (E);
February 1st, 1941: Oberst (E);
June 1st, 1941: Oberst (ohne RDA);
January 18th, 1942: RDA vom 1-2-1942 (58) erhalten;
September 30th, 1942: neues RDA vom 1-2-1941 (2a) erhalten;
x?, 1944: neues RDA vom 1-11-1940 (20b) erhalten;
October 1st, 1944: Generalmajor (15).

Career:
August 26th, 1939: Kdr. Grenz-Wacht-Rgt. 46;
August 15th, 1940: Kdr. Inf.Ers.Rgt. 254
Nevember 10th, 1940: Kdr. Inf.Rgt. 466
June 2nd, 1941: Führer-Reserve OKH;
August 9th, 1941: Kdr. Inf.Rgt. 279;
June 1st, 1942: Führer-Reserve OKH;
September 20th, 1942: Kdr. Inf.Ers.Rgt. 26;
April 16th, 1943: Kommandant von Mainz und Wiesbaden.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

mit Schwertern.
Ritter des Königlicher Preussischer Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann
Unit:
Btl.Kdr., 2. Marine-Infanterie-Regiment
Awarded on:
August 30th, 1918
Pour le Mérite
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 25th, 1941
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 279, 95. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
December 20th, 1941
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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