Date of birth:

October 20th, 1883 (Hienheim/Bavaria, Germany)

Date of death:

July 25th, 1959 (Starnberg/Bavaria, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
June 15th, 1905: Fähnrich;
January 27th, 1906: Leutnant;
July 18th, 1913: Oberleutnant;
February 27th,1915: Hauptmann;
July 1st, 1927: Major;
January 1st, 1932: Oberstleutnant;
April 1st, 1934: Oberst;
April 1st, 1937: Generalmajor;
April 1st, 1939: Generalleutnant.

Career:
October 1st, 1904: 9. Württembergisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 127;
1905: Kriegsschule;
1906: Kompanieoffizier, 9. Württembergisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 127;
September 1st, 1909: Königlich Preussisches Eisenbahn-Regiment Nr. 1;
October 1st, 1910: 9. Württembergisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 127;
March 1st, 1912: Militärgymnasium;
October 1st, 1913: Adjutant, 9. Württembergisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 127;
January 1st, 1916: Adjutant, Ersatztruppenteil, 9. Württembergisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 127;
October 1916: MG-Offizier, Stab, 9. Württembergisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 127;
1916: Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, 9. Württembergisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 127;
December 1918: Kompaniechef, I. Bataillon, Württembergisches Sicherheitsregiment 3;
May 1919: Kompaniechef, I. Bataillon, Reichswehr-Schützen-Regiment 26;
?:Kompaniechef, 13. (Württembergisches) Infanterie-Regiment;
October 1st, 1921: Sanitäts-Kraftfahrpersonal, 5. Sanitäts-Abteilung;
1922: 5. Kraftfahr-Abteilung;
October 1st, 1923: Chef, 2. (Württemb.) Kompanie, 5. Kraftfahr-Abteilung;
April 1st, 1926: Abteilungsstab, 5. Kraftfahr-Abteilung;
April 1st, 1927: I. Eskadron, 3. (Preuss.) Reiter-Regiment;
?: Ausbilder für Kraftfahrangelegenheiten, Kavallerieschule;
April 1st, 1928: Kommandantur, Truppenübungsplatz Sennelager;
October 1st, 1928: Stab, 11. (Preuß.) Reiter-Regiment;
October 1st, 1929: Stab, I. Abteilung, 2. (Preuss.) Artillerie-Regiment;
October 1st, 1930: Kommandeur, 2. (Preuss.) Kraftfahr-Abteilung;
1934: Offizier z.b.V., Inspektion der Kraftfahrtruppen (In 6), Reichswehrministerium;
October 1st, 1934: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment Meiningen;
October 1935: Kommandeur, Panzer-Brigade 2;
1939: Kommandeur, Panzer-Brigade 5;
October 8th, 1939: Kommandeur, 5. Panzer-Division;
May 28th, 1940: Führerreserve OKH;
June 1940: Kommandeur, Division Nr. 179;
January 1942: Kommandant, rückwärtigen Armeegebiet 585 (Korück 585);
May 19th, 1942: Lazerett / Führerreserve OKH;
February 1st, 1943: Kommandant, Oberfeldkommandantur Krakau (OFK Krakau);
July 1943: Kommandant, Oberfeldkommandantur 226 (OFK 226);
October 1944: Kommandeur, Division z.b.V. 602;
May 1945 - 1947: POW.

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