Keiser, Paul Karl Gustav (Gren.Rgt. 326)
- Date of birth:
- February 8th, 1894 (Hagen, Westfalen, Germany)
- Date of death:
- June 26th, 1981 (Stuttgart, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Career:
10.08.1914: joined the 1st Westphalian Field Artillery Regiment No. 7 as a war volunteer
16.01.1915: transferred to Minden Field Artillery Regiment No. 58
22.02.1915: transferred to Reserve Infantry Ammunition Column No. 18 of the VII Reserve Corps
08.05.1915: transferred to Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 53
28.05.1915: promoted to Gefreiter
21.06.1915: promoted to Unteroffizier
22.12.1915: promoted to Vize-Feldwebel and Offizier-Aspirant
23.05.1916: promoted to Leutnant der Reserve
11.09.1916: transferred to Infantry Regiment No. 397
06.11.1918: transferred to Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 61
31.12.1918: released as Oberleutnant der Reserve
15.07.1934: appointed as Hauptmann in the 15th Infantry Regiment (RDA of February 1, 1934)
20.01.1935: Ord.No. 42 for the RDA dated 02/01/1934
11.04.1935: other RDA dated October 1, 1933 (90a) received
15.10.1935: Chef - 10./ Infanterie Regiment 57
01.02.1938: promoted to Major (16)
16.03.1938: transferred to the command post of the Truppenübungsplatzes Heuberg
03.12.1939: Führer - II./ 305 Infanterie Regiment
01.04.1941: promoted to Oberstleutnant (15)
18.01.1942: Kdr - reinforced infantry regiment 318
29.06.1942: Kdr - Infanterie Regiment 326
15.10.1942: renamed Grenadier Regiment 326
01.09.1942: promoted to Oberst (41)
11.09.1944: OKH Führerreserve
21.11.1944-19.12.1944: assigned to the 16th division leader course
01.01.1945: assigned to Army Group South for training as a Division Kdr
20.02.1945: Kdr - Division Kampfgruppe Keiser
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 53
- Awarded on:
- September 6th, 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 397
- Awarded on:
- June 19th, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 397
- Awarded on:
- July 28th, 1918
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
- Unit:
- 15. Infanterie-Regiment
- Awarded on:
- February 28th, 1935
- Rank:
- Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Chef, 10. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 57
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major der Reserve (Major of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Führer, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 305, 198. Infanterie Division
- Awarded on:
- June 28th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Führer, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 305, 198. Infanterie Division
- Awarded on:
- July 25th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Führer, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 305, 198. Infanterie Division
- Awarded on:
- September 29th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 318, 213. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- April 29th, 1942
Ordinul Coroana Romaniei Ofiter
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 326, 198. Infanterie Division
- Awarded on:
- July 28th, 1942
Monitorul Oficial al Romaniei.Partea 1,_nr.173 of the 28.7.42.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 326, 198. Infanterie Division
- Awarded on:
- August 12th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 326, 198. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- May 27th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 326, 198. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- November 6th, 1943
Sources
- Photo 1: Stephane Kayser
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- SCHEIBERT, H., Die Träger Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und der Waffen-SS, Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, 1986.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- das-ritterkreuz.de
- Oberst Paul Keiser - Ritterkreuz, DKiG, Ehrenblatt - Axis History Forum
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