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Keußler, von, Friedrich August Berthold

Date of birth:
January 25th, 1907 (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Date of death:
July 9th, 1944 (3km west of Lida, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Berjosa
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
01.02.1930: Leutnant (53)
01.06.1933: Oberleutnant (26)
18.01.1937: Hauptmann RDA v. 01.01.1937 (72)
15.09.1941: Major RDA v. 01.10.1941 (31a)
17.12.1941: Major neues RDA v. 01.12.1940 (31a)
30.11.1942: Oberstleutnant RDA v. 01.11.1942 (76)
20.04.1943: Oberst RDA v. 01.05.1943 (6)

Career:
01.04.1926: 16./ Infanterie-Regiment 1
24.04.1930-04.06.1930: 24. Lehrgang für Leibesübungen
17.01.1933-13.04.1933: MG-Lehrgang Döberitz
01.10.1934: Infanterie-Regiment 13 then Infanterie-Regiment 14
15.10.1935-11.10.1939: Chef - 13./ Infanterie-Regiment 1
18.11.1936-02.12.1936: Lehrgang für Kompaniechefs der 13. IG-Kompanien
10.01.1938-22.01.1938: Lehrgang für Kompaniechefs
12.10.1939-27.09.1940: Infanterieschule Döberitz - Infanteriegeschütz-Sachbearbeiter
28.09.1940-11.09.1942: Kdr - Stab I./ Infanterie-Regiment 1 - 1. Inf.Div.
12.09.1942-31.10.1943: Führer - Stab/ Grenadier-Regiment 43
01.11.1942-26.01.1944: Kdr - Stab/ Grenadier-Regiment 1 - 1. Gren.Div.
27.01.1944-05.07.1944: Führer-Reserve OKH
06.07.1944-09.07.1944: Kdr - Stab/ Grenadier-Regiment 1065
09.07.1944: KIA 3km west of Lida, a city located 168 km west of Minsk in western Belarus in Grodno Region

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Führer, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 1, 1. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
January 6th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 1, 1. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
February 23rd, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Kdr, Stab, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 1, 1. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
June 28th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Führer, 13. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 1, 1. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
October 11th, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 28th, 1941
in silver
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 30th, 1941
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 2nd, 1942
Medaille

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