German General of Infantry (Three Star Rank). He rose through the ranks to become a general, enlisting as a volunteer in the infantry in 1914. By 1917 he had been commissioned as a Lieutenant of the Reserve, serving mostly on the Eastern Front, and served in a staff position in the 86th Division until war's end. He was awarded the Iron Cross First and Second Class for his service. He briefly joined the new Reichwehr, but was mustered out in 1920, whereupon he joined the police department in Stettin. He was promoted to Captain in 1925 and became a Major in the Brandenburg state force in 1934. In 1935, he transferred to the Army, where he was given command of a company in the 18th Infantry Regiment and was promoted to battalion commander and Lieutenant Colonel before the war broke out. He became commander of Infantry Regiment 230 in 1940. As Colonel of this division he was awarded the German Cross in Gold and the Knights Cross in 1942. He became commander of the re-formed 76th Infantry Division in 1943 (which had been destroyed at Stalingrad) and was awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knights Cross in July 1944 as a Lieutenant General. In 1945, as commanding general of LXIII Army Corps, he surrendered to US forces and was released as a POW in 1947.
German General of Infantry (Three Star Rank). He rose through the ranks to become a general, enlisting as a volunteer in the infantry in 1914. By 1917 he had been commissioned as a Lieutenant of the Reserve, serving mostly on the Eastern Front, and served in a staff position in the 86th Division until war's end. He was awarded the Iron Cross First and Second Class for his service. He briefly joined the new Reichwehr, but was mustered out in 1920, whereupon he joined the police department in Stettin. He was promoted to Captain in 1925 and became a Major in the Brandenburg state force in 1934. In 1935, he transferred to the Army, where he was given command of a company in the 18th Infantry Regiment and was promoted to battalion commander and Lieutenant Colonel before the war broke out. He became commander of Infantry Regiment 230 in 1940. As Colonel of this division he was awarded the German Cross in Gold and the Knights Cross in 1942. He became commander of the re-formed 76th Infantry Division in 1943 (which had been destroyed at Stalingrad) and was awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knights Cross in July 1944 as a Lieutenant General. In 1945, as commanding general of LXIII Army Corps, he surrendered to US forces and was released as a POW in 1947.
Bio by: Kenneth Gilbert
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