General der Panzertruppe Karl Decker Born: 30 Nov 1897 in Boratin, District Neustettin, Pomerania (Pommern) Died: 21 Apr 1945 in Gro�-Brunsrode, Braunschweig (Suicide) Promotions:
F�hnrich (08 May 1915); Leutnant (12 Jul 1915); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Rittmeister (01 May 1931); Major (01 Mar 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1943); Generalleutnant (01 Jun 1944); General der Panzertruppe (27 Dec 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (03 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 54th Infantry-Regiment (03 Aug 1914-18 Nov 1914)
Transferred into the Reserve-Hospital Stolp (18 Nov 1914-10 Jan 1915)
Transferred to the I. Replacement-Battalion of the 54th Infantry-Regiment (10 Jan 1915-26 Jan 1915)
With the Regiment in the Field (26 Jan 1915-08 Mar 1919)
Detached to the Field War School of the 8th Army, Libau (08 Aug 1916-26 Sep 1916)
Detached to Weapon-Officers-Course in D�beritz (28 Jan 1917-07 Mar 1917)
Transferred into the 29th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (08 Mar 1919-16 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 5th Infantry-Regiment (16 Oct 1920-01 Aug 1921)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1921-01 Apr 1923)
Transferred into the 6th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1923-01 Oct 1930)
Detached to Weapon-School-Course in Dresden (03 Oct 1927-15 Feb 1928)
Squadron-Chief in the 6th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1934)
Squadron-Chief in Mounted-Regiment Schwedt (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
With the Staff of the 15th Mounted-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
With the Staff of the 15th Cavalry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-12 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 38th Antitank-Battalion (12 Oct 1936-10 Apr 1940)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 3rd Panzer-Regiment (10 Apr 1940-15 May 1941)
Commander of the 3rd Panzer-Regiment (15 May 1941-18 Jan 1943)
Commander of the 35th Panzer-Regiment (18 Jan 1943-10 Feb 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (10 Feb 1943-01 Apr 1943)
Transferred into Special-Staff Panzer with the Inspection Of Panzer Troops (01 Apr 1943-20 Jun 1943)
Commander of the 21st Panzer-Brigade (20 Jun 1943-07 Sep 1943)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of the 5th Panzer-Division (07 Sep 1943-30 Oct 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 5th Panzer-Division (30 Oct 1943-01 Dec 1943)
Commander of the 5th Panzer-Division (01 Dec 1943-16 Oct 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of XXXIX. Panzer-Corps (16 Oct 1944-27 Dec 1944)
Commanding General of XXXIX. Panzer-Corps (27 Dec 1944-21 Apr 1945)
Committed Suicide (21 Apr 1945)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (306): am 13.06.1941 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur der I. Abteilung / Panzer-Regiment 3
- Eichenlaub (466): am 04.05.1944 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 5. Panzer-Division
- Schwerter (149): am 26.04.1945 als General der Panzertruppe und Kommandierender General des XXXIX. Panzer-Korps
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 01.08.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Panzer-Regiments 3
- 1914 EK I: 01.11.1916
- 1914 EK II: 22.06.1915
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz: 20.12.1917
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse: 03.08.1939
- Spange zum EK I: 20.11.1939
- Spange zum EK II: 27.09.1939
- Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber: 01.06.1940
- Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz: 26.06.1940
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�: 15.07.1942
- Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze II. Stufe (Zahl 25): 02.11.1943
- Wehrmachtbericht: 11.12.1943; 02.03.1944; 05.08.1944; 12.10.1944
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