General der Infanterie Anton Dostler Born: 10 May 1891 in Munich (M�nchen) Died: 01 Dec 1945 in Caserta, Italy (Executed) Promotions:
F�hnrich (03 Mar 1911); Leutnant (28 Oct 1912); Oberleutnant (14 Jan 1916); Hauptmann (28 Sep 1921); Major (01 Apr 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1935); Oberst (01 Aug 1937); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1943); General der Infanterie (01 Aug 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (23 Jul 1910)
Fahnenjunker in the 6th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (23 Jul 1910-02 Aug 1914)
Food-Supply-Officer with III. Battalion of the 6th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-08 Nov 1914)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 6th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (08 Nov 1914-09 Oct 1915)
Food-Supply-Officer of the III. Battalion of the 6th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (09 Oct 1915-04 Dec 1915)
Company-Leader in the Recruitment-Depot of the III. Bavarian Army-Corps (04 Dec 1915-01 May 1916)
Company-Leader in the 6th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1916-09 Dec 1916)
Adjutant with the Company-Leader-Course in Nuremberg (09 Dec 1916-05 Jan 1917)
Company-Leader in the 32nd Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (05 Jan 1917-09 Jan 1917)
Transferred to the I. Replacement-Battalion of the 6th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (09 Jan 1917-07 Feb 1917)
1st Ordinance-Officer of the XV. Bavarian Reserve-Corps (07 Feb 1917-27 Jan 1919)
Company-Leader in the 6th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (27 Jan 1919-07 Mar 1919)
Temporary-Regiments-Adjutant of the 6th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (07 Mar 1919-12 Mar 1919)
Court-Officer in the 6th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (12 Mar 1919-01 Apr 1919)
Leader of the 5th Volkswehr-Company, Amberg (01 Apr 1919-07 Apr 1919)
Temporary-Leader of the Supply-Battalion of the 6th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (07 Apr 1919-30 Jul 1919)
Relieved of Command as Court-Officer of the 6th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (30 Jul 1919-11 Aug 1919)
Company-Leader in the 47th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (11 Aug 1919-17 Oct 1919)
Platoon and Temporary-Company-Leader in the 47th Infantry-Regiment (17 Oct 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Platoon-Leader in the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the 17th Mounted-Regiment and Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1923)
Platoon-Leader in the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1924)
In the RWM/Abwehr-Group, at the same time Studying at the University of Berlin (01 Oct 1924-01 Jan 1926)
Transferred into the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1926-01 May 1926)
Company-Chief in the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1926-01 Oct 1926)
Transferred into the Staff of Group-Command 2 and Detached to the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Oct 1926-01 Apr 1928)
Company-Chief in the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-01 Apr 1932)
With the Staff of Artillery-Leader V (01 Apr 1932-15 Oct 1935)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 15th Division (15 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1937)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Group-Command 4 (01 Apr 1937-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 42nd Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-24 Aug 1939)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 7th Army (24 Aug 1939-05 Feb 1940)
Chief Of The General Staff of XXV. Army-Corps (05 Feb 1940-26 Sep 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 57th Infantry-Division (26 Sep 1941-12 Jan 1942)
Commander of the 57th Infantry-Division (12 Jan 1942-10 Apr 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (10 Apr 1942-10 Jul 1942)
Commander of the 163rd Infantry-Division (10 Jul 1942-29 Dec 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (29 Dec 1942-22 Jun 1943)
Commanding General of XXXXII. Army-Corps (22 Jun 1943-05 Oct 1943)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of VII. Army-Corps (05 Oct 1943-30 Nov 1943)
Assigned to the Replacement-General-Command of XIII. Army-Corps (30 Nov 1943-05 Jan 1944)
Commanding General of LXXV. Army-Corps (05 Jan 1944-01 Dec 1944)
Commanding General of LXXIII. Army-Corps (01 Dec 1944-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity (08 May 1945-01 Dec 1945)
Charged with ordering the summary Execution of two officers and 13 enlisted men of the US Army captured by his troops, was Tried by a US Military Court in Caserta, Italy. Found guilty and sentenced to death on 12 Oct 1945. Executed by Firing Squad (01 Dec 1945)
Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubil�ums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange �Prager Burg�
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
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