General der Pioniere Otto-Wilhelm Förster Born: 16 Mar 1885 in Ilmenau, Thuringia (Thüringen) Died: 24 Jun 1966 in Walsrode Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Oct 1903); Leutnant (18 Aug 1904); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1912); Hauptmann (28 Nov 1914); Major (01 Apr 1925); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1929); Oberst (01 Feb 1932); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1934); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1937); General der Pioniere (20 Apr 1938) Career:
Entered Army Service (12 Mar 1903)
Fahnenjunker in the Guards-Pioneer-Battalion (12 Mar 1903-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1905-01 Oct 1910)
Detached to the 4th Queen Augusta-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (01 Oct 1910-01 Oct 1911)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1911-00 Jul 1914)
Adjutant of the General of Pioneers with Army High Command 3 (02 Aug 1914-00 Sep 1914)
Company-Chief of the 2nd Guards-Field-Company (00 Sep 1914-00 Mar 1915)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the VIII. Reserve-Corps (00 Mar 1915-00 Jun 1916)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the Naval-Corps Flaunders (00 Jun 1916-00 Aug 1916)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 14th Reserve-Division (00 Aug 1916-19 Feb 1918)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 199th Infantry-Division (19 Feb 1918-03 Oct 1918)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 103rd Infantry-Division (03 Oct 1918-18 Dec 1918)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 1st Division (18 Dec 1918-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1921)
With the Staff of the 3rd Division (01 Oct 1921-01 Mar 1922)
Company-Chief in the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Mar 1922-01 Nov 1923)
With the Staff of Infantry-Leader IV (01 Nov 1923-01 Oct 1925)
With the Staff of the 1st Division (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1929)
Commander of the 4th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1929-01 Feb 1933)
Inspector of Pioneers and Fortresses (01 Feb 1933-24 Nov 1938)
Commanding General of VI. Army-Corps (24 Nov 1938-29 Dec 1941)
At the same time, Commander in Military-District VI (24 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Jan 1942-31 Jan 1944)
Retired (31 Jan 1944)
In Soviet Captivity (12 Aug 1945-08 Oct 1955)
Released (08 Oct 1955)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 23.08.1941 als General der Pioniere und Kommandierender General des VI. Armee-Korps
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- RK II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Sachsen-Weimarischen Hausordens der Wachsamkeit oder vom weissen Falken mit Schwertern
- Grossherzoglich Sachsen-Weimarisches Wilhelm Ernst-Kriegskreuz
- Herzogl. Sachsen-Meiningisches Ehrenkreuz für Verdienst im Kriege
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
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