Generalleutnant Erich Baeßler Born: 05 Aug 1890 in Oberförsterei Grasegrund, District Bunzlau, Silesia (Schleisen) Died: 11 May 1957 in Bremen Promotions:
Charaker als Fähnrich (14 Mar 1911); Fähnrich (18 Oct 1911); Leutnant (22 May 1912); Oberleutnant (18 Dec 1915); Charakter als Hauptmann (31 Jan 1920); Polizei-Hauptmann (09 Jan 1920); Polizei-Major (14 Dec 1927); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (01 Sep 1935); Oberstleutnant (15 Oct 1935); Oberst (01 Jan 1938); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (14 Mar 1911)
Fähnrich in the 154th Infantry-Regiment (14 Mar 1911-01 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 154th Infantry-Regiment in the Field (01 Aug 1914-13 Jul 1916)
Temporary-Regiments-Adjutant of the 154th Infantry-Regiment (13 Jul 1916-01 Sep 1916)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 154th Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1916-21 Apr 1917)
Detached as Temporary-Adjutant of the 18th Infantry-Brigade (26 Mar 1917-21 Apr 1917)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 154th Infantry-regiment (21 Apr 1917-24 Jun 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the XXIV. Reserve-Korps (24 Jun 1918-20 Jan 1919)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 154th Infantry-Regiment (20 Jan 1919-01 Feb 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 154th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1919-31 May 1919)
Temporary-Adjutant of the 18th Infantry-Brigade (31 May 1919-25 Oct 1919)
Granted Leave and Detached to the Security-Police in Stettin (25 Oct 1919-31 Jan 1920)
Retired from Army Service (31 Jan 1920)
Entered Police Service (09 Jan 1920)
Accepted into the Police-Administration Stettin (09 Jan 1920-14 Dec 1927)
Instructor at the Police School in Sensburg (14 Dec 1927-26 Jan 1931)
Administrator and Liaison-Officer with the Government in Schneidemühl (26 Jan 1931-01 Apr 1934)
Commander of the State-Police-Department in Kiel (01 Apr 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred into the Army (15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 65th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 22nd Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-01 Dec 1939)
Commander of the 399th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1939-07 Nov 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (07 Nov 1941-01 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 377th Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1942-14 Dec 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (14 Dec 1942-30 Jun 1943)
Detached to Army-Group D for use as Temporary-Commander of the 17th Luftwaffe-Field-Division (30 Jun 1943-12 Oct 1943)
Commander of the 19th Luftwaffe-Field-Division (12 Oct 1943-15 Jul 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Jul 1944-28 Oct 1944)
Detached to OKH for the execution of a Special Task (08 Aug 1944-20 Oct 1944)
City-Commandant of Oslo (28 Oct 1944-00 Dec 1944)
Commander of the 191st Reserve-Division (00 Dec 1944-08 May 1945)
In Soviet captivity (08 May 1945-?? ??? ????)
Released (?? ??? ????)
Awards & Decorations:
- - Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 18.10.1941 als Oberst und Komm. Infanterie-Regiment 399
- - Ritterkreuz des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 31.01.1918
- - 1939 EK I –S-
- - 1939 EK II –S-
- - 1914 EK I
- - 1914 EK II
- - Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung
- - Nennung im Ehrenblatt des Heeres: am 29.09.1941 als Oberst und Komm. Infanterie-Regiment 399
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