Generalleutnant Rolf Detmering Born: 19 Feb 1889 in Pfalzburg, District Saarburg, Lorraine (Lothringen) Died: 21 Nov 1964 in Gie�en Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (21 Jul 1906); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (06 Aug 1906); F�hnrich (17 Nov 1906); Leutnant (16 Aug 1907); Oberleutnant (08 Oct 1914); Hauptmann (18 Oct 1915); Major (01 May 1928); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1933); Oberst (01 Mar 1935); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1938); Charakter als Generalleutnant (01 Jun 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Jun 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (31 Mar 1906)
Fahnenjunker in the 82nd Infantry-Regiment (31 Mar 1906-05 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War School in Potsdam (26 Oct 1906-20 Jul 1907)
Detached to the Military Gymnasium (01 Mar 1911-31 Jul 1911)
Detached as Supervision-Officer to the Convalescent-House Helsa (01 Nov 1912-31 Jan 1913)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1913-30 Jun 1914)
Detached to the 47th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Company-Officer in the 83rd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (05 Aug 1914-28 Aug 1914)
Wounded � Hospital (28 Aug 1914-23 Sep 1914)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 82nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (23 Sep 1914-05 Mar 1915)
Detached to the Instruction-Course for NCOs of the XI. Army-Corps in Ohrdruf (28 Dec 1914-27 Feb 1915)
Company-Leader in the 83rd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (05 Mar 1915-06 May 1915)
Detached as Battalion-Commander in the 83rd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (06 May 1915-26 Jul 1915)
Company-Leader in the 83rd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (26 Jul 1915-29 Oct 1915)
Wounded � Hospital (29 Oct 1915-18 Nov 1915)
Company-Leader in the 83rd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (18 Nov 1915-10 May 1916)
Detached as Acting-Adjutant of the 25th Reserve-Division then the 50th Infantry-Brigade (10 May 1916-06 Jul 1916)
Detached as Battalion-Leader to the I. Battalion of the 83rd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment and to the I. Battalion of the 118th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (06 Jul 1916-27 Aug 1916)
Transferred into a General-Staff-Office of the VII. Army-Corps (27 Aug 1916-07 Dec 1916)
Transferred into a General-Staff-Office of the 113th Infantry-Division (07 Dec 1916-16 Feb 1917)
Transferred into a General-Staff-Office of the VII. Army-Corps (16 Feb 1917-13 Mar 1917)
Detached as General-Staff-Officer to the 14th Reserve-Division (18 Feb 1917-23 May 1917)
While retaining previous position, was Transferred into the Army General Staff (13 Mar 1917-27 Oct 1917)
Detached as permanent General-Staff-Officer in Sedan (26 Apr 1917-07 Jun 1917)
Detached to 18th Course for Troop-Leaders and General-Staff-Officers in Sedan (22 Sep 1917-29 Sep 1917)
Detached to Signals-School in Namur (08 Oct 1917-12 Oct 1917)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the XVIII. Army-Corps (27 Oct 1917-14 Dec 1917)
Officer of the Army and Assigned to the Chief Of The General Staff Of The Field Army (14 Dec 1917-26 Jan 1918)
While retaining position with the Chief Of The General Staff Of The Field Army, Was Transferred to the Army General Staff (26 Jan 1918-10 Mar 1919)
Transferred into the Grand General Staff (10 Mar 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred as Auxiliary-Officer in a General-Staff-Office of the Troop-Office, RWM (01 Oct 1919-01 Apr 1920)
Transferred into a General-Staff-Office of Group-Command 2 (01 Apr 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Dec 1924)
Transferred into the Staff of the 1st Division (01 Dec 1924-01 Oct 1927)
Detached to the RWM (08 Dec 1924-20 Dec 1924)
Transferred into the Staff of Infantry-Leader I (01 Oct 1927-01 Feb 1928)
Transferred back into the Staff of the 1st Division (01 Feb 1928-01 Oct 1928)
Detached to the Lithuanian Army at Kovno (12 May 1928-18 May 1928)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Oct 1928-01 Apr 1931)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1931-01 Apr 1933)
Detached to Firing-Course for Heavy Infantry-Weapons in D�beritz (05 Oct 1931-24 Oct 1931)
Transferred to the Commander Hannover and Detached to the Naval-Station of the North Sea (01 Apr 1933-01 May 1933)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Army Command (01 May 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred to the Reichswehr-Central-Office Kassel (01 Oct 1934-01 May 1935)
With Military-Replacement-Inspection Kassel (01 May 1935-07 Mar 1936)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Kassel (07 Mar 1936-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-01 Apr 1938)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Erfurt (01 Apr 1938-01 Mar 1939)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Frankfurt/Main (01 Mar 1939-31 May 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (31 May 1943-01 Jul 1943)
Detached to the Military Commander Belgium & Northern France (01 Jul 1943-21 Jul 1943)
Higher Field Commandant 603 (21 Jul 1943-12 Aug 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (12 Aug 1944-04 Oct 1944)
Detached to the Commander of POWs in Military-District X (04 Oct 1944-21 Oct 1944)
Detached to the Commander of POWs in Military-District VIII (21 Oct 1944-15 Nov 1944)
Detached to the Commander of POWs in Military-District XII (15 Nov 1944-10 Dec 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (10 Dec 1944-21 Dec 1944)
Commander of POWs in Military-District VIII (21 Dec 1944-05 May 1945)
In US Captivity (05 May 1945-06 Aug 1946)
Released (06 Aug 1946)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern: am 16.03.1945 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der Kriegsgefangenen im Wehrkreis VIII
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Litauischer Orden Gro�f�rst Gedeminas
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- �sterr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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