Generalleutnant Wolfgang von Ditfurth Born: 28 Feb 1879 in Berlin Died: 03 Feb 1946 in Riga over Kursk (Hanged) Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Apr 1899); Leutnant (27 Jan 1900); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1909); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1913); Major (01 May 1922); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1928); Oberst (01 Feb 1931); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Apr 1939); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Sep 1940); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Oct 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (26 Sep 1898)
Fahnenjunker in the 2nd Kaiser-Franz-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (26 Sep 1898-01 Oct 1907)
Court-Officer in the 2nd Kaiser-Franz-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (01 Oct 1907-22 Mar 1913)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1909-21 Jul 1912)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1913-22 Mar 1914)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 115th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1914-02 Aug 1914)
Company-Chief in the 115th Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-28 Sep 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (28 Sep 1914-00 Feb 1915)
Company-Chief in the 115th Infantry-Regiment (00 Feb 1915-09 Jul 1915)
Detached to the General-Staff of Army High Command 2 (09 Jul 1915-16 Sep 1915)
In the General-Staff of Army High Command 4 (16 Sep 1915-20 Dec 1915)
Liaison-Officer to the Bulgarian Supreme Army Command (20 Dec 1915-18 Feb 1917)
Liaison-Officer to the 1st Bulgarian Army (18 Feb 1917-13 Feb 1918)
Signals-Officer of the 11th Army (13 Feb 1918-25 May 1918)
Signals-Officer of Army-Group Scholtz (25 May 1918-11 Jan 1919)
Signals-Officer with the General-Command of the V. Army-Corps (11 Jan 1919-00 Aug 1919)
Signals-Officer with the General-Command of the VI. Army-Corps (00 Aug 1919-01 Oct 1920)
With the Staff of the 2nd Cavalry-Division (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Intelligence-Officer (Ic) with the Staff of the Command-Office Breslau (01 Oct 1921-18 Apr 1922)
Company-Chief in the 7th Infantry-Regiment (18 Apr 1922-01 Nov 1923)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1923-01 Oct 1927)
Instructor at the Infantry School (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1929)
With the Staff of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-01 Feb 1931)
Commander of Watch-Regiment Berlin (01 Feb 1931-31 Mar 1932)
Retired (31 Mar 1932)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Oct 1934)
Advisor in the RWM, then OKH, 3rd Department, Senor Quartermaster IV (01 Oct 1934-31 Mar 1939)
Retired (31 Mar 1939)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Aug 1939)
Scientific Assistant in the War Historical Research Institute (01 Aug 1939-25 Oct 1939)
Commander of Division 403 (25 Oct 1939-15 Mar 1941)
Commander of the 403rd Security-Division (15 Mar 1941-15 May 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve (15 May 1942-31 Jul 1942)
Retired (31 Jul 1942)
Again with the War Historical Research Institute (01 Aug 1942-00 Feb 1945)
Abducted by the Russians (00 Feb 1945-03 Feb 1946)
Sentenced to Death by a Russian Tribunal in Riga for Alleged Atrocities committed in the District of Kursk and hanged the same day (03 Feb 1946)
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