Generalleutnant Willy Gimmler Born: 13 Oct 1890 in Kontschwitz (Hohenlinden), District Ohlau, Silesia (Schlesien) Died: 19 Aug 1963 in Hameln Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (08 Jul 1910); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (30 Aug 1910); F�hnrich (16 Nov 1909); Leutnant (18 Aug 1911); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1915); Hauptmann (18 Aug 1918); Major (01 Oct 1931); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1937); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (14 Mar 1910)
Fahnenjunker in the 2nd Telegraph-Battalion (14 Mar 1910-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to the War School in Metz (30 Sep 1910-30 Jun 1911)
Transferred into the 6th Telegraph-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Leader of the 22nd Heavy Radio Station (02 Aug 1914-15 Jan 1917)
Leader of the Radio-Operator-Recruitment-Detachment Koblenz (15 Jan 1917-28 Feb 1917)
Temporary-Leader of the 4th Radio-Small-Detachment (28 Feb 1917-11 Mar 1917)
Group-Radio-Operator-Commander 112 (V. Reserve-Corps) (11 Mar 1917-14 Jul 1917)
Transferred into the 2nd Signals-Replacement-Battalion and Detached to the War Ministry (14 Jul 1917-15 Oct 1917)
Transferred as Auxiliary-Advisor in the War Ministry (15 Oct 1917-30 Sep 1919)
Transferred into the 6th Reichswehr-Signals-Battalion and Detached to the RWM (30 Sep 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 3rd Signals-Battalion while retaining position with the RWM (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 3rd Signals-Battalion (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1923)
Detached to the Artillery-School (01 Oct 1923-01 Apr 1924)
Commander of the Cadre-Battalion III of the Artillery-School (01 Apr 1924-01 Jan 1928)
Transferred into the Army-Weapons-Office/RWM/WaA. (01 Jan 1928-01 Feb 1933)
Transferred to the Command-Office Munich (01 Feb 1933-01 Mar 1933)
Detached to the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Mar 1933-01 May 1933)
Staff-Officer of Signals-Troops with the Staff of the 7th Division (01 May 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the Signals-Battalion K�nigsberg (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 41st Signals-Battalion (15 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1936)
Department-Chief Wa.Prw. 7 in the Army Weapons Office (01 Apr 1936-01 Apr 1941)
At the same time, Director of Testing-Affairs of the Army Weapons Office (01 Mar 1938-01 Apr 1941)
Army-Signals-Leader of the 17th Army (01 Apr 1941-01 Aug 1942)
Signals-Leader High Command West (Army-Group D) (01 Aug 1942-17 Aug 1944)
Chief of Office-Group Wehrmacht-Communications in OKW (17 Aug 1944-00 Jun 1945)
In Captivity (00 Jun 1945-00 Jun 1947)
Released (00 Jun 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- RK des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern: am 08.05.1945 als Generalleutnant und Chef der Amtsgruppe Wehrmacht-Nachrichtenverbindungen im OKW
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 30.10.1943 als Generalleutnant und Nachrichtenf�hrer Oberbefehlshaber West (Heeresgruppe D)
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. S�chs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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