Generalleutnant Ernst Goettke Born: 12 Oct 1885 in Magdeburg Died: 22 Oct 1966 in D�sseldorf Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Oct 1904); Leutnant (18 Aug 1905); Oberleutnant (18 Feb 1913); Hauptmann (24 Dec 1914); Major (01 Oct 1925); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1929); Oberst (01 Oct 1932); Oberst (E) (05 Mar 1935); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Jun 1935); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (14 Mar 1904)
Fahnenjunker in the 5th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (14 Mar 1904-01 Oct 1907)
Detached to the Military Technical Academy (01 Oct 1907-01 Oct 1912)
Detached to Foot-Artillery-Firing-School (01 Oct 1912-27 Jul 1914)
Leader of the Light Munitions Column with the II. Battalion of the 5th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (27 Jul 1914-28 Oct 1914)
Adjutant and Court Officer of the II. Battalion of the 5th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (28 Oct 1914-13 Nov 1914)
Battery-Leader in the 5th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (13 Nov 1914-02 Aug 1915)
Severely Wounded, in Hospital (02 Aug 1915-10 Mar 1916)
Staff-Officer with the Commander of Fortress Warsaw (10 Mar 1916-18 Jun 1916)
Detached to the General of Artillery with Army-High-Command Coast (18 Jun 1916-26 Nov 1916)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 1st Guards-Reserve-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (26 Nov 1916-15 Oct 1917)
Staff-Officer of Artillery with Army-High-Command Coast (15 Oct 1917-27 Jan 1918)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 20th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (27 Jan 1918-28 Jul 1919)
Leader of the 25th Panzer-Platoon (28 Jul 1919-22 Dec 1919)
Transferred to the Processing-Office of the 5th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (22 Dec 1919-19 Feb 1920)
Leader of the Mortar-Company in the 16th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (19 Feb 1920-16 May 1920)
Battery-Leader in the 2nd Heavy Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (16 May 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Detached to Artillery Firing School (12 Dec 1920-21 Dec 1920)
Battery-Leader in the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Battery-Chief in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Feb 1926)
Instructor at the Artillery-School (01 Feb 1926-01 Oct 1927)
Advisor with the Inspection Of Artillery, RWM (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1932)
Detached to Artillery Survey Course (02 Oct 1927-29 Oct 1927)
Detached to Artillery Survey Course (12 Oct 1928-04 Nov 1928)
Commander of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-10 Jul 1934)
Detached to Firing Course for Artillery Officers (12 Oct 1932-28 Oct 1932)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Army Command (10 Jul 1934-31 Aug 1934)
Retired (31 Aug 1934)
Entered Army Service as a Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1934); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Apr 1940)
Director of Training-Staff of Artillery 3, RWM (01 Oct 1934-04 Feb 1938)
Higher Artillery Officer for State Defences in the General Army Office/In 4, at the same time Higher Artillery Officer for the Artillery Observation Troop in OKH (04 Feb 1938-26 Mar 1941)
Higher Officer of Army-Coastal-Artillery Norway (26 Mar 1941-14 Jun 1941)
Artillery-Commander with the General-Command of XXXVI. Army-Corps (14 Jun 1941-16 Sep 1941)
Higher Officer of Army-Coastal-Artillery Norway (16 Sep 1941-01 Jan 1942)
Higher Coastal-Artillery-Commander North (01 Jan 1942-15 May 1943)
General Of Army Coastal and Fortress Artillery in OKH (15 May 1943-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity (09 May 1945-30 Jun 1947)
Released (30 Jun 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 22.02.1943 als Generalleutnant und H�herer K�stenartillerie-Kommandeur Nord
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern: 26.10.1941
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