Generalleutnant Woldemar Freiherr Grote Born: 02 Jul 1877 in Trendelburg Died: 16 Apr 1957 in Braunschweig Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Oct 1895); Sekondeleutnant (18 Aug 1896); umbenannt in Leutnant (01 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (13 Sep 1906); Rittmeister (18 Oct 1911); Major (22 Mar 1918); Oberstleutnant (18 Dec 1923); Oberst (01 Nov 1928); Charakter als Generalmajor (31 Jan 1931); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1937); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1939) Career:
Entered Army Service (09 Mar 1895)
Fahnenjunker in the 5th Dragoon-Regiment (09 Mar 1895-18 Oct 1911)
Detached to War School in Metz (00 Oct 1895-27 Apr 1900)
2nd Auxiliary-Officer with the 5th Remonte-Commission (27 Apr 1900-02 Sep 1900)
2nd Auxiliary-Officer with the 3rd Remonte-Commission (28 Apr 1901-18 Aug 1901)
2nd Auxiliary-Officer with the 5th Remonte-Commission (30 Sep 1901-10 Oct 1901)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 5th Dragoon-Regiment (24 Sep 1902-30 Sep 1906)
Court-Officer of the 5th Dragoon-Regiment (01 Oct 1906-30 Sep 1907)
Detached to the Military Riding Institute (01 Oct 1907-25 Jun 1908)
Adjutant of the 5th Cavalry-Brigade (19 Nov 1909-30 Sep 1911)
Squadron-Chief in the 11th Dragoon-Regiment (18 Oct 1911-12 Sep 1915)
Adjutant with the Special-Purpose-General-Command 57 (12 Sep 1915-18 Oct 1917)
Transferred as Commander of the II. Battalion in the 76th Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (18 Oct 1917-18 Dec 1917)
Battalion-Commander in the 35th Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (18 Dec 1917-11 Jun 1918)
Transferred into the 98th Infantry-Regiment (11 Jun 1918-01 Jul 1918)
Temporary-Leader of the 98th Infantry-Regiment (12 Jun 1918-20 Jun 1918)
Temporary-Leader of the II. Battalion of the 98th Infantry-Regiment (21 Jun 1918-22 Jun 1918)
Leader of the II. Battalion of the 98th Infantry-Regiment (08 Jun 1918-03 Feb 1919)
Transferred back into the 11th Dragoon-Regiment (03 Feb 1919-16 Apr 1919)
Mobile District-Commissioner of District L�tzen-Lyck (16 Apr 1919-27 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 40th Infantry-Regiment (27 Oct 1919-30 Oct 1919)
Leader of the III. Battalion of the 120th Infantry-Regiment (30 Oct 1919-01 Apr 1920)
Squadron-Chief in the 11th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1920-26 Jun 1921)
Major with the Staff of the 11th Mounted-Regiment (26 Jun 1921-01 May 1925)
Commander of the 16th Mounted-Regiment, Erfurt (01 May 1925-01 Nov 1928)
Detached to the Staff of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1928-01 Feb 1929)
Commander of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1929-31 Jan 1931)
Retired (31 Jan 1931)
Secretary of the District-Organisation of the German Red Cross in Kassel (01 Jan 1932-01 Jul 1934)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Oct 1934)
Military-Replacement-Inspection Kassel (01 Oct 1934-01 Dec 1934)
Director of Recruitment-Office Gie�en IV (01 Dec 1934-01 Jun 1935)
Director of the Replacement-Authority Darmstadt (01 Jun 1935-01 Apr 1936)
Commander of Military-District-Command Darmstadt (01 Apr 1936-06 Oct 1936)
Landwehr-Commander Berlin (06 Oct 1936-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 218th Infantry-Division (26 Aug 1939-31 Dec 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (31 Dec 1941-31 Aug 1942)
Retired (31 Aug 1942)
Placed to Disposal (Army) without mobilised use (31 Aug 1942)
Awards & Decorations:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- F�rstl. Waldecksches Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenritter des Kgl. Preuss. Johanniter-Ordens
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Rechtsritter des Kgl. Preuss. Johanniter-Ordens
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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