Generalmajor Martin Baltzer Born: 04 Oct 1889 in Strehla, District Oschatz, Saxony (Sachsen) Died: 13 Aug 1955 in Wiesbaden Promotions:
F�hnrich (07 Nov 1910); Leutnant (23 Sep 1911); Oberleutnant (11 Nov 1915); Hauptmann (19 Mar 1921); Major (01 Jan 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1934); Oberst (20 Apr 1937); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1910)
One Year Volunteer in the 107th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1910-15 Jul 1910)
Fahnenjunker in the 179th Infantry-Regiment (15 Jul 1910-01 Oct 1913)
Transferred into the 7th Telegraph-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Platoon and Company Leader in the 3rd Army-Telephone-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-03 Dec 1915)
Detached to the 7th Telephone-Replacement-Battalion (25 Nov 1915-03 Dec 1915)
Leader of the 247th Telephone-Depot-Platoon (03 Dec 1915-10 Oct 1917)
With the Staff of the Divisions-Signals-Commander of the 208th Infantry-Division (10 Oct 1917-07 Dec 1918)
Transferred into the 12th Signals-Replacement-Battalion (07 Dec 1918-18 Dec 1918)
With the Staff of the 12th Corps-Signals-Battalion (18 Dec 1918-01 Sep 1919)
With the Staff of the 12th Brigade-Signals-Battalion (01 Sep 1919-01 Feb 1920)
Transferred into the 19th Signals-Battalion (01 Feb 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Platoon-Leader and Company-Chief in the 4th Signals-Battalion (01 Jan 1921-01 Feb 1923)
Company-Chief in the 6th Signals-Battalion (01 Feb 1923-01 Oct 1923)
Company-Chief in the 4th Signals-Battalion (01 Oct 1923-01 Feb 1926)
Signals-Instructor at the Artillery School (01 Feb 1926-01 Feb 1930)
With the Staff of the 3rd Cavalry-Division (01 Feb 1930-01 Apr 1934)
Detached to the Army Signals School (01 Apr 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of Signals-Battalion K�nigsbr�ck (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 14th Signals-Battalion (15 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1937)
Detached to the Army Signals School (01 Apr 1937-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of Signals-Troops XII (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Army Signals Leader of the 1st Army (26 Aug 1939-01 Sep 1943)
Signals Leader with Army High Command Norway, Wehrmacht-Commander Norway (01 Sep 1943-15 Apr 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve (15 Apr 1944-07 Aug 1944)
Detached to the Military-Commander of France for Use as a Field Commandant (07 Aug 1944-15 Sep 1944)
Detached to Special-Staff I in OKH � for the Execution of Interception and Blocking Measures at the Western Front (15 Sep 1944-01 Jan 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve (01 Jan 1945-14 Jan 1945)
Commander of Division 172 (14 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In captivity (08 May 1945-00 Jul 1947)
Released (00 Jul 1947)
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