Generalmajor Walter Beißwänger Born: 29 Jun 1894 in Schloß Stolberg, District Sangerhausen Died: 25 Dec 1984 in Munich (München) Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (10 Oct 1913); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (04 Dec 1913); Fähnrich (22 Mar 1914); Leutnant (07 Aug 1914); kaiserl.osman. Oberleutnant (26 Jun 1915); Preuß. Oberleutnant (22 Mar 1918); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1926); Major (01 Jul 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1937); Oberst (01 Nov 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (24 Jun 1913)
Fahnenjunker in the 49th Field-Artillery-Regiment (24 Jun 1913-10 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War School Hersfeld (15 Mar 1914-02 Aug 1914)
In the Field as Battery-Officer with the 5th Battery of the 26th Württemberg Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (10 Aug 1914-04 Jun 1915)
Detached to the German Military-Mission in Turkey, in the Staff of the South-Group of the German-Turkish 8.8cm-Battery in Gallipoli (04 Jun 1915-09 Jan 1916)
Returned home and was placed to the Disposal of the Army (09 Jan 1916-28 Mar 1916)
Transferred into the II. Replacement-Battalion of the 49th Field-Artillery-Regiment (28 Mar 1916-25 May 1916)
Battery-Officer in the 1st Württemberg Landwehr-Artillery-Regiment (25 May 1916-24 Jan 1917)
Leader of the 248th Württemberg Short-Range-Battery (24 Jan 1917-05 Aug 1917)
Transferred into the II. Replacement-Battalion of the 65th Field-Artillery-Regiment (05 Aug 1917-01 Sep 1917)
Temporary-Battery-Leader in the 49th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Sep 1917-12 Sep 1917)
Battery-Leader in the 49th Field-Artillery-Regiment (12 Sep 1917-07 Jan 1919)
Detached to Battery-Leadership-Course on the Exercise-Grounds in Maubert-Fontaine (19 Dec 1917-25 Jan 1918)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 49th Field-Artillery-Regiment (07 Jan 1919-01 Sep 1919)
Granted Leave for Studying Purposes (15 Apr 1919-01 Jul 1919)
Detached to the Artillery-Ranging-School in Jüterbog (01 Aug 1919-01 Sep 1919)
Transferred into the 13th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Sep 1919-15 Sep 1919)
Garrison-Adjutant in Ulm (15 Sep 1919-01 Nov 1919)
Battery-Officer in the 3rd Battery of the 13th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Detached to MP-Course at the Infantry School Wünsdorf (24 Nov 1919-21 Dec 1919)
Battery-Officer in the 8th Battery of the 13th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Battery-Officer in the 6th Battery of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1926)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 5th Division (01 Oct 1924-08 Jul 1926)
Detached to the 6th Motor-transport-Battalion (08 Jul 1926-31 Jul 1926)
Detached to the 6th Pioneer-Battalion then the 6th Signals-Battalion (01 Aug 1926-30 Sep 1926)
Transferred back into the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-10 Dec 1926)
Transferred into the Staff of the Commander of Jüterbog and Teacher in the Training-Staff of the Artillery Nr. 1 (10 Dec 1926-01 Oct 1931)
Detached to Course for Map-Making in Berlin (03 Dec 1928-22 Dec 1928)
Detached to Motor-Transport-Training-Course with the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (05 Mar 1929-17 May 1929)
Detached to Course for Physical-Training in Wünsdorf (09 Mar 1931-21 Mar 1931)
Transferred into the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1931-01 Mar 1933)
Battery-Chief in the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1931-01 Mar 1933)
Battery-Chief in the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the IV. Battalion of Artillery-Regiment Ludwigsburg (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 51st Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 72nd Artillery-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-03 Jan 1939)
Advisor in OKH, Army Weapons Office, WaPrüf 8 (03 Jan 1939-25 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 195th Artillery-Regiment (25 Sep 1939-01 Oct 1940)
Department-Chief in OKH, Army Weapons Office, WaPrüf 8 (01 Oct 1940-20 May 1943)
Artillery Commander 101 and also, temporarily Delegated with the Leadership of the 221st Infantry-Division (20 May 1943-25 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Nov 1943-29 Jan 1944)
Führer-Reserve – Army-Group South, detached to the Staff of Artillery Commander 120 (29 Jan 1944-20 Apr 1944)
Transferred into the Staff of Army-Group South Ukraine (20 Apr 1944-25 Jun 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Jun 1944-11 Aug 1944)
Artillery Commander 485 and also, temporarily Delegated with the Leadership of the Führer-Grenadier-Brigade (11 Aug 1944-06 Mar 1945)
Higher Artillery Commander of the 1st Parachute-Army (06 Mar 1945-08 May 1945)
In US captivity (08 May 1945-20 Dec 1946)
In British captivity (20 Dec 1946-30 Jun 1947)
Released (30 Jun 1947)
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