Generalmajor Walter Drobnig Born: 22 Jul 1888 in Anklam, Pomerania (Pommern) Died: 02 Nov 1957 in Munich (M�nchen) Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Nov 1907); Leutnant (18 Aug 1908); Oberleutnant (28 Nov 1914); Hauptmann (18 Apr 1916); Polizei-Hauptmann (1920); Polizei-Major; Polizei-Oberstleutnant; Oberst (01 Oct 1935); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (05 Mar 1907)
Fahnenjunker in the 67th Field-Artillery-Regiment (05 Mar 1907-21 Dec 1914)
Detached to Military Technical Academy (01 Oct 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Adjutant of the 32nd Infantry-Brigade (21 Dec 1914-18 Oct 1915)
Transferred into the 67th Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Oct 1915-22 Nov 1915)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 8th Reserve-Division (22 Nov 1915-04 Apr 1917)
With the General-Staff of the Staging-Inspection 7 (04 Apr 1917-14 Jul 1917)
Officer of the Army, Assigned to the Army-High-Command of the 17th Army (24 Feb 1918-13 Jun 1918)
Special-Purpose-Officer with the General-Command of the I. Reserve-Corps (13 Jun 1918-14 Sep 1918)
With the General-Staff of the Special-Purpose-General-Command 52 (14 Sep 1918-04 Apr 1919)
Transferred back to the 67th Field-Artillery-Regiment and Assigned to the General-Command of the XX. Army-Corps (04 Apr 1919-31 Jan 1920)
Retired (31 Jan 1920)
Entered Police Service (1920)
Entered Army Service as a Supplemental-Officer (01 Oct 1935); Active-Officer (01 Jun 1941)
Commander of Military-District-Command Kreuzberg (01 Oct 1935-01 Feb 1936)
Commander of Military-District-Command Waldenburg (01 Feb 1936-01 Apr 1939)
Detached to Training-Director Kiegnitz (01 Apr 1939-01 May 1939)
Training-Director Liegnitz (01 May 1939-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 354th Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-03 May 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 708th Infantry-Division (03 May 1941-01 Jul 1941)
Commander of the 708th Infantry-Division (01 Jul 1941-01 Mar 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve (01 Mar 1942-01 Apr 1942)
Commander of POWs in Military-District XIII (01 Apr 1942-30 Jun 1942)
Commander of POWs in Operations-Area III (30 Jun 1942-03 Jul 1942)
Commander of POWs Operations-Area IV (03 Jul 1942-10 Jun 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve (10 Jun 1944-26 Jul 1944)
Commander of POWs in Military-District X (26 Jul 1944-08 Sep 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (08 Sep 1944-09 Oct 1944)
Detached to the Commander of POWs in Military-District III (09 Oct 1944-30 Nov 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (30 Nov 1944-11 Dec 1944)
General with Special Duties in Military-District II (11 Dec 1944-00 May 1945)
In Captivity (00 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
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