Generalmajor Wolfgang Elster Born: 05 Apr 1897 in Leipzig Died: 15 Feb 1944 in Nikopol Bridgehead, USSR (KIA) Promotions:
Leutnant (05 Jan 1917); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 May 1933); Major (01 Jan 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1940); Oberst (01 Mar 1942); Generalmajor (nachtr�glich) (03 Jun 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (13 Nov 1916)
Fahnenjunker in the 47th Field-Artillery-Regiment, later Battery-Officer and Platoon-Leader, then Artillery-Observer (13 Nov 1916-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 11th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1933)
Battery-Chief in the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Battery-Chief in the 51st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1937)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 71st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1937-17 Oct 1939)
Group-Director in OKH/In 4 (17 Oct 1939-10 Apr 1941)
Commander of the 94th Artillery-Regiment (10 Apr 1941-28 Apr 1941)
Commander of the 27th Panzer-Artillery-Regiment (28 Apr 1941-01 Apr 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Apr 1943-29 Sep 1943)
Artillery-Commander 128 (29 Sep 1943-15 Feb 1944)
Killed-in-Action (15 Feb 1944)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (23 Oct 1942)
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