Generalmajor Dr.ing. Uto Gallwitz Born: 22 May 1892 in Reichenbach, Silesia (Schlesien) Died: 31 Mar 1943 in Ulyanovka, USSR (KIA) Diploma In Engineering: 00 Jun 1930 Doctorate In Engineering: 1931 Promotions:
Leutnant der Reserve (13 Apr 1916); Leutnant (15 Mar 1917); Oberleutnant (01 Dec 1923); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1928); Major (01 Apr 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1938); Generalmajor (nachtr�glich) (20 Apr 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (Reserves) (16 Sep 1914); Activated (15 Mar 1917)
War Volunteer in the 42nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (16 Sep 1914-00 Jan 1915)
In the Field with the 69th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (00 Jan 1915-15 Mar 1917)
Platoon and Battery Leader in the 21st Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Mar 1917-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 8th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Feb 1926)
Transferred into the 6th Transport-Battalion (01 Feb 1926-01 Oct 1928)
Detached to Technical College Charlottenburg, Studying of Technical Chemistry and Ballistics (01 Oct 1928-1932)
Battery-Chief in the 4th Artillery-Regiment (1932-01 Feb 1935)
Advisor, later Group-Leader in the Ballistics and Munitions Department of the Army Weapons Office, OKH (01 Feb 1935-20 Oct 1942)
Commander of the 610th Artillery-Regiment (20 Oct 1942-31 Mar 1943)
Killed-in-Action (31 Mar 1943)
Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden II. Stufe
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden I. Stufe
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Dr. Fritz-Todt-Preis in Gold (posthum): 08.02.1944
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