Generalmajor Rudolf Goltzsch Born: 01 Oct 1897 in Klein-Bautzen, District Bautzen Saxony (Sachsen) Died: 18 Mar 1974 in Bad Heilbrunn Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (21 Jul 1916); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (28 Jul 1916); F�hnrich (05 Oct 1916); Leutnant (22 Jan 1917); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1933); Major (01 Oct 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1940); Oberst (17 Dec 1941); Generalmajor (15 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1916)
Fahnenjunker in the Replacement-Battalion of the 178th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1916-05 Sep 1916)
In the Field with the 178th Infantry-Regiment (05 Sep 1916-27 Jan 1917)
Detached to Division-Battle-School of the 123rd Infantry-Division (13 Jan 1917-31 Jan 1917)
Company-Officer in the 2nd Company of the 178th Infantry-Regiment (27 Jan 1917-05 Oct 1917)
Assigned Gas-Protection-Officer of the I. Battalion of the 178th Infantry-Regiment (05 Oct 1917-03 Nov 1917)
Company-Officer in the 1st Company of the 178th Infantry-Regiment (03 Nov 1917-05 Mar 1918)
Detached to Training-Course on Light MG in Wilna (22 Nov 1917-30 Nov 1917)
Leader of the Signals-Platoon of the I. Battalion of the 178th Infantry-Regiment (05 Mar 1918-20 Jul 1919)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of the 1st Company of the 178th Infantry-Regiment (07 Jan 1918-11 Jan 1918)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of the 4th Company of the 178th Infantry-Regiment (23 Feb 1918-05 Mar 1918)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of the 3rd Company of the 178th Infantry-Regiment (07 Apr 1918-13 Apr 1918)
In French Captivity (20 Jul 1919-06 Mar 1920)
Released from Captivity then Granted Leave (06 Mar 1920-30 Apr 1920)
Transferred into the 7th Company of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (30 Apr 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Detached to Sport-Instruction-Course (15 Jan 1921-15 Jun 1921)
Transferred into the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1929)
Detached to 1st Course at the Infantry-School (20 Aug 1923-11 Nov 1923)
Detached to Signals-Course with the 4th Signals-Battalion (10 Nov 1924-21 Dec 1924)
Detached to Course in Army Dog-Handling in Sperenberg (02 Jan 1926-16 Jan 1926)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 10th Company of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1929-31 Mar 1929)
Transferred into the 9th Company of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-01 Nov 1929)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1929-01 Oct 1932)
With the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-01 Apr 1933)
Chief of the 15th Company of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred to the Staff of the Training-Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Dresden (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Regiments-Signals-Officer with the Staff of the 101st Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Tactics Instructor at the War School in Potsdam (12 Oct 1937-26 Aug 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (26 Aug 1939-24 Oct 1939)
Detached to Army-Signals-School (24 Oct 1939-26 Jan 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (26 Jan 1940-08 Feb 1940)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 174th Infantry-Regiment (08 Feb 1940-05 Jan 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, At the same time Detached to Infantry-School as Course-Commander of Instruction-Department II (05 Jan 1941-15 Jun 1942)
Commander of School V for Officer-Aspirants of Infantry in D�beritz (15 Jun 1942-15 Oct 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 Oct 1942-12 Nov 1942)
Commander of the 324th Grenadier-Regiment (12 Nov 1942-10 Nov 1943)
Commander of the 41st Luftwaffe-J�ger-Regiment (10 Nov 1943-01 Apr 1944
Delegated with the Leadership of the 21st Luftwaffe-Field-Division (01 Apr 1944-08 Apr 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (28 Jun 1944-03 Oct 1944)
Detached to Army-Group North and Delegated with the Leadership of the 290th Infantry-Division (01 Jul 1944-18 Aug 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 719th Infantry-Division (03 Oct 1944-10 Oct 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 344th Infantry-Division (10 Oct 1944-12 Oct 1944)
The Staff of the 344th Infantry-Division was Divided into Division-Battle-Group Walther, the remainder of the Staff as Division Goltzsch (12 Oct 1944-12 Oct 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of Division Goltzsch (344th) (12 Oct 1944-07 Nov 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of Special-Purpose-Division-Staff 606 (Division Goltzsch renamed) (07 Nov 1944-01 Dec 1944)
At the same time, Leader of the 85th Infantry-Division (Administration with the Staff of Special-Purpose-Division 606) (07 Nov 1944-22 Nov 1944)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Division-Staff 606 (01 Dec 1944-07 Mar 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH and Commander of Brigade Goltzsch under Corps Ems in April 1945 (07 Mar 1945-01 May 1945)
In Captivity and on July 1947 was Tried for War Crimes (01 May 1945-26 Nov 1948)
Acquitted and Released (26 Nov 1948)
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