Generalmajor Willy Langkeit Born: 02 Jun 1907 in Schuchten, District Treuburg, East Prussia (Ostpreu�en) Died: 27 Oct 1969 in Bad Bramstedt Promotions:
Unteroffizier (01 Jun 1930); Feldwebel (01 Apr 1933); Leutnant (?? ??? 1934); Oberleutnant (?? ??? 1934); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1938); Major (01 Dec 1942); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1942); Oberst (01 Dec 1943); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1945); Major (Bundesgrenzschutz) (01 Jun 1951); Oberstleutnant (Bundesgrenzschutz) (01 Jul 1953); Oberst (Bundesgrenzschutz) (?? ??? ????); Brigadegeneral (Bundesgrenzschutz) (00 Jan 1965) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1924)
Volunteer in the 1st Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1924-01 Sep 1934)
Company-Leader in Panzerj�ger-Battalion Allenstein (01 Sep 1934-00 Apr 1935)
Director of the Unterf�hrer-Course with Military-District-Command I for Tank Defence Troops (00 Apr 1935-01 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 1st Panzerj�ger-Battalion (01 Oct 1935-01 Nov 1938)
Chief of 8th Company of the 36th Panzer-Regiment (01 Nov 1938-01 Nov 1941)
Leader of II. Battalion of the 36th Panzer-Regiment (01 Nov 1941-01 Jan 1942)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 36th Panzer-Regiment (01 Jan 1942-01 Sep 1942)
Leader of the 36th Panzer-Regiment (01 Sep 1942-01 Dec 1942)
Commander of the 36th Panzer-Regiment (01 Dec 1942-01 Mar 1944)
Commander of Panzer-Regiment Gro�deutschland (01 Mar 1944-15 Oct 1944)
Commander of Replacement-Brigade Gro�deutschland (15 Oct 1944-31 Jan 1945)
Commander of Panzer-Division Kurmark (31 Jan 1945-05 May 1945)
Surrendered to the US Army (05 May 1945-22 May 1945)
In British Captivity (22 May 1945-08 Jul 1947)
Released (08 Jul 1947)
Entered Bundesgrenzschutz (Federal Border Guards) Service (01 Jun 1951)
Department-Commander with Bundesgrenzschutz Command L�beck (01 Jun 1951-1954)
Commander of Bundesgrenzschutz-Group North (1954-01 Apr 1958)
Commander of Border-Protection-Command Coast (01 Apr 1958-30 Jun 1967)
Retired (30 Jun 1967)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (1338): am 09.12.1942 als Major und Kommandeur der II. Abteilung / Panzer-Regiment 36
- Eichenlaub (348): am 07.12.1943 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur des Panzer-Regiments 36
- Deutsches KREUZ in Gold: am 01.07.1942 als Major und Kommandeur der II. Abteilung / Panzer-Regiments 36
- 1939 EK I: 30.08.1940
- 1939 EK II: 10.11.1939
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse
- Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber
- Kgl. Rum�n. Orden "Michael der Tapfere" III. Klasse: 30.05.1944
- Panzerkampfabzeichen in Gold: 30.04.1945
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