Generaloberst Eduard Dietl Born: 21 Jul 1890 in Bad Aibling, Upper Bavaria (Oberbayern) Died: 23 Jun 1944 near Hartberg, Styria (Steiermark) (Air Crash) Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (29 Jan 1910); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (11 Mar 1910); F�hnrich (04 May 1910); Leutnant (26 Oct 1911); Oberleutnant (09 Jul 1915); Hauptmann (29 Aug 1919); Major (01 Feb 1930); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1933); Oberst (01 Jan 1935); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1938); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1940); General der Infanterie, sp�ter umbernannt General der Gebirgstruppe (19 Jul 1940); Generaloberst (01 Jun 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1909)
Fahnenjunker in the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1909-31 Oct 1911)
Detached to the War School in Munich (01 Oct 1910-20 Aug 1911)
Detached to the Military Firing School in Lechfeld (21 Aug 1911-29 Sep 1911)
Platoon-Leader in the MG-Company of the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (31 Oct 1911-11 Aug 1914)
Detached to Meat-Inspection-Course in Bamberg (26 Jul 1912-08 Aug 1912)
Detached to Spotlight-Training (30 Jun 1913-02 Jul 1913)
Detached to Training-Courses for Food-Supply-Officers and Meat-Inspection-Course (08 Jul 1913-12 Jul 1913)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (11 Aug 1914-10 Oct 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (10 Oct 1914-31 Jan 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (31 Jan 1915-13 Mar 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (13 Mar 1915-24 Mar 1915)
Transferred as Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (24 Mar 1915-17 Nov 1916)
2nd Adjutant of the 7th Bavarian Infantry-Brigade (17 Nov 1916-22 Oct 1917)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (22 Oct 1917-03 Dec 1917)
Adjutant of the 7th Bavarian Infantry-Brigade (03 Dec 1917-02 Oct 1918)
Detached to 1st Leaders-Course (09 Feb 1918-13 Feb 1918)
Detached to Battalion-Leaders-Course of the 4th Army (20 May 1918-24 May 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (02 Oct 1918-05 Feb 1919)
Transferred back into the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (05 Feb 1919-07 Apr 1919)
Assigned to Freikorps Epp/41st Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (07 Apr 1919-24 Aug 1920)
Detached to Sports-Courses of the 21st Rifle-Brigade, Munich (17 Sep 1919-15 Oct 1919)
Member of the Provisional Army Chamber (24 Aug 1920-16 Sep 1920)
Company-Chief in the 19th Infantry-Regiment (16 Sep 1920-01 Apr 1924)
Detached to MG-Course in Grafenw�hr (02 Nov 1921-18 Nov 1921)
Leader of MG-Courses in the 19th Infantry-Regiment (06 Mar 1922-25 Mar 1922)
Detached as Instructor with the Infantry-School (22 Oct 1923-08 Nov 1923)
Transferred to the Staff of the Training-Battalion and Detached as Instructor with the Infantry-School (01 Apr 1924-01 Aug 1924)
Transferred as Instructor to the Infantry-School (01 Aug 1924-01 Oct 1928)
Detached to the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Mar 1925)
Detached to the 19th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1925-01 Mar 1926)
Detached to Artillery-Course for Night-Artillery in J�terbog (05 Oct 1926-20 Oct 1926)
Detached to Motor-Transport-Course for Tactics-Instructors in Berlin-Lankwitz (14 Mar 1927-18 Mar 1927)
Transferred as Operations-Staff-Officer into the III. Battalion of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1928-01 Feb 1931)
Detached as Leader of the German Military Team with the International Patrol-Runs in Oslo (12 Feb 1930-04 Mar 1930)
Detached to Firing-Course for Heavy Infantry Weapons in D�beritz (04 Mar 1930-29 Mar 1930)
Detached as Course-Leader with the Army-Mountaineer-Courses in Oberstdorf (17 Jun 1930-28 Jun 1930)
Detached as Course-Leader with the Army-Mountaineer-Courses in Gro�glocknergebiet (21 Sep 1930-05 Oct 1930)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1931-28 Mar 1931)
Detached to the Winter School of the Royal Norwegian Army Akerhus, Oslo (07 Feb 1931-21 Feb 1931)
Detached as Course-Leader with the Army-Mountaineer-Courses in Stubai (15 Apr 1931-29 Apr 1931)
Appointed Army Mountaineer (28 Mar 1931-01 Apr 1934)
Detached to Staff-Officers-Course of the 7th Division in Munich (19 Oct 1931-03 Nov 1931)
Detached to the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Grafenw�hr (18 Jun 1933-01 Jul 1933)
Transferred to the Staff of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Detached to Mountain-Manoeuvres with the Royal Italian Army (05 Aug 1934-25 Aug 1934)
Commander of Infantry-Regiment Amberg (01 Oct 1934-01 Nov 1934)
Commander of Infantry-Regiment Regensburg (01 Nov 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 99th Mountain-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 May 1938)
Detached to the 3rd Grenadier-Regiment of the Royal Italian Army in Viterbo (05 Aug 1937-19 Aug 1937)
Commander of the 3rd Mountain-Division (01 May 1938-24 Apr 1940)
Commander of Group Narvik (24 Apr 1940-14 Jun 1940)
Commanding General of Mountain-Corps Norway (14 Jun 1940-15 Jan 1942)
Commander-in-Chief of Army Lapland (15 Jan 1942-20 Jun 1942)
Commander-in-Chief of the 20th Mountain-Army (20 Jun 1942-23 Jun 1944)
Killed in an Air Crash over Hartberg, Styria (23 Jun 1944)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (25): am 09.05.1940 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 3. Gebirgs-Division
- Eichenlaub (1): am 19.07.1940 als General der Infanterie und Kommandierender General des Gebirgs-Korps Norwegen
- Schwerter (72): am 01.07.1944 als Generaloberst und OB. der 20. Gebirgsarmee
- 1914 EK I: 03.09.1916
- 1914 EK II: 16.09.1914
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubil�ums-Medaille: 12.03.1911
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille: 16.10.1915
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber: 00.00.1917
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern: 18.06.1918
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- Heeresbergf�hrer-Abzeichen: 28.04.1931
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden II. Klasse: 17.08.1933
- Kommandeurkreuz des Chil. Verdienstordens: 17.08.1933
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer: 18.01.1935
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Spange zum EK I : 15.04.1940
- Spange zum EK II : 24.09.1939
- Wehrmachtbericht: 10.06.1940
- Zerst�rer-Kriegsabzeichen: 05.11.1940
- Luftwaffe Gemeinsames Flugzeugf�hrer- und Beobachter-Abzeichen in Gold mit Brillanten: 05.01.1941
- Narvikschild: 21.03.1941
- Grosskreuz des Orden der Weissen Rose von Finnland mit Schwertern und Bruststern: 09.11.1941
- Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942"
- Goldenes Ehrenzeichen der NSDAP: 30.01.1943
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klassse mit Stern, Eichenlaub und Schwertern: 21.01.1944
- Grosskreuz des Finnischen Freiheitskreuzes mit Schwertern: 24.06.1944
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