Generalstabsarzt Prof.Dr.med. Walther Kittel Born: 20 Mar 1887 in Metz Died: 11 Nov 1971 in Wiesbaden Doctorate in Medicine: 1912 Promotions:
Oberarzt (22 Mar 1912); Stabsarzt (?? ??? ????); Generaloberarzt (01 Apr 1931); Generalarzt (01 Jan 1934); umbenannt in Oberstarzt (01 Apr 1934); Generalarzt (01 Jan 1937); Generalstabsarzt (01 Oct 1940) Career:
Entered Army Service (1905)
Medical Studies at the Kaiser Wilhelm Academy, Berlin (1905-1910)
Detached to the University Mental Clinic G�ttingen (00 Dec 1912-1914)
Troop Medic, Adjutant with Corps-Medic & with Army-Medic, Chief of a Medical-Company (1914-1918)
Chief of the Medical-Company of the Guards-Cavalry-Rifle-Division (1919-1919)
Advisor in the Medical-Office of the Guards-Corps (1919-1923)
Adjutant with Army-Group-Medic 2 (1923-1925)
Advisor in the Army Medical Inspection (1925-1929)
Chief-Medic of Tempelhof Hospital & Location-Medic Berlin (1929-01 Apr 1931)
Chief of Staff of the Army Medical Inspection (01 Apr 1931-01 Jan 1937)
Corps-Medic of XII. Army-Corps (01 Jan 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Army-Medic of the 1st Army (26 Aug 1939-22 Dec 1940)
Army-Medic of the 12th Army (22 Dec 1940-19 Jun 1942)
Army-Medic of the 6th Army (19 Jun 1942-21 Sep 1942)
Orderly Member of the Scientific Senate of Army Medical Matters (18 Aug 1942-00 May 1945)
Transferred to to the Senior-Quartermaster-Department of Work-Staff Don as Chief Medical Officer Staff Don (21 Sep 1942-21 Nov 1942)
Army-Group-Medic Don (21 Nov 1942-14 Feb 1943)
Army-Group-Medic South (14 Feb 1943-05 Apr 1944)
Army-Group-Medic North Ukraine (05 Apr 1944-24 Sep 1944)
Army-Group-Medic A (24 Sep 1944-25 Jan 1945)
Army-Group-Medic Centre (25 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Member of the Scientific Advisory for Medical & Health Matters with the Federal Minister for Defence (1963-1967)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz zum Kriegsverdienstkreuz mit Schwertern: am 04.06.1944 als Generalstabsarzt und Heeresgruppenarzt S�d in der Quartiermeisterabteilung des Arbeitsstabes Don
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 24.02.1943 als Generalstabsarzt und Heeresgruppenarzt S�d in der Quartiermeisterabteilung des Arbeitsstabes Don
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK des k.u.k. �sterr. Franz Joseph-Ordens mit der Kriegsdekoration
- k.u.k. �sterr. Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz II. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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