Generalleutnant Benignus Dippold Born: 04 Jul 1889 in Sesslach, Upper Franconia (Oberfranken) Died: 18 Oct 1967 in Bamberg Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Nov 1908); F�hnrich (07 Mar 1909); Leutnant (23 Oct 1910); Oberleutnant (01 Jun 1915); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1919); Major (01 Mar 1930); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1934); Oberst (01 Jan 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1934); Oberst (01 Jan 1936); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (25 Jul 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 19th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (25 Jul 1908-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to the War School in Munich and the Firing-School in Lechfeld (01 Oct 1909-30 Sep 1910)
Mobilisation-Officer, Court-Officer and Military-Barracks-Chief in the 19th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-02 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 19th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-18 Aug 1914)
Platoon and Company Leader in the 19th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (18 Aug 1914-16 Sep 1914)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 19th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (16 Sep 1914-08 Jun 1916)
Detached to Heavy Artillery (25 Mar 1916-07 Apr 1916)
Company-Leader in the 19th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (08 Jun 1916-11 Jun 1916)
Company-Leader with the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Division (11 Jun 1916-12 Jul 1916)
Company-Leader in the 19th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (12 Jul 1916-20 Aug 1916)
Detached for Service as a Battalion-Adjutant (20 Aug 1916-04 Sep 1916)
Company-Leader in the 19th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (04 Sep 1916-09 Sep 1916)
Captured at the Somme and in British Captivity (09 Sep 1916-25 Dec 1917)
Interned in Switzerland (25 Dec 1917-22 Jul 1918)
Released and returned home, Company-Leader in the Replacement-Battalion of the 19th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (22 Jul 1918-01 Dec 1918)
Detached to the 6th Assault-Battalion in Tournai (18 Aug 1918-13 Sep 1918)
Detached to Officer-Aspirants-Course of the III. Bavarian Army-Corps in Nuremberg (01 Oct 1918-13 Oct 1918)
Detached to Officer-Aspirant-Course in Freising (13 Oct 1918-13 Nov 1918)
Adjutant of the 19th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1918-01 Jan 1919)
Company-Leader in the 19th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1919-20 Mar 1919)
Assigned to the Security-Battalion Erlangen of the III. Bavarian Army-Corps (20 Mar 1919-12 Jun 1919)
Transferred into the 47th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (12 Jun 1919-01 Nov 1919)
Company-Chief in the 47th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Company-Chief in the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Nov 1923)
Transferred to the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1923-01 Jan 1926)
Detached to MG-Course on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Grafenw�hr (15 Sep 1924-16 Oct 1924)
Transferred to the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1926-01 Mar 1927)
Company-Chief in the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1927-01 Oct 1929)
Detached as Staff-Officer of Infantry to the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Oct 1929-01 Nov 1930)
Transferred into the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Nov 1930-01 Feb 1933)
Detached to Gas-Protection-Course C in Berlin (20 Nov 1930-30 Nov 1930)
Detached to Firing-Course for Heavy Infantry Weapons in D�beritz (06 Oct 1931-23 Oct 1931)
Detached to the Austrian Army (30 Aug 1932-12 Sep 1932)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the III. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Regensburg (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 21st Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 104th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-01 Dec 1939)
Commander of the 183rd Infantry-Division (01 Dec 1939-04 Oct 1941)
Wounded, in Hospital (04 Oct 1941-05 Dec 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (05 Dec 1941-25 Oct 1942)
Commander of the 717th Infantry-Division (25 Oct 1942-15 Mar 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 Mar 1943-16 Mar 1943)
Detached to Army-Group A for Special-Assignments (Section-Command Fedosia, Crimea) (16 Mar 1943-25 May 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (25 May 1943-15 Oct 1943)
At the same time, Detached as Director of the Battalion-Leaders-Courses with III. Army-Corps (01 Jun 1943-25 Jul 1943)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Division 540 (15 Oct 1943-15 Mar 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 Mar 1944-14 Sep 1944)
At the same time, Detached to Army-Group South for use as a Commandant of a Fortified Area (14 Mar 1944-23 Mar 1944)
Detached to Course in POW Affairs in Vienna (21 Aug 1944-31 Aug 1944)
Detached to the Commander of POWs in Military-District VI (14 Sep 1944-15 Nov 1944)
Commander of POWs in Military-District VI (15 Nov 1944-12 Apr 1945)
Battle-Commander of Nuremberg (12 Apr 1945-15 Apr 1945)
Detached to Straggler-Catch-Command of the LXXXII. Army-Corps (15 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-22 Aug 1947)
Released (22 Aug 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- 1939 EK I �S-
- 1939 EK II �S-
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV Klasse mit der Krone und Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939??? (04.10.1941: verwundet/ Ostfront)
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