Generalmajor Oskar Eckholt Born: 04 Nov 1894 in Freisenbruch, District Hattingen Died: 12 Aug 1982 in Theesen Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Aug 1914); F�hnrich (04 Dec 1914); Leutnant (03 Feb 1915); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1918); Hauptmann (01 Sep 1934); Major (01 Jan 1938); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1941); Oberst (01 Sep 1942); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (09 Mar 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 18th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (09 Mar 1914-08 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 18th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (08 Aug 1914-13 Dec 1918)
Detached to the Staff of the 18th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (11 Aug 1914-15 Aug 1914)
Detached to the Staff of the 18th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (23 Aug 1914-22 Oct 1914)
Leader of a Detached Platoon with the 389th Foot-Artillery-Battery (04 Apr 1915-27 Apr 1915)
Leader of a Detached Cannon of the 389th Foot-Artillery-Battery (28 Apr 1915-21 Oct 1915)
Leader of a Detached Platoon in the 2nd Reserve-Foot-Artillery-Regiment 18 (25 Jan 1916-05 Apr 1916)
Detached to the 38th Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (26 May 1916-30 May 1916)
Detached to the 55th Field-Flying-Battalion (08 Jul 1916-11 Jul 1916)
Detached as Photographic-Officer to the Staff of the 14th Landwehr-Division (12 Jul 1916-07 Aug 1916)
Temporary-Battery-Leader in the 2nd Reserve-Foot-Artillery-Regiment 18 (16 Nov 1916-08 Dec 1916)
Detached as Battery-Leader to the 22nd Foot-Artillery-Regiment (03 Aug 1917-25 Sep 1917)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 18th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (13 Dec 1918-28 Feb 1919)
Retired (28 Feb 1919)
Called Up to a Course with the Training-Staff of the Infantry on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds D�beritz (04 Apr 1934-21 Apr 1934)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Sep 1934)
Assigned to the Staff of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Sep 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Battery-Chief in Artillery-Regiment Minden (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Battery-Chief in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Battery-Chief in the 26th Artillery-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the IV. Battalion of the 211th Artillery-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the IV. Battalion of the 236th Artillery-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-01 Jan 1942)
Commander of the IV. Battalion of the 251st Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1942-01 Feb 1943)
Commander of the 178th Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1943-01 Nov 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Nov 1943-18 Dec 1943)
At the same time, Detached to 8th Division-Leaders-Course (16 Nov 1943-14 Dec 1943)
Detached to Army-Group Centre for use as a Division-Commander (18 Dec 1943-05 Jan 1944)
Detached to the Staff of the 291st Infantry-Division (05 Jan 1944-15 Jan 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 291st Infantry-Division (15 Jan 1944-01 Apr 1944)
Commander of the 291st Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1944-12 Jul 1944)
Severely Wounded, F�hrer-Reserve and in different Military-Hospitals until the Wars End, ending in Heiligenstadt Hospital, Thuringia (12 Jul 1944-08 May 1945)
In Heiligenstadt Hospital, Thuringia then US Captivity (08 May 1945-23 May 1947)
Released (23 May 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (09 Apr 1943)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (18 May 1942)
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