General der Artillerie Wilhelm Berlin Born: 28 Apr 1889 in Cologne (K�ln) Died: 15 Sep 1987 in Hamburg Promotions:
F�hnrich (12 Mar 1909); Leutnant (27 Jan 1910); Oberleutnant (25 Feb 1915); Hauptmann (18 Aug 1917); Major (01 Nov 1930); Oberstleutnant (01 May 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1936); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1942); General der Artillerie (01 Oct 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (13 Mar 1909)
F�hnrich in the 14th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (13 Mar 1909-01 Oct 1910)
Detached to the Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1910-01 Feb 1914)
Detached to the Military Technical School (01 Feb 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Signals-Officer of Fort Kaiser Wilhelm II (25 Aug 1914-26 Aug 1914)
Signals-Officer of Commander of the Government of Stra�burg (26 Aug 1914-01 Sep 1914)
With the Staff of XV. Reserve-Corps (02 Sep 1914-01 May 1915)
Commander of the Mortar-Battery 216 (01 May 1915-06 Jul 1915)
Company-Commander in the 14th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (06 Jul 1915-02 Jun 1916)
Adjutant to the General of Foot-Artillery (02 Jun 1916-16 Feb 1917)
Adjutant to Artillery-Commander 126 (16 Feb 1917-18 Dec 1918)
Detached to II. Battalion of the 88th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (16 Jul 1918-25 Jul 1918)
Detached to II. Battalion of the 88th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1918-04 Sep 1918)
Transferred back to the 14th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (18 Dec 1918-21 Mar 1919)
Leader of the 1st Heavy Volunteer-Battery (21 Mar 1919-18 Apr 1919)
Battery-Commander in the 13th Reichswehr-Heavy-Artillery-Regiment (18 Apr 1919-25 Sep 1919)
Leader of Battery Berlin in the 13th Light-Artillery-Regiment (25 Sep 1919-25 Oct 1919)
Battery-Commander in the 13th Artillery-Regiment (25 Oct 1919-01 Nov 1919)
Battery-Chief in the 13th Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1919-22 Sep 1920)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 13th Artillery-Regiment (22 Sep 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1923)
Battery-Chief in the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Mar 1926)
Detached as Instructor at the Firing-Training-Course for the Infantry-Cannon at Senne (15 Jun 1925-16 Jun 1925)
Command at Senne cancelled (16 Jun 1925)
Battery-Chief in the 5th Artillery-Regiment (16 Jun 1925-01 Mar 1926)
With the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1926-01 Feb 1927)
Instructor at the Artillery School (01 Feb 1927-01 Aug 1927)
Transferred to the 1st (Mounted) Battery in the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1927-25 Oct 1927)
Transferred to the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 5th Artillery-Regiment, remained detached at the Artillery-School (25 Oct 1927-01 Apr 1929)
Battery-Officer in the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1929-01 Oct 1934)
Detached to the Troop Office, RWM (22 Aug 1929-30 Sep 1929)
Detached to the RWM/Inspection of Artillery (01 Oct 1930-17 Oct 1933)
Detached to Course B for Artillery-Officers in J�terbog (17 Oct 1933-10 Nov 1933)
Commander of II. Battalion of Artillery-Regiment J�terbog (01 Oct 1934-01 May 1935)
Commander of II. Battalion of the Artillery-Instruction-Regiment J�terbog (01 May 1935-13 Jun 1935)
Detached as Expert of Exercises (13 Jun 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of II. Battalion of the Artillery-Instruction-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 May 1936)
Higher Artillery Officer with the Command of Panzer Troops (01 May 1936-06 Oct 1936)
Transferred into the Staff of the Command of Panzer Troops (06 Oct 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of the 33rd Artillery-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-30 Sep 1939)
Detached to the 96th Artillery-Regiment (05 Dec 1938-22 Mar 1939)
Artillery Commander 101 (30 Sep 1939-06 Jun 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH � Assigned tp the Artillery School (06 Jun 1940-25 Jul 1940)
Artillery Commander 101 (25 Jul 1940-10 Oct 1940)
Commander of Artillery-School II, J�terbog (10 Oct 1940-05 Apr 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (05 Apr 1943-29 Apr 1943)
Acting-Commander of the 58th Infantry-Division (29 Apr 1943-17 Jun 1943)
Commander of the 227th Infantry-Division (17 Jun 1943-15 Feb 1944)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of Group Sponheimer (LIV. Army-Corps) (15 Feb 1944-11 May 1944)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of XXVI. Army-Corps (11 May 1944-15 Jun 1944)
General of Artillery with the Chief of the Army General Staff (21 Jul 1944-27 Feb 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of CI. Army-Corps, while retaining his previous command (27 Feb 1945-10 Apr 1945)
General of Artillery in OKW (10 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In US captivity (08 May 1945-03 Jul 1947)
Released (03 Jul 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (2760): am 06.03.1944 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur 227. Infanterie-Division/ LIV. Armee-Korps/ 18. Armee/ Heeresgruppe Nord
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 27.09.1918
- 1914 EK I: 25.09.1916
- 1914 EK II: 27.09.1914
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern: 28.10.1914
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich-Badischen Ordens vom Z�hringer L�wen mit Schwertern: 18.12.1914
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Front�mpfer: 21.12.1934
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Spange zum EK I : 20.05.1940
- Spange zum EK II : 23.12.1939
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern: 23.08.1942
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern: 11.01.1943
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern: 11.01.1943
- im Wehrmachtbericht genannt: 12.02.1944
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