General der Panzertruppe Hermann Breith Born: 07 May 1892 in Pirmasens, Rhine Palatinate (Rheinpfalz) Died: 03 Sep 1964 in Pech Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffzier (13 Aug 1910); F�hnrich (20 Dec 1910); Leutnant (13 Sep 1911); Oberleutnant (25 Nov 1916); Hauptmann (01 Mar 1924); Major (01 Dec 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1942); General der Panzertruppe (01 Mar 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (16 Apr 1910)
Fahnenjunker in the 60th Infantry-Regiment (16 Apr 1910-12 Oct 1916)
Detached to War-School in Hersfeld (01 Oct 1910-1911)
Leader of the MG-Company of the 166th Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1914-05 Dec 1914)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 166th Infantry-Regiment (05 Dec 1914-12 Apr 1915)
Leader of the MG-Company of the 60th Infantry-Regiment (12 Apr 1915-04 Sep 1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 60th Infantry-Regiment (12 Apr 1915-20 Oct 1917)
Detached to the Staff of the 121st Infantry-Division (20 Oct 1917-22 Oct 1917)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 121st Infantry-Division (22 Oct 1917-17 Jul 1918)
Adjutant of the 241st Infantry-Brigade (17 Jul 1918-03 Jan 1919)
Demobilising in Bad Orb (03 Jan 1919-06 Jan 1919)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 60th Infantry-Regiment (06 Jan 1919-13 Feb 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 60th Infantry-Regiment (13 Feb 1919-17 May 1919)
Transferred into the Bicycle-Company of the Division von Lettow (17 May 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 18th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01/10/1919-16/12/1919); Company-Officer in the 1st MG-Company of the 18th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (16 Dec 1919-16 Feb 1920)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 18th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (16 Feb 1920-07 Sep 1920)
Company-Officer in the 2nd Company of the 17th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (07 Sep 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Company-Officer in the 10th Company of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1923)
Detached to the Leadership of the Military Corridor-Platoon at Schneidem�hle (15 Jan 1921-10 Mar 1921)
Detached to the Course on light machine-guns in the I. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (07 Nov 1921-21 Nov 1921)
Transferred to the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1925)
Detached to the 6th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1926)
Transferred into the 1st Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1926-01 Jan 1927)
Company-Chief in the 1st Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Jan 1927-01 Feb 1931)
Detached to the Gas-Protection-Course D in Berlin (26 Nov 1928-09 Dec 1928)
Detached to Course in the Motor-Transport-Training-Command of the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1929-21 Dec 1929)
Transferred to the Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Feb 1931-01 Oct 1931)
Detached to the RWM/In 6 (01 Jun 1931-20 Aug 1931)
Advisor in the RWM/In 6 (01 Oct 1931-01 Aug 1934)
Transferred to the Motor-Transport-Instruction-Command in Zossen (01 Aug 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 5th Panzer-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 36th Panzer-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-15 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 5th Panzer-Brigade (15 Feb 1940-14 Nov 1940)
Detached to the OKH, Staff of the General of Fast-Troops (14 Nov 1940-03 Jun 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (03 Jun 1941-16 Oct 1941)
At the same time, Detached to the Staff of the General of Fast Troops, OKH (07 Jul 1941-30 Oct 1941)
Detached to the Staff of the 3rd Panzer-Division (16 Oct 1941-22 Oct 1941)
Commander of the 3rd Panzer-Division (22 Oct 1941-02 Oct 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (02 Oct 1942-01 Jan 1943)
Detached to the Staff of Army-Group A (01 Jan 1943-03 Jan 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of III. Panzer-Corps (03 Jan 1943-01 Mar 1943)
Commanding General of III. Panzer-Corps (01 Mar 1943-08 May 1945)
In captivity (08 May 1945-00 May 1947)
Released (00 May 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (66): am 03.06.1940 als Oberst und Komm. 5. Panzerbrigade/ 5. Panzerdivision/ XVI Armeekorps/ Gruppe Hoth
- Eichenlaub (69): am 31.01.1942 als Generalmajor und Komm. 3. Panzerdivision/ Heeresgruppe S�d
- Schwerter (48): am 21.02.1944 als General der Panzertruppe und Komm. Gen. III Panzerkorps
- Ritterkreuz des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 28.10.1918
- 1914 EK I - 30.07.1916
- 1914 EK II - 10.09.1914
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938 mit Spange �Prager Burg�
- Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Gold
- Spange zum EK I - 02.10.1939
- Spange zum EK II - 23.09.1939
- Nennung im Wehrmachtsbericht: 31.01.1942; 20.02.1944; 09.09.1944; 30.10.1944
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