General der Kavallerie Franz Freiherr von Dalwigk zu Lichtenfels Born: 21 Apr 1876 in D�sseldorf Died: 25 Nov 1947 in Bad Wildungen Promotions:
F�hnrich (04 Aug 1899); Leutnant (22 Mar 1900); Oberleutnant (04 Aug 1909); Rittmeister (01 Oct 1913); Major (01 Apr 1921); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1927); Oberst (01 Apr 1930); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1933); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1934); Charakter als General der Kavallerie (01 Sep 1940); General der Kavallerie (01 Dec 1940) Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Oct 1896)
Fahnenjunker in the 4th Queen-Augusta-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (18 Oct 1896-18 Apr 1900)
Transferred into the 55th Infantry-Regiment (18 Apr 1900-18 Apr 1901)
Granted Leave (18 Apr 1901-27 Jan 1902)
Detached to the 11th Hussar-Regiment (27 Jan 1902-27 Jan 1903)
Transferred to the 11th Hussar-Regiment (27 Jan 1903-24 Aug 1904)
Discharged to the Reserve of the 4th Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (24 Aug 1904)
Detached for Service with the 12th Hussar-Regiment (18 May 1905-21 May 1906)
Reactivated (21 May 1906)
Transferred to the 12th Hussar-Regiment (21 May 1906-01 Oct 1910)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 12th Hussar-Regiment (01 Oct 1910-01 Oct 1913)
Squadron-Chief in the 12th Hussar-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-27 Dec 1917)
Commander of the Landwehr-Battalion Elberfeld (27 Dec 1917-05 Apr 1918)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 93rd Infantry-Regiment (05 Apr 1918-15 Nov 1918)
Commander of Volunteer-Battalion von Dalwigk (15 Nov 1918-24 Dec 1918)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 51st Infantry-Regiment (24 Dec 1918-03 Mar 1919)
Commander of the 12th Volunteer Hussar-Regiment (03 Mar 1919-15 Apr 1920)
Squadron-Chief in the 10th Mounted-Regiment (15 Apr 1920-01 May 1923)
With the Staff of the 18th Mounted-Regiment (01 May 1923-01 Feb 1927)
Commander of the 15th Mounted-Regiment (01 Feb 1927-01 Oct 1931)
Commander of the Cavalry-School Hannover (01 Oct 1931-01 Apr 1937)
General with Special Duties with the III. Army-Corps (01 Apr 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Commanding General of the Replacement III. Army-Corps and Commander of Military-District III (26 Aug 1939-01 Mar 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve (01 Mar 1943-31 May 1943)
Retired (31 May 1943)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 31.05.1943 als General der Kavallerie und Kommandierender General des stellv. III. Armeekorps und Befehlshaber im Wehrkreis III (Berlin)
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Kronen-Orden IV. Klasse
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Sachsen-Weimarischer Hausorden der Wachsamkeit oder vom weissen Falken mit Schwertern
- F�rstl. Waldecksches Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
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