General der Infanterie Anton Grasser Born: 03 Nov 1891 in Bossendorf, District Strasbourg (Stra�burg), Alsace (Elsa�) Died: 03 Nov 1976 in Stuttgart Promotions:
Gefreiter (01 Apr 1914); Unteroffizier (27 Jan 1915); Vizefeldwebel (10 Mar 1915); Leutnant der Reserve (22 Mar 1915); Polizei-Leutnant (15 Apr 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (01 Jun 1921); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Jan 1923); Polizei-Major (01 Aug 1935); Major (16 Mar 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1938); Oberst (01 Mar 1941); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1943); General der Infanterie (01 May 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (Reserves) (01 Oct 1913)
One Year Volunteer in the 132nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-08 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 1st Company of the 132nd Infantry-Regiment (08 Aug 1914-27 Sep 1916)
Leader of the 9th Company of the 132nd Infantry-Regiment (27 Sep 1916-09 Nov 1916)
Wounded, in Hospital (09 Nov 1916-02 Jul 1917)
Assigned to the Flying-Observer-School Thorn (02 Jul 1917-23 Aug 1918)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 132nd Infantry-Regiment (23 Aug 1918-00 Dec 1918)
Retired (00 Dec 1918)
Entered Police Service (15 Apr 1920)
With the Baden State-Police in Freiburg, Breisgau (15 Apr 1920-09 Apr 1923)
Transferred to the Police in Rastatt (09 Apr 1923-23 Feb 1924)
Transferred to the Police in Mannheim (23 Feb 1924-01 Aug 1925)
Transferred to the Police in Karlsruhe (01 Aug 1925-28 Sep 1931)
Technical Leader with the District-Office Villingen (28 Sep 1931-03 Apr 1933)
Transferred to the Police in Karlsruhe (03 Apr 1933-10 Oct 1933)
Detached to Staff-Officer-Course with the 5th Division (15 May 1933-20 May 1933)
Commander of the State-Police-Department Heidelberg (10 Oct 1933-16 Mar 1936)
Detached to Staff-Officer-Course with Army-Service-Office 7 (22 Apr 1935-27 Apr 1935)
Detached to Staff-Officer-Course with Army-Service-Office 7 (06 Jan 1936-11 Jan 1916)
Transferred to Army Service (16 Mar 1936)
Assigned with the 110th Infantry-Regiment (16 Mar 1936-16 May 1936)
Transferred to the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (16 May 1936-06 Oct 1936)
Chief of the 9th Company of the 119th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Detached to Army Gas Protection School in Berlin (30 Nov 1936-05 Dec 1936)
Transferred to the Staff of the 119th Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-10 Nov 1938)
Detached to Staff-Officer-Course in Ludwigsburg (22 Nov 1937-02 Dec 1937)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 119th Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-06 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 119th Infantry-Regiment (06 Feb 1940-21 Jan 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 25th Motorised-Infantry-Division (25 Jan 1942-01 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 25th Motorised-Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1942-23 Jun 1943)
Commander of the 25th Panzer-Grenadier-Division (23 Jun 1943-04 Nov 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (05 Nov 1943-15 Nov 1943)
Delegated with the Temporary Leadership of LVI. Panzer-Corps (15 Jan 1943-01 Jan 1944)
Detached to Course for Commanding Generals in Hirschberg (05 Jan 1944-25 Jan 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of XXVI. Army-Corps (16 Feb 1944-01 May 1944)
Commanding General of the XXVI. Army-Corps (01 May 1944-11 May 1944)
Granted Leave (11 May 1944-15 Jun 1944)
Commanding General of the XXVI. Army-Corps (15 Jun 1944-03 Jul 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of Army-Detachment Narwa (LIV.) (03 Jul 1944-25 Sep 1944)
Commanding General of Army-Detachment Grasser (LIV.) (25 Sep 1944-29 Oct 1944)
Commanding General of LXXII. Army-Corps (22 Jan 1945-20 Apr 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (20 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-01 Jul 1947)
Released (01 Jul 1947)
Entered the Federal Border Guards (Bundesgrenzschutz) (00 Feb 1951)
Commander of Federal-Border-Guard-Command Centre (00 Feb 1951-01 Apr 1951)
Commander of Federal-Border-Guards-Command South, Munich (01 Apr 1951-05 Jul 1953)
At the same time, Inspector of Federal Border Guards (18 May 1951-27 Jun 1951)
Retired (05 Jul 1953)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (79): am 16.06.1940 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiment 119
- Eichenlaub (344): am 05.12.1943 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 25. Panzer-Grenadier-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 11.03.1943 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 25. Infanterie-Division (mot)
- 1914 EK I: 06.06.1916
- 1914 EK II: 18.06.1915
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II: 21.05.1940
- Spange zum EK I: 08.06.1940
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
- Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942"
- Wehrmachtbericht: 23.09.1943
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