General der Infanterie Baptist Knieß Born: 17 Apr 1885 in Grünstadt, Rhine Palatinate (Rheinpfalz) Died: 10 Nov 1956 in Munich (München) Promotions:
Fähnrich (08 Jul 1906); Leutnant (09 Mar 1908); Oberleutnant (30 Nov 1914); Hauptmann (17 Apr 1917); Major (01 Dec 1928); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1933); Oberst (19 Apr 1935); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1938); Generalleutnant (01 Jul 1940); General der Infanterie (01 Dec 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (08 Jul 1906)
Fähnrich in the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (08 Jul 1906-26 Aug 1914)
Company-Leader in the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1914-24 Sep 1916)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (24 Sep 1916-04 May 1918)
Leader of III. Battalion of the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (04 May 1918-07 Apr 1919)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (22 Oct 1918-31 Oct 1918)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 5th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (29 Nov 1918-12 Dec 1918)
Transferred to Freikorps Bamberg (07 Apr 1919-16 Oct 1919)
Company-Chief in the 41st Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (16 Oct 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Company-Chief in the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Apr 1928)
Transferred t5o Command-Office Borkum & Detached to VI. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (01 Apr 1928-01 Feb 1930)
Transferred into the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1930-01 Apr 1930)
Commander of the Training-Battalion of the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1930-01 Apr 1934)
With the Staff of Command-Office Regensburg (01 Apr 1934-01 Oct 1934)
With the Staff of Border-Section-Command Regensburg (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 63rd Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Feb 1939)
Landwehr-Commander Heilbronn (01 Feb 1929-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 215th Infantry-Division (26 Aug 1939-12 Nov 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of LXVI. Reserve-Corps (12 Nov 1942-01 Dec 1942)
Commanding General of LXVI. Reserve-Corps (01 Dec 1942-07 Apr 1943)
Commanding General of Group Knieß (07 Apr 1943-10 May 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 May 1943-15 Jun 1943)
Commanding General of LXVI. Reserve-Corps (15 Jun 1943-07 Sep 1943)
Delegated with the Formation of Operations-Group-Staff South France, General-Command Knieß (07 Sep 1943-10 Jul 1944)
Commanding General of LXXXV. Army-Corps (10 Jul 1944-10 Nov 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 Nov 1944-15 Nov 1944)
Commanding General of LXXXV. Army-Corps (02 Dec 1944-28 Mar 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-00 Jun 1947)
Released (00 Jun 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 03.08.1942 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 215. Infanterie-Division
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubiläums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”
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