General der Panzertruppe Otto von Knobelsdorff Born: 31 Mar 1886 in Berlin Died: 21 Oct 1966 in Hannover Promotions:
F�hnrich (27 Jan 1906); Leutnant (18 Aug 1906); Oberleutnant (18 Nov 1914); Hauptmann (22 Mar 1916); Major (01 Feb 1929); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1933); Oberst (01 Jun 1935); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1940); General der Panzertruppe (01 Aug 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (25 Apr 1905)
Fahnenjunker in the 94th Infantry-Regiment (25 Apr 1905-1906)
Platoon-Leader in the 5th Company of the 94th Infantry-Regiment (1906-01 Apr 1911)
Adjutant of III. Battalion of the 94th Infantry-Regiment Gro�herzog vonb Sachsen, Weimar (01 Apr 1911-28 Jan 1914)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 94th Infantry-Regiment (28 Jan 1914-29 Aug 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (29 Aug 1915-01 Nov 1915)
Company-Leader in the 94th Infantry-Regiment, temporarily Delegated with the Leadership of I. Battalion then II. Battalion (01 Nov 1915-01 Apr 1916)
Company-Leader in the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 38th Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1916-Summer 1916)
Delegated with the Leadership of the Independant Battalion of the 94th & 95th Infantry-Regiment (Summer 1916-01 Oct 1916)
Detached to MG-Officer-Course D�beritz (01 Oct 1916-15 Oct 1916)
Adjutant of the 83rd Infantry-Brigade (15 Oct 1916-01 Nov 1916)
Officer of the Army & Detached to the General-Staff of Army-Group B (01 Nov 1916-00 Nov 1916)
Detached to the General-Staff of VII. Army-Corps (00 Nov 1916-18 Mar 1917)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the General-Staff of the 200th Infantry-Division (18 Mar 1917-18 Jun 1917)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the General-Staff of the 1st Guards-Infantry-Division (18 Jun 1917-00 Aug 1917)
In the General-Staff of Staging-Inspection of Bug-Army (00 Aug 1917-15 Oct 1917)
Detached to General-Staff-Course Sedan (15 Oct 1917-00 Sep 1918)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the General-Staff of the 242nd Infantry-Division (00 Sep 1918-21 Oct 1918)
Severely wounded, in Hospital (21 Oct 1918-00 Jan 1919)
Transferred back into the 94th Infantry-Regiment (00 Jan 1919-00 May 1919)
Company-Leader in the 94th Infantry-Regiment, Weimar, Coburg, Meiningen (00 May 1919-01 Jul 1919)
Company-Leader in the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Chief of 7th Company of the 15th Infantry-Regiment, Eisenach (01 Jan 1921-00 Aug 1921)
With the Staff of 6th Division, I d, M�nster (00 Aug 1921-01 Feb 1923)
With the Staff of Artillery-Leader II, Stettin (01 Feb 1923-01 Apr 1926)
With the Staff of 2nd Division (01 Apr 1926-01 Oct 1928)
Transferred into the 9th Mounted-Regiment, Chief of 4th Squadron Beskow near F�rstenwalde & Detached to Reinhardt-Course at the Berlin University (01 Oct 1928-19 Oct 1929)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of Artillery-Leader III, Berlin (19 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1933)
Chief of Staff of Command-Office Berlin (01 Oct 1933-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 102nd Infantry-Regiment, Chemnitz (15 Oct 1935-01 Feb 1939)
Commandant of Fortifications around Oppeln (01 Feb 1939-01 Sep 1939)
Chief of the General Staff of Higher Command III (01 Sep 1939-01 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 19th Infantry-Division (01 Feb 1940-01 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 19th Panzer-Division (01 Nov 1940-04 Jan 1942)
Taken ill, in Hospital in Bad Gastein, Placed to the Disposal of OKH (04 Jan 1942-30 Apr 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of X. Army-Corps (01 May 1942-01 Jun 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of II. Army-Corps (01 Jun 1942-01 Jul 1942)
Leader of Corps Knobelsdorff (01 Jul 1942-10 Oct 1942)
Commanding General of XXIV. Panzer-Corps (10 Oct 1942-01 Dec 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of XXXXVIII. Panzer-Corps (01 Dec 1942-10 Feb 1943)
Commanding General of XXXXVIII. Panzer-Corps (10 Feb 1943-30 Sep 1943)
Severely ill (09 Oct 1943-15 Oct 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 Oct 1943-01 Feb 1944)
Commanding General of XXXX. Panzer-Corps (01 Feb 1944-30 Sep 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 1st Army (30 Sep 1944-30 Nov 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Dec 1944-11 Apr 1945)
In US Captivity (11 Apr 1945-10 Jun 1947)
Interned (10 Jun 1947-12 Dec 1947)
Released (12 Dec 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (497): am 17.09.1941 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 19. Panzer-Division
- Eichenlaub (322): am 12.11.1943 als General der Panzertruppe und Kommandierender General des XLVIII. Panzer-Korps
- Schwerter (100): am 21.09.1944 als General der Panzertruppe und Kommandierender General des XLVIII. Panzer-Korps
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 16.02.1943 als General der Panzertruppe und Kommandierender General des XLVIII. Panzer-Korps
- EK I: 27.02.1915
- EK II: 19.09.1914
- RK II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Sachsen-Weimarischer Hausorden der Wachsamkeit oder vom weissen Falken mit Schwertern
- Grossherzoglich Sachsen-Weimarisches Wilhelm Ernst-Kriegskreuz
- RK II. Klasse des Herzogl. Sachsen-Ernestinischen Hausordens mit Schwertern
- F�rstl. Lippisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenritter des Kgl. Preuss. Johanniter-Ordens
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Spange zum EK I: 20.05.1940
- Spange zum EK II: 11.10.1939
- Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
- Wehrmachtbericht: 20.02.1943; 08.06.1944
- Rechtsritter des Johanniter-Ordens: 22.04.1949
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