Generalleutnant Theodor Groppe Born: 16 Aug 1882 in Trier Died: 28 Apr 1973 in Trier Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Oct 1900); Leutnant (18 Aug 1901); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1910); Hauptmann (08 Oct 1914); Major (01 Apr 1923); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1929); Oberst (01 Oct 1931); Charakter als Generalmajor (31 Jan 1933); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1937); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1939) Career:
Entered Army Service (25 Apr 1900)
Fahnenjunker in the 131st Infantry-Regiment (25 Apr 1900-01 Aug 1908)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 131st Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1908-01 Oct 1910)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1910-01 Oct 1913)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 131st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-26 Apr 1915)
Detached to the General-Staff of the XXI. Army-Corps (26 Apr 1915-01 Oct 1915)
Adjutant of the 59th Infantry-Brigade (01 Oct 1915-23 Oct 1915)
Adjutant of the 17th Landwehr-Division (23 Oct 1915-18 Feb 1918)
Transferred into the 1st Grenadier-Regiment (18 Feb 1918-01 Apr 1918)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 1st Grenadier-Regiment (01 Apr 1918-12 Oct 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (12 Oct 1918-01 May 1919)
Company-Chief in the 1st Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 May 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Chief in the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1922)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) with the Staff of the 2nd Division (01 Oct 1922-01 Feb 1926)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) with the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Feb 1926-01 Feb 1928)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1928-01 Nov 1930)
Commandant of Fortifications around L�tzen (01 Nov 1930-31 Jan 1933)
Retired on Request as an avowed opponent to the NS-Regime (31 Jan 1933)
Employed by the Army (01 Apr 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (06 Oct 1936)
Employed in Oppeln, Gleiweitz and K�slin (01 Apr 1933-05 Oct 1936)
Landwehr-Commander in Hanau (06 Oct 1936-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 214th Infantry-Division (26 Aug 1939-04 Feb 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve (04 Feb 1940-31 Dec 1941)
Retired as �Politically Unreliable� (31 Dec 1941)
Loss of Title Generalleutnant a.D. and Exclusion from the Community (03 May 1942)
In Gestapo-Detention in Darmstadt (10 Aug 1944-18 Jan 1945)
In Fortress-Detention in K�strin (18 Jan 1945-26 Apr 1945)
Instructed to be Executed, date set at 27 Apr 1945 (14 Apr 1945)
Escaped from Fortress K�strin (26 Apr 1945)
By Order of the Federal Minister Of The Interior, All Rights as a Generalleutnant a.D. were restored again (17 Jan 1952)
Footnote: Generalleutnant Groppe had protested against Himmler�s order Dated 28 Jan 1939 to conceive children out of marriage, in view of the upcoming war losses. This was the reason he was dismissed and imprisoned.
Awards & Decorations:
- Pour le m�rite: am 06.11.1918 als Hauptmann und Kommandeur des II. Bataillon des Grenadier-Regiment �Kronprinz� (1. Ostpreussisches) Nr. 1
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- RK I. Klasse des Kgl. S�chs. Albrechts-Orden mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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