(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins & J.N. Houterman)
Generalmajor Carl Ernst Paul Anders
Born: 31 Aug 1893 in G�nz, District Franzburg, Pomerania (Pommern) Died: 28 Jan 1972 in Prien am Chiemsee
Promotions:
F�hnrich (30 Aug 1912); Leutnant (18 Aug 1913); Oberleutnant (05 Oct 1916); Charakter als Hauptmann (04 Aug 1920); Hauptmann (01 May 1934); Major (01 Jan 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1940); Oberst (01 Apr 1942); Generalmajor (30 Jan 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1912)
Fahnenjunker in the 42nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1912-18 Aug 1913)
Detached to War School Engers (00 Oct 1912-00 Jul 1913)
Transferred into the 152nd Infantry-Regiment (18 Aug 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader, temporarily also Acting Company-Leader in the 152nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-14 Feb 1915)
Company-Leader in the 152nd Infantry-Regiment (14 Feb 1915-00 Aug 1916)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 152nd Infantry-Regiment (00 Aug 1916-04 Oct 1916)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 152nd Infantry-Regiment (04 Oct 1916-27 May 1917)
Severely Wounded, Hospital (27 May 1917-00 Nov 1917)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 152nd Infantry-Regiment (00 Nov 1917-00 Aug 1918)
1st Ordinance-Officer of the 41st Infantry-Division (00 Aug 1918-21 Dec 1918)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 152nd Infantry-Regiment (21 Dec 1918-01 Feb 1919)
Leader of the 1st MG-Company of the 152nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1919-01 Apr 1919)
Granted Leave until Retirement (01 Apr 1919-10 Sep 1919)
Retired (10 Sep 1919)
Reactivated to Army Service as Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Active-Officer (01 May 1934)
Territorial-Officer in Darkehnen (01 Oct 1933-01 May 1934)
Hauptmann with the I. Battalion of the 3rd Infantry-Regment (01 May 1934-15 Jun 1934)
Company-Chief in the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (15 Jun 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Officers-Course in D�beritz (17 Jul 1934-14 Sep 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment Marienburg (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 45th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Detached as Instructor to MG-Platoon-Leaders-Course at the Infantry School D�beritz (26 May 1937-01 Jul 1937)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 45th Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-06 Feb 1940)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 505th Infantry-Regiment (06 Feb 1940-29 Oct 1940)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 581st Infantry-Regiment (28 Oct 1940-18 Nov 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 484th Infantry-Regiment (18 Nov 1941-11 Jan 1942)
Commander of the 484th Infantry-Regiment (11 Jan 1942-08 Sep 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (08 Sep 1944-31 Dec 1944)
At the same time, Delegated with the Temporary Leadership of the 168th Infantry-Division (08 Sep 1944-11 Dec 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 88th Infantry-Division (31 Dec 1944-15 Jan 1945)
Commander of the 88th Infantry-Division (15 Jan 1945-31 Jan 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (31 Jan 1945-28 Oct 1955)
Released (28 Oct 1955)
Decorations & Awards::
- - Ritterkreuz (3062): am 04.05.1944 als Oberst und Komm. Grenadier-Regiment 484/ 254. Infanteriedivision/ XLVI Panzerkorps/ 1. Panzerarmee/ Heeresgruppe Nordukraine
- - Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (70/1): am 14.02.1942 als Oberstleutnant und Komm. Infanterie-Regiment 484/ 254. Infanteriedivision/ I Armeekorps/ 18. Armee/ Heeresgruppe Nord
- - 1939 EK I �S-: 26.10.1939
- - 1939 EK II �S-: 25.09.1939
- - 1914 EK I
- - 1914 EK II
- - Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918??? (27.05.1917: durch Artilleriegeschoss am Kopf schwer verwundet)
- - Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV Klasse: 02.10.1936
- - �sterr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- - Ungar. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung III Klasse: 21.04.1938
- - Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
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