(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Percy Baron von Ascheberg
Born: 11 Jun 1880 in Gro�-Buschhof (Kurland)
Died: 26 Sep 1952 in Hamminkeln by Wesel
Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Apr 1900); Leutnant (27 Jan 1902); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1911); Hauptmann (08 Oct 1914); Major (01 Feb 1925); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1930); Oberst (01 Oct 1932); Oberst (E) (05 Mar 1935); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (23 Sep 1899)
Fahnenjunker in the 8th Leib-Grenadier-Regiment (23 Sep 1899-01 Dec 1900)
Transferred into the 5th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Dec 1900-22 Mar 1908)
Transferred into the Instruction-Regiment of the Field Artillery Firing School (22 Mar 1908-00 Apr 1912)
With the Flying Troop (00 Apr 1912-01 Oct 1920)
With the Staff of the Commander Stettin (01 Oct 1920-01 Jul 1923)
Company-Chief in the 5th Signals-Battalion (01 Jul 1923-01 Feb 1925)
With the Staff of the 5th Division (01 Feb 1925-01 Oct 1928)
Commander of the 5th Signals-Battalion (01 Oct 1928-01 Feb 1933)
Supplemental-Officer (01 Feb 1933); Active-Officer again (01 Jun 1941)
Transferred to the Commander Schweidnitz (01 Feb 1933-01 Oct 1935)
Transferred into Army Service Office 4 (01 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1936)
Commander of Military-District-Command Wesel (01 Oct 1936-31 Jul 1942)
Retired (31 Jul 1942)

Awards & Decorations:
- RK des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Kronen-Orden IV Klasse
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV Klasse mit der Krone und Schwertern
- RK I Klasse des kgl. S�chs Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Preuss. Rettungsmedaille am Bande
- Kgl. Preuss. Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenritter des Kgl. Preuss. Johanniter-Ordens
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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