Generalmajor Dipl.Ing. Oskar Audörsch Born: 27 Feb 1898 in Colbiehnen, District Rastenburg, East Prussia (Ostpreußen) Died: 05 Jun 1991 in Ulm Promotions:
Fähnrich (30 Jul 1917); Leutnant (20 Nov 1917); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 May 1933); Major (01 Oct 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (09 Nov 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Nov 1916)
Fahnenjunker in the 129th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1916-19 Jan 1918)
Detached to Fahnenjunker Course in Döberitz (09 Feb 1917-30 Jun 1917)
Transferred into the 477th Infantry-Regiment (19 Jan 1918-06 May 1918)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 477th Infantry-Regiment (06 May 1918-15 Jun 1918)
Acting-Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 477th Infantry-Regiment (15 Jun 1918-30 Jun 1918)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 477th Infantry-Regiment (30 Jun 1918-18 Dec 1918)
With Freikorps Hasse (227th Infantry-Division) (18 Dec 1918-01 Dec 1919)
Ordinance and Court Officer of the I. Battalion of the 108th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1919-01 May 1920)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 108th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1920-15 May 1920)
Ordinance and Court Officer of the II. Battalion of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (15 May 1920-01 Sep 1920)
At the same time, was Temporary-Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (23 Jun 1920-15 Jul 1920)
Detached to Sports Course in Breslau (20 Jul 1920-15 Aug 1920)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1920-12 Dec 1920)
Adjutant of the Training-Battalion of the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (12 Dec 1920-01 Apr 1930)
Detached to the 1st Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1925-12 May 1925)
Detached to Officer Weapon School Course at Dresden (01 Oct 1925-15 Feb 1926)
Detached to XIII. Course for Physical Training in Wünsdorf (26 Jun 1926-25 Nov 1926)
Detached to Ski Course in Allgäu (24 Nov 1926-10 Dec 1926)
Detached to XIV. Course for Physical Training in Wünsdorf (17 Jan 1927-15 Jun 1927)
Detached to XV. Course for Physical Training in Wünsdorf (16 Jun 1927-10 Dec 1927)
Auxiliary-Instructor for Physical Training in Wünsdorf (09 Aug 1927-31 Mar 1930)
Studies of the Economic Sciences at the Technical College in Charlottenburg (01 Apr 1930-01 May 1933)
Placed to the Disposal of Army Command (01 May 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment Meiningen (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 2nd Rifle-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1936)
Transferred as Advisor in the RKM (01 Apr 1936-10 May 1938)
Advisor in OKH/Wa I. Rü (10 May 1938-01 Jul 1940)
Group-Director in the OKH/WAz (01 Jul 1940-26 Aug 1940)
Commander of the 394th Rifle-Regiment (26 Aug 1940-14 Jan 1942)
Department-Chief in the Office-Group for Industrial Armaments in the OKH/Wa I. Rü/WuG 6 (14 Jan 1942-10 Jul 1944)
Führer-Reserve (10 Jul 1944-19 Aug 1944)
Detached to the 12th Division Leader Course (14 Jul 1944-16 Aug 1944)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of the 25th Panzer-Division (19 Aug 1944-09 Nov 1944)
Commander of the 25th Panzer-Division (09 Nov 1944-08 May 1945)
In US, then from the end of 1945, Soviet captivity (08 May 1945-09 Oct 1955)
Released (09 Oct 1955)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 21.04.1943 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur des Panzer-Grenadier-Regiments 394
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden II. Stufe
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange “Prager Burg”
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
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