Generalmajor Dietrich Beelitz Born: 14 Mar 1906 in Diedenhofen, Metz Died: 06 Sep 2002 Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (01 Aug 1925); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Nov 1925); F�hnrich (01 Sep 1926); Oberf�hnrich (01 Aug 1927); Leutnant (01 Feb 1928); Oberleutnant (01 Jun 1931); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1935); Major (20 Nov 1940); Oberstleutnant (16 Mar 1942); Oberst (20 Apr 1943); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (14 Apr 1924)
Sch�tze, from 01 Aug 1925 Fahnenjunker in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (14 Apr 1924-01 Feb 1928)
Detached to the Infantry-School (I. Course) (01 Mar 1926-30 Sep 1926) Detached to the Infantry-School (II. Course) (12 Nov 1926-03 Sep 1927)
Company-Officer in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1928-01 Apr 1934)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Stettin (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1935)
Detached to the War Academy and subsequently to the Army General Staff (01 Oct 1935-01 Aug 1937)
Transferred into the Household-Department of the General Army Office and Detached to the Army General Staff (01 Aug 1937-01 Apr 1939)
Transferred into the Army General Staff, Group-Director in the Household-Department/General Army Office (01 Apr 1939-09 May 1940)
Transferred to the Adjutant of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Liaison-Officer to the Commander of the Replacement Army and Chief of Army Armaments (09 May 1940-08 Nov 1940)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 132nd Infantry-Division (08 Nov 1940-04 Dec 1940)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 97th Infantry-Division (04 Dec 1940-04 Apr 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, with regulated Service with the Commander of Military-District III (01 Apr 1942-05 Jul 1942)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 3rd Panzer-Army (05 Jul 1942-05 Nov 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, with regulated Service with the Chief of the Army Personnel Office (05 Nov 1942-01 Dec 1943)
Chief of Operations (Ia) and Director of the Leadership-Department in the General-Staff of the Commander-in-Chief South-West (Army-Group C) (01 Dec 1943-01 Nov 1944)
Chief of the General-Staff of the 10th Army (01 Nov 1944-02 May 1945)
In British captivity (02 May 1945-29 Oct 1947)
Released (29 Oct 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- - Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 05.05.1942 als Major i. G. und Ia im Generalstab der 97. Infanteriedivision
- - 1939 EK I
- - 1939 EK II
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung
- - Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
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