Generalmajor Richard von Bothmer Born: 27 May 1890 in Dieuze, Lorraine (Lothringen) Died: 10 Mar 1945 in J�ngsdorf by Oberpleis (Suicide) Promotions:
Leutnant (01 Mar 1910); Oberleutnant (18 Dec 1915); Hauptmann (20 Mar 1922); Major (01 Oct 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1935); Oberst (01 Oct 1937); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1910)
Leutnant in the 138th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1910-31 Jul 1914)
Battalions-Adjutant in the 138th Infantry-Regiment (31 Jul 1914-12 Feb 1915)
Taken ill, in Hospital (12 Feb 1915-16 Mar 1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 138th Infantry-Regiment (16 Mar 1915-09 Jan 1918)
At the same time, Temporary-Adjutant of the 65th Infantry-Brigade (21 Jan 1917-24 Jan 1917)
At the same time, Temporary-Adjutant of the 65th Infantry-Brigade (15 Feb 1917-22 Mar 1917)
At the same time, Temporary-Adjutant of the 65th Infantry-Brigade (16 Nov 1917-17 Dec 1917)
Adjutant of the 65th Infantry-Brigade (09 Jan 1918-26 Jul 1918)
Transferred back into the 138th Infantry-Regiment (26 Jul 1918-10 Aug 1918)
Company-Leader in the 138th Infantry-Regiment (10 Aug 1918-07 Dec 1918)
Detached to the MG-School of the 1st Army (23 Sep 1918-08 Oct 1918)
Delegated with the Leadership of the II. Battalion of the 138th Infantry-Regiment (08 Oct 1918-31 Oct 1918)
Company-Leader in the 138th Infantry-Regiment (07 Dec 1918-15 Jan 1919)
Leader of the I. Battalion of the 138th Infantry-Regiment (15 Jan 1919-10 Mar 1919)
Temporary-Leader of the II. Battalion of the 138th Infantry-Regiment (10 Mar 1919-25 Mar 1919)
Court-Officer of the 138th Infantry-Regiment (25 Mar 1919-03 Apr 1919)
Leader of the Dissolving-Command of the 138th Infantry-Regiment (03 Apr 1919-15 May 1919)
Adjutant of the Processing-Office of the 138th Infantry-Regiment (15 May 1919-10 Oct 1919)
Transferred to the 1st Landesj�ger-Regiment in Halle (10 Oct 1919-26 Jan 1920)
Detached to the Recruitment-Office at Ohrdruf (12 Nov 1919-28 Nov 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 31st Reichswehr-J�ger-Regiment (26 Jan 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Detached to the Supplemental-Battalion of the 7th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Adjutant of the Training-Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-14 Mar 1921)
Platoon-Leader in the 12th Infantry-Regiment (14 Mar 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred to the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Jul 1922)
Company-Chief in the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1922-01 Apr 1924)
Course-Adjutant at the Infantry-School (01 Apr 1924-01 Oct 1928)
Company-Chief in the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1928-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the I. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Kassel (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 87th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 111th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Commandant of Salzburg (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 499th Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-01 Apr 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Apr 1941-24 Apr 1941)
German Location-Officer in Naples (24 Apr 1941-07 Jan 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (07 Jan 1942-12 Jan 1942)
Field Commandant 768 (12 Jan 1942-27 Mar 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (27 Mar 1943-05 Jul 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve, Military-District-Command II (05 Jul 1943-10 Sep 1943)
Field Commandant 1032, Janina (10 Sep 1943-31 Dec 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve (31 Dec 1944-14 Feb 1945)
Battle-Commander of Bonn (14 Feb 1945-10 Mar 1945)
Arrested because of his Abandonment of Bonn and Insubordination (10 Mar 1945)
Committed Suicide (10 Mar 1945)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des k�niglichen Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern (09 Oct 1918)
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