Generalmajor Werner von Bülow Born: 04 Jul 1898 in Körchow, Mecklenburg Died: 30 Aug 1943 by Obrodnoye, West of Taganrog, Mius Estuary, Sea Of Azov (MIA) Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (01 Sep 1916); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (07 Nov 1916); Fähnrich (28 Feb 1917); Leutnant (31 May 1917); Polizei-Leutnant (02 Aug 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (15 Jul 1921); Polizei-Hauptmann (18 Dec 1930); Hauptmann (01 Dec 1934); Major (01 Aug 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1940); Oberst (15 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (08 Nov 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (15 Jun 1916)
Fahnenjunker in the 4th Foot-Guards-Regiment (15 Jun 1916-24 Feb 1917)
Detached to the Fahnenjunker-Course at Döberitz (12 Sep 1916-15 Jan 1917)
Transferred to the Regiment in the Field (24 Feb 1917-12 Aug 1917)
Company-Officer with the 3rd MG-Company of the 4th Foot-Guards-Regiment (12 Aug 1917-16 Sep 1917)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the Fusilier-Battalion of the 4th Foot-Guards-Regiment (16 Sep 1917-01 Oct 1917)
Company-Officer with the 3rd MG-Company of the 4th Foot-Guards-Regiment (01 Oct 1917-31 Jan 1918)
Transferred to the 3rd Guards-Infantry-Division (31 Jan 1918-02 Feb 1918)
Transferred to the Instruction-Infantry-Regiment (02 Feb 1918-01 Mar 1918)
MG-Officer and Signals-Officer with the Staff of the III. Battalion of the Instruction-Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1918-16 Jul 1918)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the Instruction-Infantry-Regiment (16 Jul 1918-01 Oct 1918)
In French captivity (01 Oct 1918-14 Feb 1920)
Released from captivity, and Granted Army Leave (14 Feb 1920-12 Apr 1920)
Retired (12 Apr 1920)
Entered into Police Service (02 Aug 1920)
With the Protection-Police in Bremen, with the Signals-Collection-Office of the Command of the Protection-Police Bremen (02 Aug 1920-1924)
Temporary-Alarm-Leader with the Protection-Polic Bremen (1924-1925)
Adjutant of the Police-Senior-Alarm East, Bremen (1925-00 Feb 1928)
Temporary-Director of the Signals-Collection-Office of the Command of the Protection-Police Bremen (00 Feb 1928-01 Jul 1930)
Transferred to the Prussian Protection-Police in Berlin, Station-Officer in the 191st Police-Station Steglitz-Zehlendorf (01 Jul 1930-01 Mar 1931)
At the same time, was at Course at the Higher Police School in Eiche (18 Sep 1930-18 Dec 1930)
Alarm-Leader with the Police-Inspection in Kreuzberg (01 Mar 1931-01 Apr 1933)
Transferred to the State-Police-Inspection Schöneberg (01 Apr 1933-01 Oct 1933)
Transferred to the State-Police-Inspection Charlottenburg-Tiergarten (01 Oct 1933-01 Dec 1934)
Transferred into Army Service (01 Dec 1934)
Regiments-Signals-Officer with the Staff of Infantry-Regiment Döberitz (01 Dec 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 48th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 27th Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-09 Sep 1940)
Commander of the 27th Infantry-Regiment (09 Sep 1940-10 Dec 1940)
Commander of the 252nd Infantry-Regiment (10 Dec 1940-10 Feb 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 Feb 1942-02 Mar 1942)
Commander of the 686th Infantry-Regiment (02 Mar 1942-21 Oct 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (21 Oct 1942-15 Apr 1943)
Commander of the 686th Grenadier-Regiment (15 Apr 1943-15 Aug 1943)
Commander of the 111th Infantry-Division (15 Aug 1943-30 Aug 1943)
Missing-in-Action, presumed killed (30 Aug 1943)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (19 Dec 1941)
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