Generalmajor Wilhelm Danneel Born: 20 Aug 1879 in Br�l, Mecklenburg Died: 30 Dec 1957 in Hamburg Promotions:
F�hnrich (14 Oct 1901); Leutnant (18 Aug 1902); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1910); Hauptmann (08 Oct 1914); Major (01 Dec 1924); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1929); Oberst (01 Oct 1932); Oberst (E) (05 Mar 1935); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (13 Apr 1901)
Fahnenjunker in the 77th Infantry-Regiment (13 Apr 1901-03 Jan 1906)
Transferred to Protection-Troop in German South West Africa (03 Jan 1906-01 Sep 1907)
Transferred Back into the 77th Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1907-31 Mar 1910)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 77th Infantry-Regiment (31 Mar 1910-01 Oct 1913)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 77th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-02 Apr 1915)
Adjutant of the 40th Infantry-Brigade (02 Apr 1915-09 Oct 1915)
Leader of the I. Battalion of the 77th Infantry-Regiment (09 Oct 1915-27 Sep 1918)
In British Captivity (27 Sep 1918-30 Dec 1919)
Released and Granted Leave (30 Dec 1919-30 Jan 1920)
Company-Leader in the 20th Infantry-Regiment (30 Jan 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Detached to the Instruction-Infantry-Regiment (10 May 1920-04 Aug 1920)
Company-Chief in the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Feb 1924)
With the Staff of the Commander Hannover (01 Feb 1924-01 May 1925)
In the RWM (01 May 1925-01 Oct 1929)
With the Staff of Group-Command 1 and Detached to the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-01 Nov 1929)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1929-01 Oct 1932)
With the Staff of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-31 Oct 1932)
Retired (31 Oct 1932)
Entered Army Service as a Territorial-Officer (01 May 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Jun 1941)
Service-Director of Psychological Tests Office VIII (01 May 1933-01 Sep 1935)
Director of the Psychological Tests Office X (01 Sep 1935-01 Jul 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve � Military-District-Command X (01 Jul 1941-19 Aug 1941)
Commander of the 22nd Territorial-Rifle-Regiment (19 Aug 1941-01 Aug 1942)
Field Commandant 603 (01 Aug 1942-21 Jul 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (21 Jul 1943-30 Nov 1943)
Retired (30 Nov 1943)
Awards & Decorations:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Kronen-Orden IV. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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