Generalmajor Sigismund-Hellmuth Ritter von Edler von Dawans Born: 23 Sep 1899 in Erfurt Died: 11 Jun 1944 near Caen, Normandy, France (KIA) Promotions:
F�hnrich (29 Mar 1917); Leutnant (19 Dec 1917); Oberleutnant (01 Feb 1927); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1934); Major (01 Jun 1938); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1940); Oberst (01 Mar 1942); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (29 Mar 1917)
F�hnrich in the Replacement-Battalion of the 110th Infantry-Regiment (29 Mar 1917-18 Dec 1917)
Company-Officer in the 8th Company of the 110th Infantry-Regiment (18 Dec 1917-20 Jan 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 110th Infantry-Regiment (20 Jan 1918-07 May 1918)
Temporary-Battalion-Adjutant in the 110th Infantry-Regiment (07 May 1918-24 May 1918)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 110th Infantry-Regiment (24 May 1918-25 Oct 1919)
Discharged to Reserve (25 Oct 1919)
Retired (01 Nov 1919)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Oct 1924)
Leutnant in the I. Battalion of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Apr 1928)
Detached to Sports-Course (22 Apr 1925-03 May 1925)
Detached for Training in Pioneer Service (01 Aug 1925-28 Aug 1925)
Detached to XII. Course for Physical Training (05 Jan 1926-03 Jun 1926)
Detached to Sports-Course (28 Aug 1926-03 Sep 1926)
Detached to V. Officers-Weapons-School-Course (04 Apr 1927-20 Aug 1927)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-07 Jan 1929)
Welfare-Officer of the III. Battalion of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (07 Jan 1929-01 Jan 1930)
Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training to the Staff of the 5th Division (01 Jan 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training to the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Oct 1931-01 Oct 1933)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Army Command and Detached to the Secret War Academy (01 Oct 1933-01 May 1934)
Transferred into the RWM (01 May 1934-01 Apr 1935)
Transferred into the Army General Staff (01 Apr 1935-01 Aug 1936)
Transferred to the Staff of the IV. Battalion of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1936-06 Oct 1936)
Company-Chief in the 111th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Intelligence Officer (Ic) in the General-Staff of I. Army-Corps (12 Oct 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Transferred into the General-Staff of Border-Section-Command North (26 Aug 1939-23 Oct 1939)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 16th Army (23 Oct 1939-28 Dec 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (28 Dec 1939-10 Jan 1940)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 19th Infantry-Division (10 Jan 1940-01 Nov 1940)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 19th Panzer-Division (01 Nov 1940-26 Dec 1941)
Acting Chief Of The General Staff of XIII. Army-Corps (26 Dec 1941-14 Jan 1942)
Chief Of The General Staff of XIII. Army-Corps (14 Jan 1942-12 May 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (12 May 1942-01 Jun 1942)
Chief Of The General Staff of III. Army-Corps (01 Jun 1942-15 Feb 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 Feb 1943-15 May 1943)
Chief Of The General Staff of 4th Army (15 May 1943-15 Oct 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH � Sick Leave (15 Oct 1943-05 Dec 1943)
Chief Of The General Staff of the Command Of Panzer-Troops with the Commander-in-Chief West (05 Dec 1943-11 Jun 1944)
Killed-in-Action (11 Jun 1944)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (26 Aug 1942)
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