Generalmajor Stanislaus von Dewitz genannt von Krebs Born: 21 Mar 1892 in Gro�-Jauth, District Rosenberg, West Prussia (Westpreu�en) Died: 00 Sep 1948 in Camp Vorkuta, USSR (Executed) Promotions:
Charakter als F�hnrich (31 Mar 1910); F�hnrich (18 Nov 1910); Leutnant (18 Aug 1911); Oberleutnant (05 Oct 1916); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1923); Major (01 Sep 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1936); Oberst (01 Oct 1938); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (31 Mar 1910)
F�hnrich in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (31 Mar 1910-02 Aug 1914)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader with the 14th Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-29 Mar 1915)
Company-Leader in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (29 Mar 1915-26 May 1915)
2nd Adjutant of the 4th Infantry-Division (26 May 1915-02 Feb 1918)
Company-Leader in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (02 Feb 1918-26 Feb 1918)
Brigade-Adjutant (26 Feb 1918-01 Feb 1919)
Adjutant of the Infantry-Leader of the 43rd Reichswehr-Brigade (01 Feb 1919-01 May 1920)
Company-Officer in the 4th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 May 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-15 Feb 1924)
Company-Chief in the 4th Infantry-Regiment (15 Feb 1924-01 Feb 1931)
Detached to Officers-Course (25 Mar 1924-05 Apr 1924)
Transferred to the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1931-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the Infantry-Regiment Flensburg (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 26th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-26 Aug 1939)
Detached to Course for Sub-Machine-Guns for Battalion-Commanders (05 May 1936-20 May 1936)
Commander of the 220th Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-17 Nov 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH � Admitted to Hospital (17 Nov 1941-15 May 1942)
Commandant of Frankfurt/Oder (15 May 1942-01 Mar 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Mar 1944-25 May 1944)
At the same time, Detached to the Military-Commander France for use in the service of a Field-Commandant (15 Mar 1944-20 May 1944)
Detached to Army-Group South Ukraine for use as a Commandant of a Fortified Area (25 May 1944-01 Jul 1944)
Battle-Commandant of Kishinev and Battle-Group-Leader (01 Jul 1944-04 Sep 1944)
Severely Wounded and Captured by Soviet Forces (04 Sep 1944-00 Dec 1947)
Tried by a Soviet Court at Kishinev and Sentenced to 25 Years Imprisonment for Alleged War Crimes (00 Dec 1947-00 Sep 1948)
Died in Soviet captivity (00 Sep 1948)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (14 Nov 1941)
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