Generalmajor Constantin Baron Digeon von Monteon Born: 28 Feb 1886 in Bernburg, Saale Died: 27 Jun 1944 near Gorodez, South West of Lepel, USSR Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1905); Oberleutnant (19 Jun 1914); Hauptmann (24 Jul 1915); Charakter als Major (1920); Major (01 Oct 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1938); Oberst (01 Oct 1941); Generalmajor (nachtr�glich) (01 Jul 1944) Career:
Leutnant in the 3rd Queen-Elisabeth-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (22 Mar 1905-1911)
2nd Military Aide of the Son of Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia (1911-01 Oct 1913)
Transferred into the 6th MG-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-1914)
MG-Company-Leader, later General-Staff-Officer of the Chief of the Army General Staff (1914-1918)
Retired (1920)
Entered Army Service as a Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Jun 1941)
Training-Director Bartenstein (01 Oct 1933-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 311th Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-1943)
Commander of the Weapons-School of the 3rd Panzer-Army (1943-27 Jun 1944)
At the same time, Battle-Commandant of Fortress Lepel (00 Jun 1944-27 Jun 1944)
Killed-in-Action (27 Jun 1944)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (3423): am 14.08.1944 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der Armee-Waffen-Schule PzAOK 3
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 09.07.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiments 311
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I: 26.05.1940
- Spange zum EK II: 22.09.1939
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber: 28.08.1941
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
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