Generalmajor Wilhelm von Ditfurth Born: 07 Aug 1874 in Minden, Westphalia (Westfalen) Died: 20 May 1949 in Lemmie near Hannover Promotions:
Sekondeleutnant (17 Mar 1894); Oberleutnant (18 Nov 1905); Hauptmann (22 Mar 1910); Major (22 Mar 1915); Charakter als Oberst (27 Aug 1939); Oberstleutnant (01 Nov 1940); Oberst (01 Feb 1941); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Apr 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (17 Mar 1894)
Leutnant in the 7th J�ger-Battalion (17 Mar 1894-16 Feb 1901)
Discharged to Army Reserve (16 Feb 1901)
Reactivated to Army Service (16 Dec 1902)
Leutnant in the Guards-Rifle-Battalion (16 Dec 1902-01 Oct 1911)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1904-21 Jul 1907)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1908-01 Apr 1908)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the X. Army-Corps (01 Oct 1911-01 Oct 1913)
Company-Chief in the 144th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 33rd Reserve-Division (02 Aug 1914-11 Jun 1916)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the Guards-Reserve-Corps (11 Jun 1916-04 May 1917)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Army-High-Command 2 (04 May 1917-30 May 1918)
Chief of the General Staff of IX. Army-Corps (30 May 1918-30 Sep 1918)
Chief of the General Staff of I. Reserve-Corps (30 Sep 1918-10 Sep 1919)
At the same time, Assigned to the Chief of the General Staff of the Field Army as Liaison-Officer in Danzig (22 Apr 1919-16 May 1919)
Retired (10 Sep 1919)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (23 Feb 1940)
Commandant of the POW-Camp Stalag XI B (01 Mar 1940-16 Jul 1940)
Assigned as a Commandant of a POW-District in France (16 Jul 1940-25 Jul 1940)
Commander of POW-District XII, Bordeaux (25 Jul 1940-30 Aug 1940)
Commander of POW-District II, Laon (30 Aug 1940-15 Sep 1940)
Commander of POW-District F, Brussels (15 Sep 1940-13 Dec 1940)
Chief of the General Staff of the Commander of German Troops in Denmark (13 Dec 1940-18 Feb 1941)
Chief of the General Staff of Higher-Command XXXVII (18 Feb 1941-15 Feb 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 Feb 1943-01 Apr 1943)
Retired (01 Apr 1943)
Awards & Decorations:
- Pour le m�rie: am 21.04.1918 als Major und Ia im Generalstab des AOK 2
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
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