Generalmajor Oskar Döpping Born: 08 Aug 1893 in Ansbach, Central Franconia (Mittelfranken) Died: 31 Jul 1974 in Erlangen Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (23 Dec 1913); Fähnrich (26 Jun 1914); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (16 Sep 1914); Leutnant (27 Sep 1914); Oberleutnant (06 Apr 1918); Hauptmann (01 Jun 1926); Major (01 Aug 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1937); Oberst (01 Jan 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1943) Commands – Assignments
Entered Army Service (28 Jul 1913)
Fahnenjunker in the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (28 Jul 1913-25 Aug 1914)
Taken ill – in Hospital (25 Aug 1914-08 Sep 1914)
In the Field with the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (08 Sep 1914-18 Sep 1914)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (18 Sep 1914-20 Sep 1914)
Taken ill – in Hospital (20 Sep 1914-27 Nov 1914)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (27 Nov 1914-02 May 1915)
In the Field as a Platoon-Leader in the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (02 May 1915-20 Aug 1915)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (20 Aug 1915-12 Sep 1916)
Taken ill – in Hospital (12 Sep 1916-11 Oct 1916)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (11 Oct 1916-01 Aug 1917)
Taken ill – in Hospital (01 Aug 1917-15 Nov 1917)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment and Assigned there as Demobilisation-Officer (15 Nov 1917-14 Sep 1918)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 16th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (14 Sep 1918-01 Jan 1919)
Leader of the Watch-Command of the 16th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1919-12 Apr 1919)
Personnel-Officer with the Staff of Freikorps Eulenburg (12 Apr 1919-27 Jul 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 52nd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (27 Jul 1919-26 Sep 1919)
Leader of the Recruitment-Company of the 51st Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment and the Processing-Office of the 52nd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (26 Sep 1919-20 Oct 1919)
Temporary-Leader of the 10th Company of the 51st Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (20 Oct 1919-04 Nov 1919)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 48th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (04 Nov 1919-01 Jan 1921)
At the same time, Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 2nd Instruction-Infantry-Regiment, Döberitz (10 Jul 1920-11 Aug 1920)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Nov 1923)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 14th Company of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1923-01 Oct 1924)
Chief of the 14th Company of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Jan 1926)
Transferred into the 13th (Mortar) Company of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1926-17 Jan 1929)
Detached to Battle-School-Course in Döberitz (19 Oct 1926-16 Nov 1926)
Detached to Course with the 7th Transport-Battalion (26 Sep 1927-19 Nov 1927)
Detached to Gas-Protection-Course in Berlin (06 Nov 1928-17 Nov 1928)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (17 Jan 1929-01 Nov 1931)
Chief of the 3rd Company of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1931-01 Jul 1933)
Instructor at the Infantry School, Dresden (01 Jul 1933-01 Jan 1935)
Instructor at the War School Dresden (01 Jan 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 42nd Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 97th Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-03 Dec 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (03 Dec 1941-01 Mar 1942)
Commander of Instruction-Group III of the War-School Potsdam (01 Mar 1942-11 Jun 1942)
Wehrmacht-Commandant of Regensburg (11 Jun 1942-01 May 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 May 1944-15 May 1944)
Detached to the Military Commander France (15 May 1944-26 Jul 1944)
Field Commandant 747, Nimes (26 Jul 1944-05 Sep 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (05 Sep 1944-06 Mar 1945)
Wehrmacht-Commandant of Chemnitz (06 Mar 1945-00 Apr 1945)
Commander of Division-Group Chemnitz (00 Apr 1945-09 May 1945)
In Captivity (09 May 1945-08 Jul 1947)
Released (08 Jul 1947)
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