Generalmajor Dr.ing.h.c. Walter Dornberger Born: 06 Sep 1895 in Gie�en Died: 27 Jun 1980 in Obersasbach Diploma In Engineering: 30 Dec 1930 Honourary Doctorate In Engineering: 05 Mar 1935 Promotions:
Offiziers-Stellvertreter (30 Jun 1915); Leutnant (03 Jul 1915); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Mar 1930); Major (01 Nov 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1938); Oberst (01 Aug 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (07 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer, later Fahnenjunker in the 3rd Foot-Artillery-Regiment (07 Aug 1914-03 Jul 1915)
Platoon-Leader and Battery-Leader in the 3rd Foot-Artillery-Regiment (03 Jul 1915-27 Jul 1918)
Detached to Artillery-Firing-School (24 Aug 1915-20 Sep 1915)
Adjutant of the 26th Foot-Artillery-Battalion (27 Jul 1918-03 Oct 1918)
In French Captivity (03 Oct 1918-20 Mar 1920)
Released from French Captivity (20 Mar 1920)
Transferred into the 10th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (26 Mar 1920-04 Dec 1920)
Detached to Firing-Courses in J�terbog (04 Oct 1920-22 Dec 1920)
Transferred into the Observation-Battery of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (04 Dec 1920-01 Apr 1926)
Detached to Sports Courses (17 Jan 1922-13 Feb 1922)
Detached to Firing-Course in Artillery-Surveying-Service (29 Sep 1924-08 Nov 1924)
Detached to the Technical College in Charlottenburg (01 Apr 1926-01 Apr 1931)
Director of the Sub-Department WaRw 1 in the Reichs-Weapons-Office, RWM (01 Apr 1931-11 Aug 1934)
Squadron-Chief in the 4th Transport-Battalion (11 Aug 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Battery-Chief in Artillery-Battalion K�nigsbr�ck (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 1st Smoke-Screen-Battalion (15 Oct 1935-01 Feb 1936)
Transferred into the Army Weapons Office, WA Prw 1 (Weapons Tests) (01 Feb 1936-24 Jul 1936)
Department-Chief in the Army Weapons Office, Wa Pr�f 13 (Weapons Tests) (24 Jul 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Department-Chief in the Army-Weapons-Office, Wa Pr�f 11 (Weapons Tests) and Representative for Special Experiments at the Army Technical Laboratory in Peenem�nde (Rocket Development) (10 Nov 1938-01 Sep 1943)
Artillery Commander 191 (Motorised) (01 Sep 1943-01 Jan 1944)
Higher Artillery Commander 191 while also retaining Position as Representative of the Army for Special Purpose Programmes (Rocket Tests) (01 Jan 1944-01 Oct 1944)
Inspector of Long-Range Rocket Troops (01 Oct 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz zum Kriegsverdienstkreuz mit Schwertern (29 Oct 1944)
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