Generalmajor Werner von Eichstedt Born: 01 Jan 1896 in Saerbeck, District M�nster, Westphalia (Westfalen) Died: 26 Aug 1944 in Kishinev, Moldova, USSR (KIA) Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (29 Dec 1914); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (22 Jan 1915); F�hnrich (22 Mar 1915); Leutnant (14 Jul 1915); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 May 1930); Major (01 Dec 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1939); Oberst (01 Nov 1941); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (07 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 13th Infantry-Regiment (07 Aug 1914-01 Sep 1914)
Transferred to the Regiment in the Field (01 Sep 1914-04 Oct 1914)
Retired due to Illness (04 Oct 1914)
Reactivated to Army Service (22 Dec 1914)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (22 Dec 1914-30 May 1915)
Fahnenjunker-Course in D�beritz (28 Dec 1914-13 May 1915)
In the Field with the 13th Infantry-Regiment (30 May 1915-14 Feb 1916)
Temporary-Battalion-Adjutant in the 13th Infantry-Regiment (03 Dec 1915-11 Jan 1916)
Taken ill, in Hospital (14 Feb 1916-16 Apr 1916)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (16 Apr 1916-02 Aug 1916)
Transferred to the 1st Replacement-MG-Company of the VII. Army-Corps (02 Aug 1916-01 Sep 1916)
Company-Leader in the 56th Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1916-11 Oct 1916)
Wounded, in Hospital (11 Oct 1916-16 Apr 1917)
Transferred to the 1st Replacement-MG-Company of the VII. Army-Corps (16 Apr 1917-01 May 1917)
Company-Leader in the 611th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1917-01 Oct 1917)
Company-Leader in the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1917-23 Oct 1917)
In French Captivity (23 Oct 1917-14 Mar 1920)
Back out of French Captivity and Granted Leave (14 Mar 1920-14 May 1920)
Transferred into the 13th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (14 May 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Dec 1926)
Detached to Training in Pioneer-Service to the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (08 Oct 1921-19 Nov 1921)
Detached to Officers-Weapons-School-Course in Dresden (01 Oct 1925-15 Feb 1926)
Transferred into the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1926-01 Nov 1929)
Welfare-Officer of the Training-Battalion of the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1929-01 May 1930)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1930-01 May 1931)
Company-Chief in the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1931-01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment Breslau (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 28th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Instructor at the War School in Dresden (06 Oct 1936-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 52nd Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-15 Mar 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 Mar 1940-08 Jun 1940)
Signals-Officer Dresden (08 Jun 1940-05 Oct 1940)
Commander of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (05 Oct 1940-21 Apr 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (21 Apr 1941-01 Oct 1941)
Commander of the 436th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1941-22 Feb 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (22 Feb 1943-10 Sep 1943)
Detached to Army-Group South � For use as a Divisional-Commander (10 Sep 1943-13 Oct 1943)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of the 387th Infantry-Division (13 Oct 1943-24 Dec 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 294th Infantry-Division (24 Dec 1943-01 Mar 1944)
Commander of the 294th Infantry-Division (01 Mar 1944-26 Aug 1944)
Killed-in-Action (26 Aug 1944)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (18 Aug 1942)
Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse (19 Nov 1915)
Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse (19 Apr 1924)
Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse -Spange- (26 Sep 1939)
Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse -Spange- (07 Nov 1941)
Verwundeten-Abzeichen Schwarz (1920)
Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer (24 Dec 1934)
Ungar. Kriegs-Erninnerungs-Medaille (14 Jul 1937)
�sterr. Kriegs-Erninnerungs-Medaille (14 Apr 1938)
Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse (07 Aug 1939)
Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten (10 Aug 1942)
Krimschild (16 Dec 1942)
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