Generalmajor Wilhelm Haverkamp Born: 28 Jun 1891 in Maikammer, Rhine Palatinate (Rheinpfalz) Died: 18 Nov 1972 in Ingolstadt Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (01 Nov 1910); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Dec 1910); F�hnrich (03 Mar 1911); Leutnant (28 Oct 1912); Oberleutnant (14 Jan 1916); Hauptmann (01 Jul 1921); Major (01 Apr 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Nov 1934); Oberst (01 Aug 1937); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Jul 1910)
Fahnenjunker in the 3rd Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (22 Jul 1910-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War-School Munich (01 Oct 1911-28 Sep 1912)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader with the 3rd Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-20 Aug 1914)
Leader of 2nd Company of the 3rd Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (20 Aug 1914-02 Oct 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (02 Oct 1914-28 Dec 1914)
Transferred into the 19th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (28 Dec 1914-22 Mar 1917)
Regiments-Adjutant of 19th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1917-01 Jul 1918)
Leader of 10th Company of the 19th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1918-01 Aug 1918)
Battalion-Leader in the 19th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1918-10 Sep 1918)
Leader of 10th Company of the 19th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (10 Sep 1918-11 Oct 1918)
Temporary-Adjutant of the 16th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (11 Oct 1918-10 Nov 1918)
Leader of 10th Company of the 19th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1918-01 Dec 1918)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 19th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1918-22 Jan 1919)
Transferred back into the 3rd Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (22 Jan 1919-20 Apr 1919)
Detached to the 3rd Bavarian Infantry-Brigade (22 Jan 1919-07 Apr 1919)
Platoon-Leader in Detachment Probstmayr (20 Apr 1919-01 Jun 1919)
Leader of 2nd Company of the 44th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1919-15 Aug 1919)
Transferred into the 42nd Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (15 Aug 1919-20 Sep 1919)
Detached to the Bavarian Military Firing School (02 Sep 1919-23 Sep 1919)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 42nd Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (20 Sep 1919-15 Aug 1920)
Transferred into the I. Battalion of the 42nd Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (15 Aug 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the II. Battalion of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-04 Oct 1921)
Chief of 6th Company of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (04 Oct 1921-10 Jan 1922)
Transferred into the Training-Battalion of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (10 Jan 1922-12 Jan 1922)
Chief of 15th Company of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (12 Jan 1922-01 Oct 1923)
Chief of 6th Company of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Feb 1929)
Detached to Combat School Course in D�beritz (02 Nov 1928-28 Nov 1928)
Hauptmann with the Staff of II. Battalion of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1929-01 Apr 1934)
Detached to Firing-Course A for heavy infantry weapons in D�beritz (03 Oct 1932-22 Oct 1932)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of II. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment N�rnberg (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 63rd Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Jul 1937)
Transferred to the Staff of the 63rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1937-03 Dec 1938)
Detached as Leader of the 3rd Exercise-Regiment of XIII. Army-Corps (09 Sep 1938-26 Oct 1938)
Detached to Field-Equipment-Inspection, OKH (03 Dec 1938-01 Feb 1939)
Commander of the 63rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1939-06 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 522nd Infantry-Regiment (06 Feb 1940-08 Jul 1941)
Wounded, F�hrer-Reserve OKH (08 Jul 1941-01 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 711th Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1942-15 Jul 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 Jul 1942-15 Sep 1942)
General with Special Duties with the Commanding General of Military-Districts in General-Government (Poland) (15 Sep 1942-10 Aug 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH - his services were no longer requested as his brother was Imprisoned (10 Aug 1944-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity (08 May 1945-17 Jun 1947)
Released (17 Jun 1947)
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