Generalmajor Ernst Knebel Born: 02 Jun 1892 in Naunhof, District Grimma, Saxony (Sachsen) Died: 27 Jan 1945 in Preu�isch-Eylau Hospital Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (08 Aug 1914); F�hnrich (29 Sep 1914); Leutnant (03 Jan 1915); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1918); Polizei-Oberleutnant (07 Apr 1920); Polizei-Hauptmann (28 Mar 1923); Polizei-Major (01 Apr 1933); Major (01 Aug 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1937); Charakter als Oberst (19 Jul 1940); Oberst (12 Jul 1941); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Apr 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 11th Dragoon-Regiment (22 Apr 1914-07 Jul 1916)
Leader of the Greater Baggage of the 401st Infantry-Regiment (07 Jul 1916-31 Dec 1916)
Company-Officer in the 401st Infantry-Regiment, at the same time, Detached as Ordinance-Officer to Army High Command in Slanin (31 Dec 1916-20 May 1917)
Transferred back to the 401st Infantry-Regiment (20 May 1917-30 Jul 1917)
Detached to the 35th Flying-Battalion (01 Jun 1917-08 Jun 1917)
Temporary Leader of the Greater Baggage of the 401st Infantry-Regiment (30 Jul 1917-23 Aug 1917)
Temporary Regiments Adjutant of the 401st Infantry-Regiment (23 Aug 1917-24 Sep 1917)
Position-Construction-Officer with the Staff of the 401st Infantry-Regiment (24 Sep 1917-01 Nov 1917)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 401st Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1917-18 Oct 1918)
Detached to 3r Leader-Course in W�rth (27 Feb 1918-05 Mar 1918)
Detached to the Army Gas School, Berlin (09 Jun 1918-16 Jun 1918)
Transferred into the 151st Infantry-Regiment (18 Oct 1918-01 Nov 1918)
Squadron-Leader in the 10th Horse J�ger-Regiment (01 Nov 1918-20 Jan 1919)
Transferred back to the 11th Dragoon-Regiment (20 Jan 1919-01 Mar 1919)
Court-Officer in the 11th Dragoon-Regiment (01 Mar 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Delegated with the Leadership of the Processing-Office of the 11th Dragoon-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-06 Apr 1920)
Retired (06 Apr 1920)
Entered Police Service (07 Apr 1920)
With the Security-Police in Insterburg (07 Apr 1920-09 Jun 1922)
Transferred to the Mounted Police Alarm in Gumbinnen (09 Jun 1922-01 Jan 1923)
Transferred to the Protection-Police in Allenstein (01 Jan 1923-01 Apr 1923)
Transferred to the Command of the Protection-Police Osterode (01 Apr 1923-01 Apr 1926)
Transferred to the 3rd Mounted Police Alarm of the Protection-Police Stettin (01 Apr 1926-01 Apr 1933)
Director of the Riding-Courses with the Protection-Police Berlin (01 Apr 1933-01 Feb 1934)
Commander of the Mounted State-Police-Detachment Breslau (01 Feb 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the Remonte-Department of the Riding & Transport School of the State-Police in Potsdam (01 Oct 1934-01 Aug 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to Department VI of the Cavalry-School Hannover (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Instructor at the Army Ammunition School, Berlin-Lichterfelde (06 Oct 1936-15 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 580th Infantry-Regiment (15 Nov 1940-07 May 1942)
Commander of the 589th Infantry-Regiment (07 May 1942-10 Aug 1943)
Wounded, in Hospital (10 Aug 1943-12 Aug 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (12 Aug 1943-01 Feb 1944)
Commanderof the 50th J�ger-Regiment (L) (01 Feb 1944-01 Jul 1944)
Commander of the Field-Replacement-Regiment of the 3rd Panzer-Army (01 Jul 1944-20 Sep 1944)
Commander of the Army Weapons School of the 3rd Panzer-Army (20 Sep 1944-24 Jan 1945)
Severely wounded near Wehlau (24 Jan 1945-27 Jan 1945)
Died as a result of his wounds (27 Jan 1945)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (3501): am 27.08.1944 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Feld-ersatz-Regiment Pz.AOK 3
- Eichenlaub (744): am 19.02.1945 als Oberst und Kommandeur der Armee-Waffenschule 3. Panzerarmee
- 1914 EK I: 26.03.1918
- 1914 EK II: 30.09.1914
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Spange zum EK II: 10.03.1943
- Spange zum EK I: 11.08.1943
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
- Wehrmachtbericht: 29.01.1945
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