Generalmajor Wilhelm Knüppel Born: 12 Nov 1902 in Succow at the Ihne, Pomerania (Pommern) Died: 26 Sep 1968 in Koblenz Promotions:
Fähnrich (01 Oct 1924); Oberfähnrich (01 Sep 1925); Leutnant (01 Dec 1925); Oberleutnant (01 Aug 1928); Hauptmann (01 Sep 1934); Major (01 Apr 1940); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1942); Oberst (01 Jan 1943); Generalmajor (01 May 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1922)
Fahnenjunker in the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1922-01 Oct 1934)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1936)
Detached to the General-Staff of Border-Command-Office Küstrin (01 Oct 1936-01 Mar 1938)
Transferred into the General-Staff of Border-Command-Office Küstrin (01 Mar 1938-01 Nov 1938)
Company-Chief in the 107th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1938-01 Sep 1939)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 246th Infantry-Division (01 Sep 1939-00 Apr 1940)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of XXXXIII. Army-Corps (00 Apr 1940-00 Nov 1942)
Leader of the 483rd Grenadier-Regiment (00 Nov 1942-00 Jan 1943)
Director of the German Liaison-Staff to the 250th (Spanish Volunteer) Infantry-Division Blaue Division (00 Jan 1943-00 Dec 1943)
Stay in Madrid for the Occasion of the Return of the Spanish Volunteer-Division to Spain (00 Dec 1943-00 Jan 1944)
Chief of the General Staff of XXXVIII. Army-Corps (00 Jan 1944-28 Jan 1945)
Chief of the General Staff of the 4th Panzer-Army (28 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-11 Mar 1948)
Released (11 Mar 1948)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (15 Dec 1943)
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