Generalmajor Wilhelm von Lengerke Born: 17 Jun 1894 in Salchow, District Greifswald Died: 26 Aug 1942 near Krasnoarmeisk by Stalingrad, (Killed) Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (20 Dec 1913); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (19 Mar 1914); F�hnrich (30 Apr 1914); Leutnant (06 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Apr 1918); Rittmeister (01 Jul 1934); Major (01 Jan 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1940); Oberst (01 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (posthum) (02 Jan 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1913)
Fahnenjunker in the 6th Horse J�ger-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War School Engers (30 Apr 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 6th Horse J�ger-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-02 Aug 1915)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 38th Cavalry-Brigade (02 Aug 1915-21 Aug 1917)
1st Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 3rd Infantry-Division (21 Aug 1917-12 Sep 1918)
1st Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 83rd Infantry-Division (12 Sep 1918-26 Nov 1918)
Platoon-Leader in the 6th Horse J�ger-Regiment (26 Nov 1918-05 Jan 1919)
Leader of the MG-Squadron of the 6th Horse J�ger-Regiment (05 Jan 1919-11 Oct 1919)
Platoon-Leader in the 59th Rifle-Regiment (11 Oct 1919-24 Nov 1919)
Adjutant of the 6th Rifle-Regiment (24 Nov 1919-00 May 1920)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 3rd Cavalry-Division (00 May 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 14th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1922)
Retired (31 Dec 1922)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Jul 1934)
With the 2nd Squadron of the 14th Mounted-Regiment (01 Jul 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Detached to Training-Course at the War School Hannover (17 Jul 1934-14 Sep 1934)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 14th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1934-01 Mar 1935)
Chief of Staff-Squadron of the 14th Mounted-Regiment (01 Mar 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 13th Cavalry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-1939)
Instructor at the Cavalry School (1939-15 Feb 1940)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 1st Cavalry-Regiment (15 Feb 1940-01 Nov 1940)
With the Staff of the German Army Mission in Romania (01 Nov 1940-03 Dec 1941)
Commander of the 21st Rifle-Regiment (03 Dec 1941-05 Jul 1942)
Commander of the 21st Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment (05 Jul 1942-26 Aug 1942)
Killed (26 Aug 1942)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (31 Aug 1941)
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