Generalmajor Dr.jur.,Dr.rer.pol.,Dipl.Ing. Gotthard Seidel Born: 11 Jun 1891 in Liegnitz, Silesia (Schlesien Died: 28 Jun 1941 in Warsaw-Bielang (Suicide) Doctorate In Jurisprudence: 15 Mar 1918 Doctorate In Political Science: 05 Aug 1926 Diploma In Engineering: 10 Sep 1928 Promotions:
F�hnrich (20 May 1914); Leutnant (06 Sep 1914); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1918); Rittmeister (01 Mar 1926); Major (01 Jul 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1937); Oberst (01 Feb 1939); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1941) Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 2nd Telegraph-Battalion (01 Nov 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader with the Corps-Telephone-Battalion of the V. Army-Corps (02 Aug 1914-25 Jan 1916)
Adjutant with the Staff-Officer of Telegraph-Troops of Army-Detachment von Strantz (26 Jan 1916-13 Nov 1916)
At the Radio-Operator-School then with the 1st Radio-Operator-Replacement-Battalion (14 Nov 1916-20 Feb 1917)
Detached to the 2nd Radio-Operator-Replacement-Battalion (21 Feb 1917-25 Feb 1917)
Platoon-Leader with the 3rd Mountain-Radio-Operator-Battalion (26 Feb 1917-09 Mar 1917)
Leader of the 79th Small-Radio-Operator-Battalion (10 Mar 1917-27 Aug 1917)
Acting-Mountain-Radio-Operator-Commander with Special-Purpose-General-Command 61 (28 Aug 1917-26 Sep 1917)
Course for Division-Signals-Commanders at the Signals-School Namur (27 Sep 1917-16 Oct 1917)
Detached to the 6th Signals-Replacement-Battalion (17 Oct 1917-09 Dec 1917)
Detached to the 5th Signals-Replacement-Battalion (10 Dec 1917-29 Apr 1918)
With the 14th Army-Telephone-Battalion (30 Apr 1918-13 May 1918)
Divisions-Signals-Commander 201 (14 May 1918-04 Nov 1918)
Adjutant of the Inspector of Signals-Troops (05 Nov 1918-29 Nov 1918)
Adjutant of the 5th Signals-Battalion (30 Nov 1918-12 Sep 1919)
With the 127th Brigade-Signals-Battalion (13 Sep 1919-05 Oct 1919)
Leader of the 227th Brigade-Telephone-Battalion (06 Oct 1919-27 Nov 1919)
With the 5th Signals-Battalion (28 Nov 1919-07 Feb 1920)
Detached to the Regimental-Commander of Signals-Troops 3 (08 Feb 1920-31 Mar 1920)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of the 5th Reichswehr-Brigade (01 Apr 1920-30 Sep 1920)
With the Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Oct 1920-30 Sep 1921)
With the 3rd Signals-Battalion, Potsdam (01 Oct 1921-30 Sep 1923)
Detached to Studies at the Technical College Breslau (01 Oct 1923-31 Mar 1928)
Detached to the 11th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-31 Jul 1928)
Detached to the RWM (01 Aug 1928-31 Mar 1929)
Company-Chief in the 4th Signals-Battalion (01 Apr 1929-30 Jun 1931)
Signals-Officer with the Commander K�strin (01 Jul 1931-31 Mar 1934)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Group-Leader I/NVW with the Chief of Communication-Affairs, RLM (01 Apr 1934-31 Dec 1937)
Commander of the Air-Signals-Replacement-Battalion II/12, Berlin-Kladow (01 Jan 1938-30 Jun 1938)
Signals-Leader with Luftwaffe-Group-Command 1 and Commander of the 1st Air-Signals-Regiment, Berlin (01 Jul 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Signals-Leader with Air-Fleet-Command 1 and Commander of the 1st Air-Signals-Regiment, Berlin (01 Feb 1939-31 Mar 1939)
Chief of Department II with the Chief of Communication-Affairs, RLM (01 Apr 1939-15 Apr 1941)
Higher Signals Leader with Air-Fleet-Command 2 (16 Apr 1941-28 Jun 1941)
Committed Suicide (28 Jun 1941)
Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
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