Saturday, June 5, 2021

Bio of Generalmajor z.V. Theodor Ertel


Generalmajor Theodor Ertel

Born: 04 Dec 1874 in Wörth, Rhineland
Died: 13 Apr 1961 in Munich (München)

Promotions:
Unteroffizier (01 Dec 1893); Fähnrich (23 Jan 1894); Sekondeleutnant (05 Mar 1895); umernannt zum Leutnant (01 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (26 Dec 1900); Hauptmann (25 Aug 1907); Major (30 Nov 1914); Charakter als Oberstleutnant (28 Sep 1919); Charakter als Oberstleutnant a.D. (01 Oct 1933); Oberst a.D. (15 May 1934); Oberst (E) (05 Mar 1935); Oberst z.V. (11 Nov 1938); Generalmajor z.V. (15 Oct 1941)

Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Jul 1893)
Volunteer and Officer-Aspirant in the 2nd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (18 Jul 1883-13 Nov 1903)
Detached to Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1896-30 Sep 1898)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 2nd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1898-01 Sep 1900)
Detached to the Bavarian War Academy (01 Oct 1900-30 Sep 1903)
Adjutant of the Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Brigade (13 Nov 1903-25 Aug 1907)
Company-Chief in the 2nd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (25 Aug 1907-18 Dec 1910)
Transferred into the Bavarian War Ministry (18 Dec 1910-08 Sep 1914)
Commander of the 6th Bavarian Reserve-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (08 Sep 1914-08 Dec 1915)
Commander of the IV. Battalion of the 1st Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (08 Dec 1915-20 Mar 1916)
Detached to the Staff of the General Of Foot-Artillery 13 (20 Mar 1916-29 Jul 1916)
Detached to Army-Group Gallwitz (29 Jul 1916-30 Aug 1916)
Detached to the Staff of the Bavarian General Of Foot-Artillery 2 (30 Aug 1916-25 Feb 1917)
Staff-Officer of Artillery with the Staff of the X. Army-Corps (25 Feb 1917-15 Aug 1917)
Detached to 7th Course for Staff-Officers with the Artillery-Survey-School in Wahn (04 Jul 1917-12 Jul 1917)
Detached for use as a Staff-Officer of Artillery with the High-Command of Army-Detachment B (25 Jul 1917-15 Aug 1917)
Artillery-Advisor of Group Vaux and Ornes with the General-Command XI, later V. Reserve-Corps (15 Aug 1917-12 Oct 1917)
Commander of the 2nd Bavarian Reserve-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (12 Oct 1917-18 Jan 1919)
Transferred back into the 2nd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (18 Jan 1919-17 Feb 1919)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 1st Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (17 Feb 1919-11 Jul 1919)
Retired (11 Jul 1919)
Studies of Law and Political Sciences at the University of Munich (01 Apr 1919-31 Mar 1922)
At the same time, Employed with Inspection South of Reichs Commissaries for Imports & Export Supervision (15 Dec 1919-01 Apr 1922)
Director of the Administration-Department of Exhibition-Contractor Münchener Edelmesse (01 Apr 1922-01 Sep 1923)
Advisor with the Direction of Stock Administration with Military-District-Command VII (01 Sep 1923-01 Oct 1925)
Director of the Equipment-Stock-Administration with Military-District-Command VII (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1933)
Employed by the Army (01 Sep 1933); Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935)
With the Staff of Military-District-Command VII (01 Oct 1933-22 Dec 1934)
Detached to Field-Equipment-Administration VII (22 Dec 1934-01 Jan 1935)
Director of Field-Equipment-Administration VII (01 Jan 1935-21 Dec 1937)
At the same time, Director of Army-Field-Equipment-Group 3 (01 Jan 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Retired (31 Dec 1937)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (11 Nov 1938)
Called Up to Field-Equipment-Command VII (22 Sep 1939-01 Oct 1939)
Commander of Field-Equipment-Command VII (01 Oct 1939-10 Jan 1943)
Führer-Reserve, Military-District-Command VII (10 Jan 1943-31 Mar 1943)
Retired (31 Mar 1943)

Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des königlichen Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern (22 Apr 1918)
1914 Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse
1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse
Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnungen mit Eichenlaub (40 jahre)

Source :
http://www.geocities.ws/orion47.geo/WEHRMACHT/HEER/Generalmajor/ERTEL_THEODOR.html
https://gmic.co.uk/topic/76875-ribbon-bar-long-service-for-40-years/

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