Bio of General der Artillerie z.V. Oskar Vogl

Oskar Vogl in a picture taken on 15 April 1943

After training as a cadet, Oskar Vogl (29 April 1881 - 4 February 1954) joined the Royal Bavarian Army on July 7, 1899 as a ensign. He came to the 2nd Royal Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment "Horn". With this he was promoted to lieutenant on September 13, 1901. As such, he then came to the 8th Royal Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment "Prince Heinrich of Prussia". He then belonged to his staff even before the start of the First World War. On May 18, 1918, he was promoted to major. During the First World War, in addition to the Knight's Cross of the Royal Prussian Order of Hohenzollern, he was awarded swords and two iron crosses with other medals. After the war he was taken over by the Imperial Army. He was then deployed in the transitional army in the spring of 1920 in the staff of the commander of the infantry at Reichswehr Brigade 21. In the formation of the 100,000-man army of the Reichswehr, he then came to the staff of artillery leader VII in Munich for the next few years. Then he came to the General Staff of the 7th Division of the Reichswehr in Munich. There he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on May 1, 1924. The seniority was determined on February 15, 1923. Then he was appointed commander of the 1st division of the 7th (Bavarian) Artillery Regiment in Würzburg at the latest in spring 1926. On February 1, 1928, he was promoted to colonel. As such, he was then deployed to the regimental staff of the 7th (Bavarian) Artillery Regiment in Nuremberg. On February 1, 1929, he was appointed commander of the 7th (Bavarian) Artillery Regiment in Nuremberg. He gave up his command on November 30, 1930. He was appointed Artillery Leader VII in Munich on December 1, 1930. On April 1, 1931, he was promoted to major general. On November 30, 1931, he was retired from active service. He was given the character of a lieutenant general. When it was mobilized for World War II in the summer of 1939, it was reactivated. He was appointed Artillery Commander 7 (Arko 7) on August 26, 1939. He gave up his command on January 10, 1940. He was now appointed commander of the 167th Infantry Division. On May 1, 1940 he gave up his command again. He has now been appointed Inspector of the Herees Inspection. On January 25, 1941, he joined the arm of the Armistice Commission. He was appointed its chairman on February 9, 1941 with an order from the Fuehrer's headquarters. On April 1, 1941, he was promoted to General of Artillery. In 1942 he was finally retired from active service. However, he apparently remained chairman of the German Armistice Commission (DWStK) until September 27, 1944.

 Generalleutnant z.V. Oskar Vogl (Kommandeur 167. Infanterie-Division) in Maginot Line (1940)

 Oberst Oskar Vogl (right) in Bamberg, July 1929

Sources :
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http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/V/VoglOskar.htm