Bio of Generalmajor Ernst Wisselinck

Ernst Wisselinck (18 May 1892 - 13 February 1987) was the son of the estate owner Alexander Wisselinck and his wife Marie. On March 19, 1912 he joined the Grenadier Regiment Prince Karl of Prussia (2nd Brandenburg) No. 12 as a Fahnenjunker, where he was promoted to Fähnrich on November 1, 1912 and to lieutenant on November 18, 1913. When the First World War broke out, he was transferred to Brigade Replacement Battalion 10 on August 2, 1914, where he was deployed as a company commander from September. On October 27, 1914, he was wounded. After his recovery, he became an orderly officer in the Grenadier Regiment of Prince Karl of Prussia (2nd Brandenburg) No. 12 in January 1915 and leader of the 1st Company in June 1915. On June 23, 1915 he was wounded again and in May 1916 as regimental adjutant. From June 1917 he served as an orderly officer in the 5th Infantry Division before returning to the Grenadier Regiment Prince Karl of Prussia (2nd Brandenburg) No. 12 as a battalion leader in May 1918. From June 1918 he was an adjutant to the 10th Infantry Brigade and from May 1919 an adjutant to the Marienwerder NCO school. On October 1, 1919, he was transferred to the Reichswehr and transferred to the Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 10. On January 1, 1921, he was transferred to the Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 8. From 1923 to 1926, he completed military training in the Reichswehr Ministry, where he was promoted to captain on May 1, 1924. On December 19, 19125 he married Eva Roth. On October 1, 1926, he became chief of the 8th company in the 8th Infantry Regiment. On December 31, 1928, Ernst Wisselinck was retired on his own request with the last rank as Charakter als Major. Wisselinck then moved to South America and in 1929 became a major in the general staff and instructor of the Peruvian army. In 1930 he returned to Germany and was employed in the state protection service from October 1, 1930. On April 1, 1934, he was reactivated as a captain in the Reichswehr and transferred to Infantry Regiment 5. On June 1, 1934, he was promoted to major. From October 1, 1934, he commanded III. Battalion of the regiment, which on October 1, 1936 to III. Battalion of the 92nd Infantry Regiment was. On October 1, 1936 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and on January 1, 1938 tactical teacher at the Dresden War School. From October 1, 1938, he was commanding group C and on August 1, 1939 he was promoted to colonel. On October 1, 1939, he became commander of the Fusilier Regiment 68. From October 1941 to April 17, 1942, he was transferred to the reserve, then to command the field non-commissioned officer school in Radom, where he was promoted to major general on March 1, 1943 . On June 23, 1943, his right lower leg had to be amputated after a serious wound. After his recovery, from August 1944 he was brigade commander of the Army NCO School East and from November 1944 commander of division No. 491 in Neumünster. After the end of the war, he held the post of German commander of the Neumüsnter and Rendsburg districts under English supervision. On February 24, 1946, he was released by the British because of his 70% kriegsbeschädigt (war-damaged).

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