Bio of Generalmajor (Luftwaffe) Severin Schroeder

Generalmajor Severin Schroeder
Born: 24 Dec 1880 in Dresden
Died: 15 Dec 1953 in Dresden

Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Oct 1898); Leutnant (21 Aug 1899); Oberleutnant (21 May 1907); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1912); Charakter als Major (01 Jul 1921); Major (01 Sep 1921); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1928); Oberst (01 Feb 1931); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1941)

Career:
Entered the Army in the 106th Infantry-Regiment (05 Mar 1898-25 Mar 1903)
Educator in the Royal Saxon Cadet-Corps (26 Mar 1903-24 Mar 1907)
In the 106th Infantry-Regiment (25 Mar 1907-15 Jul 1908)
With the 19th MG-Detachment (16 Jul 1908-30 Sep 1912)
Detached to the Military Riding Institute Dresden (01 Oct 1910-31 Jul 1911)
With the Staff of the 103rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-12 Dec 1912)
Company-Chief in the 103rd Infantry-Regiment (13 Dec 1912-08 Sep 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (08 Sep 1914-21 Mar 1915)
Battalion-Leader in the 103rd Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1915-30 May 1915)
Company-Chief in the 103rd Infantry-Regiment (31 May 1915-07 Jul 1915)
Battalion-Leader in the 103rd Infantry-Regiment (08 Jul 1915-20 Jul 1915)
Company-Chief in the 103rd Infantry-Regiment (21 Jul 1915-31 Jul 1915)
Company-Leader in the 242nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1915-07 Dec 1915)
Battalion-Leader in the 243rd Infantry-Regiment (08 Dec 1915-23 May 1918)
Adjutant with the General-Command of the XII. Reserve-Corps (24 May 1918-10 Nov 1918)
With the Staff of the 32nd Infantry-Division (11 Nov 1918-15 Jan 1919)
Battalion-Leader in the 177th Infantry-Regiment (16 Jan 1919-02 Feb 1919)
Instruction-Officer with the Lithuanian Army (03 Feb 1919-08 Apr 1919)
Battalion-Commander in the 1st Border-Jäger-Regiment (09 Apr 1919-20 Oct 1919)
With the Staff of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (21 Oct 1919-31 Dec 1920)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-30 Sep 1921)
Company-Chief in the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-23 May 1922)
Location-Major of Leipzig (24 May 1922-31 Mar 1923)
With the Staff of the 4th Division (01 Apr 1923-30 Sep 1925)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-31 Mar 1928)
With the Staff of the 9th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-30 Sep 1929)
With the Staff of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-31 Mar 1931)
Retired (31 Mar 1931)
Auxiliary-Officer with the Upper-District-Command Leipzig (01 Apr 1931-30 Sep 1931)
Leader of the Upper-District-Command Leipzig (01 Oct 1931-30 Sep 1933)
Reactivated to Army Service as a Territorial-Officer (Supplemental-Officer from 01 Apr 1935) and Welfare-Officer with Military-District-Command Leipzig then with the Commander Leipzig (01 Oct 1933-30 Sep 1935)
Welfare-Officer with Military-Replacement-Inspection Leipzig (01 Oct 1935-31 May 1936)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as a Supplemental-Officer and Welfare-Advisor with Air-District-Command III (01 Jun 1936-31 May 1938)
Leader of the Wehrmacht Welfare and Supply Office Dresden (01 Jun 1938-04 Feb 1940)
Detached to the Wehrmacht Welfare and Supply Department Danzig (05 Feb 1940-19 Feb 1940)
Leader of the Wehrmacht Welfare and Supply Office XX, Danzig (20 Feb 1940-28 Feb 1943)
Retired (28 Feb 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of Air-Region-Command III (01 Mar 1943-31 May 1943)
Retired (31 May 1943)
In Soviet Captivity (08 May 1945-1949)
Released (1949)

Decorations & Awards:
Ritterkreuz des königlich-sächsischen Militär-St. Heinrich-Ordens (19 Oct 1916)

Source :
Photo courtesy of Graveland
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