Admiral Walter Warzecha in Norway

 

 

Admiral Walter Warzecha (left, Chef des Allgemeinen Marinehauptamtes) on board of Kriegsmarine ship in the Norwegian waters. The picture was taken between 1942-1944.

Source :
https://gmic.co.uk/topic/46701-who-is-this-admiral/

Bio of Oberfeldwebel Max Lagoda

Max Lagoda was born January 20th, 1920, in Bochum. On entering the Wehrmacht, he was placed in 2.(F)/Aufklärungsstaffel 100/Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe (Reconnaissance wing/Supreme Commander Luftwaffe) as radio operator. In the course of World War II he made 161 operational sorties in various theatres of operation. At the end of the war, he served first als radio instructor and later on as commander of a flak battery. In this capacity he was made a PoW by the Americans in 1945. After his release in 1946 he went to work in Siegburg as Justizvollzugsbeamter (prison guard ?) and for 18 years, he led as sports official sporting activities for juvenile delinquents. After his retirement in 1980 he devoted himself to flying historical aircraft.

Max Lagoda received the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on 17 October 1943 as Feldwebel in 2.(Fern) Staffel / Aufklärungsgruppe 100.

Source :
Tahir Suna photo collection
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=274105764312554&set=gm.268434304730671
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/24351/Lagoda-Max.htm

Bio of General der Artillerie Wilhelm Leeb

General der Artillerie Emil Leeb
Born: 17 Jun 1881 in Passau, Bavaria (Bayern)
Died: 08 Sep 1969 in Munich (München)

Promotions:
Fähnrich (07 Jul 1901); Leutnant (09 Mar 1903); Oberleutnant (26 Oct 1911); Hauptmann (01 Jun 1915); Major (01 Feb 1925); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1929); Oberst (01 Oct 1932); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1935); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1937); General der Artillerie (01 Apr 1939)

Career:
Entered Army Service (07 Jul 1901)
Passed Out the Cadet-Corps as Fähnrich in the 4th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment König (07 Jul 1901-02 Jun 1914)
Detached to the War School Munich (01 Mar 1902-06 Feb 1903)
Detached to the Bavarian Artillery & Engineer School (01 Oct 1905-01 Jul 1906)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 4th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment König (01 Jan 1909-01 Jul 1911)
Detached to the Bavarian War Academy (01 Oct 1911-01 Jul 1914)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 1st Bavarian Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Jun 1914-04 Mar 1915)
2nd Adjutant of the 10th Bavarian Infantry-Division (04 Mar 1915-11 May 1915)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 10th Bavarian Infantry-Division (11 May 1915-01 Jun 1915)
While retaining previous position, transferred into the Bavarian General Staff (01 Jun 1915-13 Aug 1917)
Assigned to the General-Staff of XV. Reserve-Corps for Special Use (13 Aug 1917-24 Dec 1917)
Detached to Course for Staff-Officers & General-Staff-Officers at the Artillery Survey School Wahn (12 Nov 1917-17 Nov 1917)
Assigned to the Army-Artillery-Firing-School Bitsch for Special Use (24 Dec 1917-01 Mar 1918)
Transferred into the General-Staff of XV. Reserve-Corps (01 Mar 1918-19 May 1918)
Detached to the Staff of Army-Artillery-Firing-School Bitsch (19 May 1918-22 Aug 1918)
Transferred back into the General-Staff of XV. Reserve-Corps (22 Aug 1918-05 Oct 1918)
1st General-Staff-Officer of the 2nd Bavarian Infantry-Division (05 Oct 1918-00 Jan 1919)
Transferred into the 4th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (00 Jan 1919-00 Mar 1919)
With Detachment Hierl (Freikorps) (00 Mar 1919-23 May 1919)
With the Staff of the 24th Reichswehr-Brigade (23 May 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred to the RWM (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1924)
With the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1928)
Transferred into the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1928-01 Feb 1929)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1929-01 Apr 1929)
With the Staff of II. Battalion of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1929-01 Oct 1929)
Commander of Mountain-Transport-Squadron Landsberg (01 Oct 1929-01 Apr 1933)
Director of Provision Matters in the Army Weapons Office (01 Apr 1933-01 Apr 1936)
Commander of the 15th Division (01 Apr 1936-01 Apr 1939)
Commanding General of XI. Army-Corps (01 Apr 1939-16 Apr 1940)
At the same time, Commander in Military-District XI (01 Apr 1939-31 Aug 1939)
Chief of the Army Weapons Office (16 Apr 1940-00 Jan 1945)
Supervisory-Advisory of the Reichs-Works AG for Weapons & Mechanical Engineering Hermann Göring, Berlin (17 Jan 1941-29 Dec 1942)
In the Präsidialrat of the Reichs Research Advisory (RFR), whose president is by Führer Decree of 06 Jun 1942 Göring (00 Jun 1942-01 May 1945)
Member in the Armaments Advisory (1942-01 May 1945)
Retired (01 May 1945)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern: am 14.06.1944 als General der Artillerie und Chef des Heeres-Waffenamtes/ OKH
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 01.09.1943 als General der Artillerie und Chef des Heeres-Waffenamtes/ OKH
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubiläums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern

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Emil Leeb (17 June 1881 – 8 September 1969) was a German general during World War II. A professional soldier, he saw active service during both World Wars. Leeb's older brother was Field Marshal Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb.

Leeb entered Army service on 7 July 1901. He attended the War School in Munich, the Bavarian Artillery & Engineer School, and then the Bavarian War Academy. Before and during World War I, Leeb served as an adjutant in artillery units and then was appointed a General Staff officer. Leeb was promoted to captain on 1 June 1915. In June 1917, he was transferred to the General staff in the XVth Royal Bavarian Reserve Corps and an infantry division. Leeb participated in battles around Lorraine, Northern France, Galicia, the Carpathian Mountains, Flanders and the German withdrawal from Northern France. Leeb's older brother, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, had the knightly rank of "Ritter" and the nobiliary particle of "von", not by birth, but thanks to the conferment of the Bavarian Military Order of Max Joseph and a patent of nobility. Hence, the older brother had “von” between his names, but the younger brother did not.

Remaining in the downsized Reichswehr after the end of the war in November 1918, during 1919 Leeb served as a staff officer with the 4th Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment, the Detachment Hierl (Freikorps), the 24th Reichswehr Brigade, Niederwerfung des Spartacus Aufstandes in Bavaria, before a posting to the German War Ministry (1 October 1919 – 1 October 1921), an artillery regiment (1 October 1921 – 1 October 1924), and the War Academy (7th Division) in Munich (1924 - 1 October 1928). He was promoted to Major on 1 February 1925. Between 1929 and 1933, Leeb served as commander of the Mountain Transport and Observation Squadron in Landsberg. He became a supply officer (Provision Matters) in the War Ministry (1 April 1933 – 1 April 1936), before promotion to Generalmajor on 1 July 1935, and later was given command of the 15th Infantry Division (1 April 1936 – 1 April 1939) at Frankfurt-am-Main. After promotion to Generalleutnant in early 1937, he became Commanding General of the XI Army Corps (1 April 1939 – 16 April 1940) in Hanover, where he was responsible for recruiting, training, and mobilization. During this period he was promoted to General of the Artillery (1 April 1939) and also became commander of Military District XI (1 April 1939 – 31 August 1939).

Leeb took part in the invasion of Poland, with his XI Corps attacking towards Warsaw. He initially reported to Walther von Reichenau of the 10th Army, before his unit formed the left wing of Reichenau's drive towards Łódź. Later, his unit was transferred to Johannes Blaskowitz's 8th Army in its attack from the east-central region of Germany into west-central Poland, before sweeping on towards Warsaw. On 15 April 1940, Leeb became Chief of the Waffenamt (Army Ordnance Weapons Depot) at the War Ministry in Berlin (15 April 1940 – 1 January 1945). His predecessor, Karl Becker, had committed suicide because he was unable to properly supply the field units with ammunition. During this period, Leeb also served as an advisor to the Works Company for Weapons and Mechanical Engineering, which was directed by Hermann Göring in Berlin (17 January 1941 – 29 December 1942), and he then served as a member of the Armaments Advisory Service (December 1942 - 1 May 1945). In late 1944, Leeb's section became part of Heinrich Himmler's Replacement Army. Leeb retired on 1 May 1945, the day following Adolf Hitler's death. 

Source :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Leeb
http://www.geocities.ws/orion47.geo/WEHRMACHT/HEER/General2/LEEB_EMIL.html
http://www.sjsmilitaria.com/photos-autographs/general-emil-leeb-signed-photo/

Bio of Generalmajor Hans Adolf Arenstorff

Generalmajor Hans Adolf Arenstorff
Born: 18 Oct 1895 in Lohe, Nienburg
Died: 05 May 1952 in Bryanka-Krasnopol, USSR

Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (25 Dec 1914); Fähnrich (08 May 1915); Leutnant (08 May 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Rittmeister (01 Apr 1930); Major (01 Dec 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1939); Oberst (01 Nov 1941); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1943)

Career:
Entered Army Service (08 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 16th Dragoon-Regiment (08 Aug 1914-12 Jul 1915)
Leader of the large Baggage-Train of the Landsturm-Division Gericke (12 Jul 1915-05 Aug 1915)
Commander of the Staff-Guard of Landsturm-Division Gericke (05 Aug 1915-08 Apr 1916)
Squadron-Officer in the 16th Dragoon-Regiment (08 Apr 1916-09 Aug 1916)
Leader of the Guard-Platoon of the IX. Army-Corps (09 Aug 1916-01 May 1917)
Platoon-Leader in the 90th Fusilier-Regiment (01 May 1917-29 Jun 1917)
In the Staff of the 17th Infantry-Division (29 Jun 1917-01 Nov 1917)
Ordinance-Officer in the Staff of the 34th Infantry-Brigade (01 Nov 1917-01 May 1919)
In the Staff of Infantry-Leader 9 (01 May 1919-01 Apr 1920)
Ordinance-Officer in the Staff of Training-Command Altona/Staff 7th Cavalry-Brigade (01 Apr 1920-01 Aug 1920)
Transferred into the 13th Mounted-Regiment (01 Aug 1920-01 Jun 1929)
Squadron-Chief in the 18th Mounted-Regiment (01 Jun 1929-01 Oct 1933)
Squadron-Chief in the 13th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
In the Staff of the Mounted-Regiment Hannover (01 Oct 1934-01 May 1935)
Location-Senior Lüneburg (01 May 1935-15 Oct 1935)
In the Staff of the 13th Mounted-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Battalion-Commander I./13th Cavalry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 152nd Reconnaissance-Battalion (26 Aug 1939-10 Dec 1940)
In the Staff of the 5th Rifle-Brigade (10 Dec 1940-14 May 1941)
Commander of the 79th Rifle-Regiment (14 May 1941-14 Jan 1942)
Commander of the 16th Rifle-Brigade (14 Jan 1942-00 Nov 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 60th Motorised-Infantry-Brigade (00 Nov 1942-02 Jan 1943)
In Soviet captivity (02 Jan 1943-05 May 1952)
Died in Soviet captivity (05 May 1952)

Awards & Decorations:
- - Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 14.01.1942 als Oberst und Komm. Schützen-Regiment 79
- - 1939 EK I –S-
- - 1939 EK II –S-
- - 1914 EK I
- - 1914 EK II
- - Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Militär-Verdienstkreuz II Klasse
- - Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Militär-Verdienstkreuz I Klasse
- - Bremisches Hanseatenkreuz
- - Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
- - Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”

Source :
http://www.geocities.ws/orion47.geo/WEHRMACHT/HEER/Generalmajor/ARENSTORFF_HANS.html
http://www.kavallerie-regiment18.de/erste_eskadron.html

Bio of Generalmajor Hans von Ahlfen

Hans von Ahlfen (20 February 1897 – 11 September 1966) was a general in the German Army in the Second World War. He was the commandant of 'Fortress Breslau' at the beginning of the siege of the city in early 1945, but was dismissed by Hitler because of strategic differences.

Ahlfen was born in Berlin and joined the army in October 1914 as an officer cadet. He served in the First World War as a lieutenant in an engineer battalion and as a commander of armoured trains. Between the wars he was retained in the Reichswehr, serving mostly with the 2nd Pioneer Battalion, before becoming an instructor at the Military Academy in August 1935. He had a military textbook entitled Service with the Pioneers published in 1937.

At the outbreak of the Second World War, Ahlfen was a lieutenant colonel in the army. He was given command of a motorised pioneer battalion, serving on the eastern front and later in Norway.

On 30 January 1945 Ahlfen was promoted to major general and appointed by Field Marshal Ferdinand Schörner as the commandant of the city of Breslau which Adolf Hitler had declared in August 1944 to be a ‘fortress’, to be defended at all costs. He was soon in conflict with the Gauleiter of the city Karl Hanke who had been declared Breslau’s “battle commander” by Hitler. Hanke advocated a breakout using parachute troops which Ahlfen did not consider realistic and he disagreed with him on several other issues, including the construction of an auxiliary airstrip that would be less vulnerable to attack. On the orders of Schörner and at the instigation of Hanke he was replaced as commandant by General of the Infantry Hermann Niehoff on 5 March 1945. Great loss of life and destruction then followed during the Siege of Breslau as Soviet forces sought to capture the city which held out for two months defended partly by elderly Volkssturm home guard and boys from the Hitler Youth, with little defence against air attacks.

Ahlfen was captured by the Western Allies on 17 April 1945 whilst serving with Army Group B as General of Pioneers and was released from captivity on 30 June 1947. He then wrote The battle of the fortress Breslau (published by Ernst Siegfried mediator, 1957). In the next few years he worked with Hermann Niehoff, his successor as the commander of Fortress Breslau on this topic. In 1959 they jointly published the book So fought Breslau (Graefe and Unzer Verlag, 1959), which was a big commercial success, and a year later, a second expanded edition followed. In Battle for Silesia (Graefe and Unzer Verlag, 1961) Ahlfen considered the wider conflict in 1945. He died in Oberndorf am Neckar aged 69 in 1966.

Source :
https://www.alexautographs.com/auction-lot/hans-von-ahlfen_2BD4AD9B5E/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_von_Ahlfen

Bio of Generalmajor Gottfried Barton

Generalmajor Gottfried Barton
Born: 29 Mar 1885 in Vienna (Wien)
Died: 13 Jan 1977 in Vienna (Wien)

Promotions:
Kadett-Offiziers-Stellvertreter (18 Aug 1904); Leutnant (01 Nov 1905); Oberleutnant (01 May 1911); Rittmeister (01 Sep 1915); Major (04 Jun 1921); Stabs-Rittmeister (01 Mar 1923); Major (Titel) (29 May 1923); Major (15 Jul 1926); Oberstleutnant (08 Jun 1932); Oberst (18 Dec 1936); Charakter als Generalmajor (27 Aug 1939); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1941)

Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Aug 1904)
Kadett-Offiziers-Stellvertreter in the 1st Landwehr-Ulanen-Regiment (18 Aug 1904-01 May 1912)
Detached to Cavalry Course in Olmütz (01 Oct 1906-01 Jun 1907)
Detached to Cavalry Course in Olmütz (01 Oct 1907-01 Jun 1908)
Detached to Physical and Fencing Course in Wiener Neustadt (01 Oct 1909-01 Sep 1910)
Detached to Cavalry Course in Olmütz (01 Oct 1910-01 Jun 1911)
Transferred into the 6th Landwehr-Ulanen-Regiment (01 May 1912-26 Aug 1915)
Squadron-Commander in Cavalry-Rifle-Division I/8 (26 Aug 1915-07 Oct 1916)
Transferred into the 8th Ulanen-Regiment (07 Oct 1916-15 Nov 1916)
Squadron-Commander in the 6th Landwehr-Ulanen-Regiment (15 Nov 1916-04 Apr 1917)
Squadron-Commander in the 6th Mounted Rifle-Regiment (04 Apr 1917-09 Apr 1917)
Commander of the 13th Ulanen-Regiment (09 Apr 1917-01 Sep 1917)
Transferred back into the 6th Mounted Rifle-Regiment (01 Sep 1917-08 Dec 1917)
Transferred into the 12th Mounted-Rifle-Division (08 Dec 1917-01 Oct 1919)
At the same time, Commander of Assault Courses (16 Jul 1918-01 Nov 1918)
Transferred into the 6th Mounted-Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-20 Aug 1920)
Transferred into the 4th Brigade (20 Aug 1920-01 Nov 1920)
Transferred into the 4th Dragoon-Squadron (01 Nov 1920-03 Jul 1925)
Commander of the 6th Dragoon-Squadron (03 Jul 1925-01 Jul 1928)
At the same time, Detached to Course for Riding and Transport Training in Schloßhof (15 Sep 1927-30 Jun 1928)
Instructor at the Army School (01 Jul 1928-01 Apr 1931)
At the same time, Detached to Course for Riding and Transport Training in Schloßhof (03 Sep 1928-01 Jul 1929)
At the same time, Detached to ‘Spanish Court-Riding-School’ (01 Jul 1929-30 Jun 1930)
At the same time, Instructor at Course for Riding and Transport Training in Schloßhof (01 Jul 1930-16 Nov 1930)
At the same time, Detached to Staff Officers Course (17 Nov 1930-23 Dec 1930)
Transferred into the 2nd Dragoon-Squadron (01 Apr 1931-01 Oct 1931)
Commander of the 2nd Dragoon-Squadron (01 Oct 1931-16 Mar 1934)
Cavalry Commander 1, Vienna (16 Mar 1934-01 Jun 1936)
Commander of the 1st Dragoon-Regiment Prinz Eugen (01 Jun 1936-01 Aug 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938); Supplemental-Officer (01 Aug 1938); Active-Officer (01 Feb 1941)
Commander of Military-District Riding and Transport School at Schloßhof (01 Aug 1938-18 Jun 1941)
At the same time, Detached to Military-District Riding and Transport School IX, Großenheim (15 Aug 1939-23 Aug 1939)
Commander of Brigade 203 (18 Jun 1941-00 Aug 1942)
Commander of the 203rd Security-Division (00 Aug 1942-01 Jan 1943)
Führer-Reserve (01 Jan 1943-30 Jun 1943)
Retired from Army Service (30 Jun 1943)

Awards & Decorations:
- RK des k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Maria-Theresia-Ordens: am 09.05.1922 (für die Kämpfe bei Okna, Bukowina, am 10.06.1916 als Rittmeister und Kommandant der reitende Schützen-Regiment Nr. II/ 6
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Jubiläums-Kreuz 1848-1908
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- k.u.k. Österr. Orden der Eiserner Krone III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration und Schwertern
- k.u.k. Österr. Bronzene Militär-Verdienst-Medaille (“Signum Laudis”) am Bande des Militär-Verdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. Österr. Silberne Militär-Verdienst-Medaille (“Signum Laudis”) am Bande des Militär-Verdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. Österr. Karl-Truppen-Kreuz
- Österr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern

Source ;
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=2020595#p2020595
http://www.geocities.ws/orion47.geo/WEHRMACHT/HEER/Generalmajor/BARTON_GOTTFRIED.html

Bio of Generalmajor Alfred Toppe

Alfred Otto Christian Heinrich Toppe
*28.06.1904 Zernin / Mecklenburg
+08.12.1971 in Hösel bei Ratingen [ab 1975 Stadtteil von Ratingen]

Vater: Johannes Toppe, Hofbesitzer (+25.05.1931)
Mutter: Friederike Toppe, geb. Finck
04.07.1930 Heirat mit Hildegard Lignitz
2 Söhne (*1932/1935)

01.12.1926 Leutnant (82)
01.07.1929 Oberleutnant (9)
01.01.1935 Rittmeister (27)
28.03.1938 umernannt zum Hauptmann
01.07.1940 Major (34)
18.03.1941 neues RDA vom 01.01.1940 (7g) erhalten
01.03.1942 Oberstleutnant (462)
08.04.1942 neues RDA vom 01.03.1942 (124a) erhalten
15.02.1943 Oberst mit RDA vom 01.01.1943 (78)
01.10.1944 Generalmajor (32)

01.10.1923 Eintritt ins Reiterregiment 14 (Ludwigslust)
01.05.1927 in der Ausbildungseskadron des Reiterregiments 1 (Insterburg) [laut Stellenbesetzung]
01.04.1929 im Stab des Reiterregiments 1 (Tilsit)
01.05.1932 in der 4. / Reiterregiment 1 (Tilsit) [laut Stellenbesetzung]
01.11.1932 Adjutant des Reiterregiments 1 (Tilsit)
01.10.1934 an der Kriegsakademie (Berlin)
28.09.1936 kommandiert zum Generalstab des II. Armeekorps (Stettin)
28.03.1938 im Generalstab des II. Armeekorps (Stettin)
20.12.1939 Führerreserve OKH (Chef GenSt)
08.01.1940 Lehrer bei den Generalstabslehrgängen
16.06.1940 Führerreserve OKH (Chef GenSt)
01.07.1940 im Stab des Chefs der Militärverwaltung in Frankreich
25.03.1941 Leiter der Außenstelle Nord des Generalquartiermeisterstabes des Heeres
25.11.1941 kommandiert zum Ausbildungsstab des Generalquartiermeisters des Heeres
25.04.1942 Führerreserve OKH (Chef GenSt)
01.06.1942 Chef der Abteilung I im Stab des Generalquartiermeisters des Heeres
24.11.1943 Führerreserve OKH (Chef GenSt)
05.02.1944 Chef des Generalstabes des X. Armeekorps
21.07.1944 Generalquartiermeister des Heeres
24.04.1945 wird als Wehrmachtsgeneralquartiermeister dem Chef OKW direkt unterstellt [Führerweisung 88875/45]
22.05.1945 in Flensburg von den Briten verhaftet, Kriegsgefangenschaft
31.03.1948 entlassen

12.09.1939 EK II
06.09.1941 KVK II mit Schwertern
06.09.1941 KVK I mit Schwertern
11.08.1942 Ostmedaille
17.12.1943 Deutsches Kreuz in Silber

Source :
https://www.alexautographs.com/auction-lot/alfred-toppe_F4D4917843/
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=222889&sid=c925242bb5a6ffc422016c2ac62c1fb6

Bio of Generalmajor Ulrich Liss

Generalmajor Ulrich Liß
Born: 13 Aug 1897 in Lübz, District Parchim, Mecklenburg
Died: 11 Jun 1968 in Bad Kissingen

Promotions:
Fähnrich (26 Jan 1916); Leutnant (31 Jul 1916); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1932); Major (01 Mar 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Dec 1940); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1944)

Career:
Entered Army Service (15 Jun 1915)
War Volunteer in the 3rd Foot-Artillery-Regiment (15 Jun 1915-15 Nov 1915)
In the Field with the 3rd Foot-Artillery-Regiment (15 Nov 1915-24 Dec 1915)
Fahnenjunker in the 46th Field-Artillery-Regiment (24 Dec 1915-31 Jul 1916)
Battery-Officer in the 46th Field-Artillery-Regiment (31 Jul 1916-01 Jan 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 46th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1918-07 Dec 1918)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 46th Field-Artillery-Regiment (07 Dec 1918-01 May 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of Artillery-Leader 10 (01 May 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Battery-Officer in the 10th Light Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1923)
Adjutant of the Mounted Battalion of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1925)
Detached to the Cavalry-School Hannover (01 Oct 1925-01 Nov 1927)
Battery-Officer in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1927-01 Oct 1928)
Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training to the Staff of the 4th Division (01 Oct 1928-01 Oct 1930)
Detached to the RWM (Reinhardt-Course) (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Transferred to the Troop Office, RWM (01 Oct 1931-01 Jul 1934)
Battery-Chief in the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Battery-Chief in Artillery-Regiment Rendsburg (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1935)
Detached to the British Army (00 Apr 1935-00 May 19350
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 1st Division (01 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1937)
Advisor in Department 'Foreign Armies West' ('Fremde Heere West') in the Army General Staff (01 Oct 1937-15 Nov 1938)
Chief of the 3rd Department, 'Foreign Armies West ('Fremde Heere West') with OQu IV, Army General Staff (15 Nov 1938-01 May 1943)
Commander of the 590th Grenadier-Regiment (01 May 1943-28 Jul 1943)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of the 231st Infantry-Division (28 Jul 1943-21 Aug 1943)
Severely wounded, Führer-Reserve (21 Aug 1943-10 Jan 1945)
Assigned for Briefing as Divisional-Commander of the 304th Infantry-Division (10 Jan 1945-22 Jan 1945)
Severely wounded, in Soviet Captivity (22 Jan 1945-09 Oct 1955)
Released (09 Oct 1955)

Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburgisches Militär-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburgisches Militär-Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II

 

Source :
https://www.alexautographs.com/auction-lot/ulrich-liss_3704B08BD2/
https://web.archive.org/web/20091027113720fw_/http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/HEER/Generalmajor2/LISS_ULRICH.html

Bio of Generalleutnant Otto Butze

 

Generalleutnant Otto Butze
Born: 05 Jul 1891 in Arolsen
Died: 18 May 1978 in Lingen, Ems

Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (25 Jun 1911); Fahnenjunker-Oberjäger (26 Aug 1911); Fähnrich (18 Nov 1911); Leutnant (18 Aug 1912); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1916); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1922); Major (01 Mar 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Sep 1935); Oberst (01 Mar 1938); Generalmajor (30 Jan 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1943)

Career:
Entered Army Service (24 Mar 1911)
Fahnenjunker in the 9th Jäger-Battalion (24 Mar 1911-01 Aug 1914)
Detached to War-School Metz (10 Oct 1911-05 Jul 1912)
Detached to Exercise-Course at the Infantry-Firing-School in Munsterlager (05 Oct 1912-25 Oct 1912)
Detached to MG-Instruction-Course in Elsenborn (09 Jul 1913-30 Sep 1913)
In the Field with the 9th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (01 Aug 1914-25 Sep 1914)
Adjutant of the 9th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (25 Sep 1914-01 Feb 1915)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 168th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1915-14 Feb 1915)
Transferred into the 83rd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (14 Feb 1915-26 May 1915)
Wounded, in hospital (26 May 1915-11 Nov 1915)
Transferred into the 1st Replacement-MG-Company of the XI. Army-Corps (11 Nov 1915-01 Dec 1915)
Transferred into the 9th Jäger-Replacement-Battalion (01 Dec 1915-13 Apr 1916)
Transferred into the 9th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (13 Apr 1916-26 Apr 1916)
Temporary Adjutant of the 33rd Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (26 Apr 1916-19 May 1916)
Adjutant of the 9th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (19 May 1916-21 Mar 1917)
MG-Officer in the Staff of the 9th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (21 Mar 1917-15 Jul 1917)
Detached as MG-Officer to the 25th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (09 May 1917-10 Jun 1917)
At the same time, Detached to the Weapons-Master-Course in Spandau (10 Jun 1917-09 Jul 1917)
Leader of the 1st MG-Company of the 9th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (15 Jul 1917-16 Jun 1918)
At the same time, Director of the MG-School of the 217th Infantry-Division (15 Sep 1917-20 Dec 1917)
At the same time, Leader of the 1st Bavarian Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (03 Feb 1918-28 Feb 1918)
Temporary MG-Officer in the Staff of the 29th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (16 Jun 1918-11 Jul 1918)
Leader of the 1st MG-Company of the 9th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (30 Jul 1918-11 Aug 1918)
Detached to the Staff of the Commander of German Troops in the Caucasus (11 Aug 1918-10 Sep 1918)
Leader of the 7th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (10 Sep 1918-28 Oct 1918)
Leader of the 2nd MG-Company of the 9th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (28 Oct 1918-26 Dec 1918)
Leader of the 2nd Volunteer-Company of the 9th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (26 Dec 1918-11 Jan 1919)
Company-Leader in the Volunteer-Jäger-Battalion Schneider (11 Jan 1919-13 Mar 1919)
Battalion-Leader in the Westphalian Freikorps Pfeffer (13 Mar 1919-13 Nov 1919)
Company-Leader in the 62nd Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (13 Nov 1919-16 Jun 1920)
Battalions-Adjutant in the 62nd Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (16 Jun 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 13th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-10 Jan 1921)
Company-Leader in the 18th Infantry-Regiment (10 Jan 1921-24 Apr 1922)
Transferred into the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 18th Infantry-Regiment, while retaining his previous post (24 Apr 1922-16 Apr 1923)
Company-Chief in the 18th Infantry-Regiment (16 Apr 1923-01 May 1931)
Detached to Gas-protection-Course in Berlin (18 Nov 1929-01 Dec 1929)
Welfare-Officer with the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1931-01 Apr 1934)
Adjutant of the 6th Division (01 Apr 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Adjutant in Military-District-Command VI (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Adjutant in the General-Command of the VI. Army-Corps (15 Oct 1935-26 Aug 1939)
Detached to the 39th Infantry-Regiment (21 Feb 1938-19 Mar 1938)
Adjutant in the General-Command of the Replacement VI. Army-Corps (26 Aug 1939-05 Aug 1940)
Commander of the 78th Infantry-Regiment (05 Aug 1940-00 Sep 1941)
Taken ill (00 Sep 1941-07 Jan 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (07 Jan 1942-01 Mar 1942)
Commander of the 340th Infantry-Division (01 Mar 1942-00 Jan 1943)
Severely injured from a fall from a horse (00 Jan 1943-24 Feb 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (24 Feb 1943-15 Jan 1945)
Detached to the Military-Replacement-Inspection Danzig (15 Jan 1945-01 Feb 1945)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Danzig (01 Feb 1945-00 Mar 1945)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Linz/Donau (00 Mar 1945-00 Apr 1945)
Severely wounded, went into US captivity near Halberstadt (00 Apr 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Kgl. Bulgar. Tapferkeitsorden IV. Klasse, II. Stufe
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse

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