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

 

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