Sunday, August 29, 2021

Bio of General der Infanterie Helge Auleb

General der Infanterie Helge Arthur Auleb
Born: 24 Mar 1887 in Gehren, Thuringia (Thüringen)
Died: 14 Apr 1964 in Düsseldorf

Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unterofizier (02 Jul 1907); Fähnrich (18 Oct 1907); Leutnant (18 Aug 1908); Oberleutnant (28 Nov 1914); Hauptmann (18 Apr 1916); Major (01 Feb 1929); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1933); Oberst (01 Jun 1935); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1940); General der Infanterie (01 Dec 1943)

Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Mar 1907)
Fahnenjunker in the 177th Infantry Regiment (01 Mar 1907-18 Aug 1908)
Company-Officer in the 2nd Company of the 117th Infantry-Regiment (18 Aug 1908-00 Jun 1913)
Detached to the Gun Factory in Spandau (00 Jun 1913-00 Jul 1913)
Company-Officer in the 2nd Company of the 117th Infantry-Regiment (00 Jul 1913-01 Oct 1913)
Platoon-Leader in the MG-Company of the 117th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-02 Aug 1914)
With the MG-Company of the 117th Infantry-Regiment in the Field (02 Aug 1914-22 Aug 1914)
Company-Commander of the MG-Company of the 117th Infantry-Regiment (22 Aug 1914-02 Nov 1916)
At the same time, Commander of II. Battalion of the 117th Infantry-Regiment (19 May 1916-28 May 1916)
At the same time, Commander of I. Battalion of the 117th Infantry-Regiment (15 Sep 1916-23 Sep 1919)
Taken ill – Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 117th Infantry-Regiment (02 Nov 1916-11 Dec 1916)
MG-Officer with the Regiment-Staff of the 117th Infantry-Regiment (11 Dec 1916-20 Dec 1916)
Acting-Commander of II. Battalion of the 117th Infantry-Regiment (20 Dec 1916-06 Jan 1917)
Again, MG-Officer with the Regiment-Staff of the 117th Infantry-Regiment (06 Jan 1917-05 Feb 1917)
At the same time, Acting-Commander of I. Battalion of the 116th Infantry-Regiment (15 Jan 1917-20 Jan 1917)
Detached to the Staff of the 25th Infantry-Division (05 Feb 1917-25 Feb 1917)
Detached to the Staff of Group P (25 Feb 1917-06 May 1917)
At the same time, Acting-Commander of II. Battalion of the 116th Infantry-Regiment (10 Apr 1917-22 Apr 1917)
Detached to the Staff of the 255th Infantry-Division (06 May 1917-18 Sep 1917)
Transferred to the General-Staff of the Replacement VII. Army-Corps (18 Sep 1917-21 Mar 1918)
Detached to General Staff Course in Sedan (08 Feb 1918-06 Mar 1918)
Transferred to the General-Staff of the General-Command of the VII. Army-Corps (21 Mar 1918-03 Jul 1918)
Transferred to the General-Staff of the 4th Cavalry-Division (03 Jul 1918-21 Dec 1918)
Transferred back to the 117th Infantry-Regiment (21 Dec 1918-05 Jan 1919)
Company-Commander in the Hessian Freikorps (05 Jan 1919-01 May 1919)
Transferred to the General-Staff of the VII. Army-Corps (01 May 1919-01 Jul 1919)
Transferred to the General-Staff of Infantry-Commander 18 (01 Jul 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred to the Staff of the 11th Reichswehr-Brigade (01 Oct 1919-15 Apr 1920)
Company-Commander in the 36th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (15 Apr 1920-01 Jun 1920)
Company-Commander in the 22nd Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Jun 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Company-Chief in the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-12 Aug 1921)
Detached to the MG-Training-Course in Münsingen (12 Aug 1921-04 Nov 1921)
Company-Chief in the 15th Infantry-Regiment (04 Nov 1921-01 Feb 1922)
MG-Officer with Regiment-Staff of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1922-01 Oct 1922)
Company-Chief in the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-01 Oct 1923)
Transferred into the Regiment-Staff of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Feb 1924)
Transferred to the Staff of the 3rd Cavalry-Division (01 Feb 1924-01 Oct 1927)
Transferred to the Staff of Infantry-Commander I (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1930)
Transferred to the Staff of the 1st Division (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1932)
Detached to Firing Course A for Staff-Officers of the Infantry in Döberitz (06 Oct 1931-23 Oct 1931)
Transferred to Command-Office Königsberg (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1933)
Transferred to the Military-Region-Command Lübeck (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Detached to the RWM (19 Jan 1934-27 Jan 1934)
Transferred to the Staff of the Reichswehr-Service-Office Hamburg (01 Oct 1934-15 May 1935)
Chief of Staff of Military-District-Command X (15 May 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Chief of the General Staff of X. Army-Corps (15 Oct 1935-15 Jul 1935)
Commander of the 77th Infantry-Regiment (15 Jul 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 39th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-26 Aug 1939)
Senior-Quartermaster of the 5th Army (26 Aug 1939-13 Oct 1939)
Senior-Quartermaster of the 2nd Army (13 Oct 1939-01 Nov 1939)
Senior-Quartermaster of Army-Group A (01 Nov 1939-15 Jun 1940)
Chief of the Command-Staff of the Military-Commander North France (15 Jun 1940-01 Jul 1940)
Chief of the Command-Staff of the Chief of the Military-Administration France (01 Jul 1940-25 Jul 1940)
Commander of the 72nd Infantry-Division (25 Jul 1940-05 Sep 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (05 Sep 1940-19 Sep 1940)
Designated with the Leadership of the 290th Infantry-Division (19 Sep 1940-14 Oct 1940)
Commander of the 6th Infantry-Division (14 Oct 1940-22 Jan 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (22 Jan 1942-10 Jun 1942)
General with Special Duties for the Army-Patrol-Service in Coastal-Staff Asov (10 Jun 1942-24 Jul 1942)
General with Special Duties for the Army-Patrol-Service with Army Group A (24 Jul 1942-20 Dec 1942)
Commander of Group Auleb (Caucasus) (20 Dec 1942-01 Feb 1943)
Commander of Section-Command Auleb (Crimea) (01 Feb 1943-27 Apr 1943)
Acting-Commander on the Crimea (27 Apr 1943-26 Jul 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of XXXXIX. Mountain-Corps (26 Jul 1943-15 Aug 1943)
Führer-Reserve – Army-Group A (15 Aug 1943-17 Sep 1943)
Commanding General of Security-Troops and Commander of Army-Group-Area A (17 Sep 1943-18 Dec 1943)
Commander of German Troops in Transnistria (18 Dec 1943-01 Apr 1944)
Commander of German Troops in North Rumania (01 Apr1944-25 Jun 1944)
Commanding General of the LXIX. Special-Purpose-Army-Corps (24 Jun 1944-08 May 1945)
In British, later US captivity (08 May 1945-30 Sep 1947)
Released (30 Sep 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 26.12.1941 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 6. Infanterie-Division
- 1914 EK I K
- 1914 EK II K
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Schwarzburgisches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Fürstl. Lippisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II


Source :
Bill T. photo collection
https://www.oocities.org/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/HEER/General/AULEB_HELGE.html
https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/german-photographs-postcards/help-name-general-42273/#post255548

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