Heer From The F?hrer's Files To The Foremost Front: Fast!

[Guest Rick Research]

My friend Rockie stopped by with this the other day and has allowed me to share it here:

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With Effect from 24th November 1944 is transferred:

General der Artillerie Ziegler, delegated with the acting

command of the 14th Army, to the

F?hrer-Reserve of the OKH, budgetary

attachment Wehrkreis III

With Effect on the same day is delegated:

General der Panzertruppe Herr, Commanding General

LXXVIth Armored Corps, with the acting

command of the 14th Army

F?hrer Headquarters, on the 23rd November 1944

The F?hrer

Adolf Hitler

The Chief

of the Army Personnel Office

Burgdorf

General der Infanterie

No.4744 /44 SCA/PO/Gen P 1/1.(Central-) sect. (IIId)

[Guest Rick Research]

Thanks to John Temple-West for the technical assistance required here, and to Glenn and Bernhard Holst as always for the information more recent than my 1958 Keilig!

Heinz Ziegler was born 19 May 1894 Darkehmen, East Prussia. Died 21 August 1972 G?ttingen.

German army 5.9.12---

Leutnant 20.5.14 vorp. 24.5.12 in Foot Artillery Regiment 15

Oberleutnant 18.6.17 #9 (Art Rgt 2 in 1924)

Hauptmann 1.3.25 #4 (General Section, Defense Office, Reichswehr Ministry 1928)

Major

Oberstleutnant 1.6.35

Oberst 1.1.38 # 3

Generalmajor 1.1.42 with seniority of 1.4.41

Generalleutnant 3.12.42

General der Artillerie 1.1.44 #3

In WW1: EK 1 and 2 and HHOX.

In WW2:

Knight?s Cross of the Iron Cross 16.4.43

German Cross in Gold 26.1.42

Commander Artillery Regiment 98 10.11.38

Chief of Staff ?BdE? (Commander of? unknown to me) 1.9.39

Chief of General Staff of Home Establishment IVth Army Corps 13.9.39

Chief of General Staff XXXXIInd Army Corps 1.2.40

Chief of General Staff 15th Army 9.12.41

General on staff of Army Armaments 1.4.42

Representative of the Supreme Commander of 5th Panzer Army 3.12.42

Deputy Commander of the Afrika Korps 20.2.43

Staff of Army Group Africa 6.3.43

Commander of 334th Infantry Division 24.5.43

Deputy Commander IIIrd Armored Corps 21.10.-25.11.43

Special Representative for the Unification of Defense Economic Organizations 24.2.44

Deputy Commander 14th Army 24.10.-22.11.44

no further command given in Keilig (1958)

Attested by Wilhelm Burgdorf (1895-suicide 1945), Deputy Chief of the Army Personnel Office from 1.10.42 and Chief from 1.10.44. Knight?s Cross of the Iron Cross 29.9.41 as Oberst commanding Inf Rgt 529.

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An EXCELLENT portrait ? Biblio Verlag of

Traugott Herr, General der Panzertruppen

Holder of the Knight?s Cross with Oakleaves & Swords

Born 16 September 1890 Weferlingen, Kreis Gardelegen. Died 13 April 1976 Achterwehr, Schleswig-Holstein. German army 18.4.1911-17.5.1948

Fahnenjunker Unteroffizier 9.8.11

F?hnrich 19.12.11 V3v

Leutnant 18.8.12 E

Oberleutnant 28.11.17 E (Reichsheer seniority same #1)

Hauptmann 1.1.26 #7

Major 1.6.34 # 22

Oberstleutnant 1.10.36 #61

Oberst 1.8.39 #32 on 17.12.41 backdated to 1.4.38 #12a

Generalmajor 1.4.42 #16

Generalleutnant 15.2.43 with seniority of 1.12.42 #19a

General der Panzertruppen 1.9.43 #3

Known dates of awards:

EK2 14.9.14, EK 1 21.10.15, HHOX 24.11.17, (unknown when he got his HH in WW1), Spange to EK2 24.9.39, Spange to EK1 12.5.40,

Knight's Cross 2.10.41 for 25.8. when assault troops under his command seized the Dnieprpetrovsk River bridge, putting German troops across to the east bank and holding against repeated Soviet counterattacks until the bridgehead could be consolidated and a roadbed and railway tracks repaired to follow up and continue the attack;

Oakleaves to KCIC 9.8.42 for capture of the city of Rostov on Don;

Swords to KCIC wOL 18.12.44 for cumulative actions from the end of August to mid November 1944 in which three enemy offensives against his positions around Rimini were smashed. In the first month 651 enemy tanks were destroyed. Despite his physical condition, by leading from the frontmost positions, Herr prevented all attempts at breakthroughs.

Mentioned in Wehrmacht Reports: 24.6.44 and 22.9.44.

Military career--

18.4.11 Cadet in Fusilier Regiment 35

October 1911-July 1912 at War School for cadets in Glogau

from July 1912 in Fusilier Regiment 35?

10.10.14 IInd Battalion Adjutant

12.12.14 wounded and hospitalized until

12.1.15 back at the front as Adjutant of II./FR 35

1.-19.3.16 simultaneously acting as Deputy Regimental Adjutant

31.8.16 wounded for second time and hospitalized

20.10.16 assigned for recuperation to the Replacement Battalion of FR 35

1.12.16 Machine Gun Company Commanders? Course with 2nd Replacement MG Company, IIIrd Army Corps

15.1.17 Commander of the 2nd Machine Gun Company of Infantry Regiment 451

6.11.17 Machine Gun Officer on Staff of the 234th Infantry Division

14.2.18 again CO of 2.MG/IR 451

24.2.18 MG Officer on Regimental Staff

1.3.18 Deputy Battalion Commander in IR 451

29.6.-22.7.18 sick, then back to Infantry Regiment 451

14.12.18 Company Commander in Replacement Battalion of Fusilier Regiment 35

1.2.19 Adjutant of District Command, Brandenburg

23.10.19 transferred to 3rd MG Company, Provisional Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 5

25.10.20 Adjutant of that regiment?s Fusilier battalion

1.11.20 Commander of the Transition Battalion of this unit into the permanent Reichsheer

1.1.21 Transferred to 4th MG Company of Reichsheer Infantry Regiment 9

19.6.-7.7.21 simultaneously deputy company commander in same

1.10.23 transferred to Reichsheer Cavalry Regiment 9 and Defense District III Command

1.10.24 back to Inf Rgt 9

29.9.-23.12.25 motorized technical training with 3rd Motor Transport Battalion

1.2.26 on Staff of Inf Rgt 9

21.4.-6.5.26 again training with 2nd Motor Transport Battalion

28.6.-23.7.26 ditto

1.2.27 Commander of 4th MG Company of Infantry Regiment 9

26.9.-15.10.27 heavy machine gun course at D?beritz

1,10.-21.12.29 again training with 3rd Motor Transport Battalion

6.1.-13.2.31 tactical/technical officers training course at Motor Transport Training Command, Berlin

1.7.33 Tactics Instructor at the Infantry School (renamed 1.1.35 ?war School Dresden?)

1.1.37 Commander of IIIrd battalion of Motorized Infantry Regiment 33 in Zerbst

26.8.39 Commander of Motorized Infantry Replacement Regiment 13

18.9.39 Commander of Rifles Regiment 66

14.10.40 Commander of Rifles Brigade 13 (13th Panzer Division)

1.12.41 acting commander of 13th Panzer Division (1st panzer Army)

1.4.42 Commander of 13th Panzer Division

31.10.42 as a result of severe wound?his 3rd in two wars?to base of his skull caused by a shell splinter at Uruch near Dsagipars, hospitalized and placed on F?hrer-Reserve

15.6.43 commanded to Army Group ?D?

29.6.43 acting commander of the LXXVIth Army Corps, renamed 22.7.43 LXXVIth Armored Corps (Army Group ?C?)

1.9.43-28.2.44 Commander of LXXVIth Armored Corps

1.3.-15.4.44 replaced (for medical leave? by Dietrich von Choltitz)

16.4.-26.12.44 again in command of LXXVIth Armored Corps although actually replaced 24.11.44

24.11.-16.12.44 acting commander of the 14th Army

December 1944 hospitalized for head operation (presumably the 31.10.42 wound complications)

17.1.-15.2.45 on F?hrer-Reserve for convalescence

15.2.45 acting commander of the 10th Army

2.5.45 In British captivity in Italy

17.5.48 released from prisoner of war internment

[Glenn J]

Rick,

very interesting document signed by Burgdorf.

Ziegler's RDA as a Major was 1.10.32 (12)

Regards

Glenn

[Laurence Strong]

Amazing Thanks Rick

Edited July 31, 2006 by Laurence Strong

[Guest Rick Research]

Thanks for that too, Glenn!