(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Infanterie Dietrich von Choltitz
Born: 09 Nov 1894 in Wiesegräflich, Upper Silesia (Oberschlesien)
Died: 05 Nov 1966 in Baden-Baden
Promotions:
Charakter als Fähnrich (06 Mar 1914); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (12 Aug 1914); Leutnant (16 Oct 1914); Oberleutnant (01 Nov 1924); Rittmeister (01 Apr 1929); Major (01 Aug 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1938); Oberst (01 Apr 1921); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1943); General der Infanterie (01 Aug 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (06 Mar 1914)
Fähnrich in the 107th Infantry-Regiment (06 Mar 1914-02 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 107th Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-30 Jan 1915)
Company-Leader in the 107th Infantry-Regiment (30 Jan 1915-01 Apr 1915)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 107th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1915-31 Jul 1916)
Leader of the MG-Supplemental-Platoon 649 (31 Jul 1916-25 Jul 1917)
Adjutant of the Replacement-Battalion of the 107th Infantry-Regiment (25 Jul 1917-18 Jan 1919)
Section-Adjutant in Border-Protection East (18 Jan 1919-05 May 1919)
Transferred into the 12th Border-Jäger-Battalion (05 May 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Detached to the Riding School Soltau (06 May 1919-24 Sep 1919)
Transferred into the 38th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Squadron-Officer in the 12th Mounted-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Feb 1924)
Detached to Training Course for Cavalry-Signals Officers (10 Jan 1922-20 May 1922)
Ordinance-Officer and Leader of the Signals-Platoon with the Regiments-Staff of the 12th Mounted-Regiment (01 Feb 1924-15 Oct 1928)
Detached to VI. Officers-Weapon-School-Course (03 Oct 1927-15 Feb 1928)
Transferred to the 4th Squadron of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1928-01 Apr 1929)
Squadron-Chief in the 12th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1929-01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment Tübingen (01 Oct 1934-01 May 1935)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment Flensburg (01 May 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 26th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Feb 1937)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1937-10 Sep 1940)
Commander of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (10 Sep 1940-27 Aug 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH and at the same time was Delegated with the Leadership of the 260th Infantry-Division (27 Aug 1942-12 Oct 1942)
Detached to Panzer Troop School (12 Oct 1942-01 Nov 1942)
Special Duties Officer with OKH (01 Nov 1942-15 Nov 1942)
Detached for Information to the 100th Panzer-Brigade and to the Detachment Leaders School in Paris (15 Nov 1942-07 Dec 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of XVII. Army-Corps (07 Dec 1942-05 Mar 1943)
Commander of the 11th Panzer-Division (05 Mar 1943-01 Oct 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of XXXXVIII. Panzer-Corps (01 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve (15 Nov 1943-01 Mar 1944)
Detached to a Course for Commanding Generals (05 Jan 1944-25 Jan 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of LXXXVI. Panzer-Corps (01 Mar 1944-16 Apr 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (16 Apr 1944-13 Jun 1944)
Detached to the Commander-in-Chief West for use as a Commanding General (13 Jun 1944-07 Aug 1944)
Commanding General and Wehrmacht-Commander of Greater Paris (07 Aug 1944-29 Aug 1944)
In British, later US captivity (29 Aug 1944-00 Apr 1947)
Released (00 Apr 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (35): am 29.05.1940 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur III. Bataillon/ Infanterie-Regiment 16
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (64/7): am 08.02.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 16
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Sächs. Militär St. Heinrichs-Ordens: 26.12.1917
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Verdienstordens mit Schwertern
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
- Spange um EK I: 19.05.1940
- Spange um EK I: 14.05.1940
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen: 17.09.1940
- Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres (401): am 03.10.1941 als Oberst und Komm. Infanterie-Regiment 16/ 11. Armee/ Heeresgruppe Süd (Tat bei Berislaw am 26.08.1941)
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Gold
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”
- Krimschild
- Grossoffizierkreuz des Kgl. Rumän. Ordens des Sterns mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Rumän. Orden “Michael der Tapfere” III. Klasse: 06.10.1942
- Ritter der franz. Ehrenlegion


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