(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant August Dettling
Born: 07 Aug 1893 in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim
Died: 06 May 1980 in Ulm
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (10 Oct 1911); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (18 Dec 1911); Fähnrich (22 Mar 1912); Leutnant (19 Nov 1912); Oberleutnant (22 Mar 1916); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1922); Major (01 Apr 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Nov 1935); Oberst (01 Apr 1938); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (08 Jul 1911)
Fahnenjunker in the 180th Infantry-Regiment (08 Jul 1911-24 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War School in Danzig (07 Jan 1912-08 Oct 1912)
Adjutant and Court-Officer of the II. Battalion of the 180th Infantry-Regiment (24 Aug 1914-26 Jun 1915)
Detached as Instructor to the Officer-Aspirant-Course in Bapaume (26 Jun 1915-25 Dec 1915)
Leader of the 8th Company of the 180th Infantry-Regiment (25 Dec 1915-05 Oct 1916)
Leader of the 3rd Company of the 180th Infantry-Regiment (05 Oct 1916-19 Nov 1917)
Detached to the MG-Weapons-Master-Course in Spandau (12 Jul 1917-28 Aug 1917)
Temporary-Regiments-Adjutant of the 180th Infantry-Regiment (19 Nov 1917-26 Mar 1918)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 121st Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (26 Mar 1918-06 Jun 1918)
Leader of the I. Battalion of the 180th Infantry-Regiment (06 Jun 1918-28 Jun 1918)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 180th Infantry-Regiment (28 Jun 1918-04 Jan 1919)
Temporary-Regiments-Adjutant of the 180th Infantry-Regiment (10 Jul 1918-18 Aug 1918)
Temporary-Leader of the III. Battalion of the 180th Infantry-Regiment (30 Aug 1918-04 Sep 1918)
Temporary-Leader of the II. Battalion of the 180th Infantry-Regiment (02 Nov 1918-03 Jan 1919)
Leader of the 8th Company of the 180th Infantry-Regiment (04 Jan 1919-23 Mar 1919)
Battalions-Adjutant and Court-Officer in the 180th Infantry-Regiment (23 Mar 1919-30 May 1919)
Detached to the Security-Troops Württemberg (30 May 1919-14 Jul 1919)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 26th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (14 Jul 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 25th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Adjutant of the Supplemental-Battalion of the 25th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Adjutant of the Training-Battalion of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-23 Jan 1923)
Chief of the 15th Company of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (23 Jan 1923-01 Oct 1925)
Chief of the 1st Company of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-16 Nov 1926)
Detached to Battle-School-Course in Döberitz (19 Oct 1926-16 Nov 1926)
MG-Officer with the Regiments-Staff of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1929-01 Oct 1929)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1933)
Transferred to the Military-Region-Administration Stuttgart and Detached as Adjutant of Artillery-Leader V (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred as Adjutant to the Staff of Artillery-Leader V (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Adjutant of the 15th Division (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 56th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-01 Apr 1939)
Transferred to the Regiments-Staff of the 56th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1939-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 195th Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-15 Dec 1940)
Commander of the 576th Infantry-Regiment (15 Dec 1940-20 Dec 1940)
Commander of the 523rd Infantry-Regiment (20 Dec 1940-20 Jan 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 183rd Infantry-Division (20 Jan 1942-15 Mar 1942)
Commander of the 183rd Infantry-Division (15 Mar 1942-01 Oct 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of Corps-Detachment C (01 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Nov 1943-15 Dec 1943)
Commander of the 363rd Infantry-Division (15 Dec 1943-01 Sep 1944)
Commander of the 363rd Volksgrenadier-Division (01 Sep 1944-05 Feb 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKH (05 Feb 1945-16 May 1945)
In US Captivity (16 May 1945-16 Jun 1947)
Released (16 Jun 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 07.03.1942 als Generalmajor und mdFb der 183 Infanteriedivision
- 1939 EK I –S-
- 1939 EK II –S-
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ritterkreuz des kgl. Württembg. Militär-Verdienstorden
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”


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