(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Infanterie Joachim von Kortzfleisch
Born: 03 Jan 1890 in Braunschweig
Died: 20 Apr 1945 in Wulwesort, District Olpe, Westphalia (Westfalen) (Shot)
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (06 Nov 1907); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (19 Dec 1907); Fähnrich (18 May 1908); Leutnant (27 Jan 1909); Oberleutnant (24 Dec 1914); Hauptmann (18 Aug 1916); Major (01 Feb 1928); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1932); Oberst (01 May 1934); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1937); Generalleutnant (01 Jun 1939); General der Infanterie (01 Aug 1940)
Career:
Entered Army Service (08 Sep 1907)
Two Year Volunteer, later Fahnenjunker in the 4th Queen-Augusta-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (08 Sep 1907-01 Oct 1913)
Platoon-Leader in the 1st Fortress-MG-Battalion, Königsberg (01 Oct 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Detached to the General-Command of I. Army-Corps (01 Aug 1914-05 Aug 1914)
Detached to the Government Königsberg (05 Aug 1914-15 Aug 1914)
Leader of the 1st Fortress-MG-Battalion, Assigned to the 24th Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (15 Aug 1914-09 Nov 1914)
Leader of the 2nd Fortress-MG-Battalion, Assigned to the 48th Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (09 Nov 1914-18 Feb 1915)
Transferred to the 1st Fortress-MG-Battalion of I. Army-Corps (18 Feb 1915-10 Apr 1915)
Detached as Instructor with the MG-Courses at Döberitz (01 Mar 1915-01 Apr 1915)
Leader of the 1st MG-Company of the 1st Replacement-Regiment Königsberg (10 Apr 1915-17 Aug 1915)
Transferred back to the 1st Fortress-MG-Battalion of the I. Army-Corps (17 Aug 1915-07 Jan 1916)
Leader of the 6th Replacement-Company of the I. Army-Corps (07 Jan 1916-03 Jul 1916)
Transferred into the 43rd Infantry-Regiment (03 Jul 1916-06 Jul 1916)
Transferred into the 1st Grenadier-Regiment (06 Jul 1916-30 Jul 1916)
Temporary Leader of the MG-Company of the 1st Grenadier-Regiment (10 Jul 1916-17 Jul 1916)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 1st Infantry-Division (30 Jul 1916-05 Aug 1916)
Leader of the MG-Company of the 43rd Infantry-Regiment (05 Aug 1916-14 Aug 1916)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 1st Infantry-Division (14 Aug 1916-28 Nov 1916)
Leader of the 7th Replacement-MG-Company of I. Army-Corps (28 Nov 1916-04 Dec 1916)
2nd Adjutant of the 1st Infantry-Division (04 Dec 1916-28 Dec 1916)
2nd Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 1st Infantry-Division (28 Dec 1916-06 Mar 1917)
Adjutant of the 5th Replacement-Infantry-Brigade (06 Mar 1917-03 Jun 1917)
Leader of II. Battalion of the 18th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (03 Jun 1917-28 Jun 1917)
Adjutant of the 5th Replacement-Infantry-Brigade (28 Jun 1917-14 Oct 1917)
2nd General-Staff-Officer of the 5th Replacement-Infantry-Brigade (14 Oct 1917-04 Dec 1917)
Adjutant of the 5th Replacement-Infantry-Brigade (04 Dec 1917-12 Sep 1918)
Transferred to the Replacement-MG-Company of I. Army-Corps (12 Sep 1918-14 Nov 1918)
Assigned to the 4th Replacement-MG-Company of I. Army-Corps (14 Nov 1918-21 Jan 1919)
Leader of the 1st Volunteer-MG-Company of the 1st Grenadier-Regiment (21 Jan 1919-10 Oct 1919)
Leader of the 1st MG-Company of the 1st Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (10 Oct 1919-18 Oct 1920)
Company-Chief in the 1st Infantry-Regiment (18 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1927)
Detached to Courses for Mechanical Weapons (20 Mar 1924-12 Apr 1924)
Detached to Mortar-Course in Jüterbog (30 Mar 1925-09 May 1925)
Transferred into the 7th Infantry-Regiment & Detached as Instructor to the Infantry-School Munich (01 Oct 1927-01 Apr 1928)
Transferred to the Staff of Group-Command 2 & again Detached as Instructor to the Infantry-School Munich (01 Apr 1928-01 Oct 1930)
Transferred to the Staff of III. Battalion of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1930-01 Feb 1932)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1932-01 Oct 1933)
Commandant of Oppeln (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of Border-Section-Command Oppeln (01 Oct 1934-01 Apr 1935)
Commander of Infantry-Regiment Deutsch-Eylau (01 Apr 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Landwehr-Commander Allenstein (12 Oct 1937-04 Feb 1938)
Commander of the 1st Infantry-Division (04 Feb 1938-14 Apr 1940)
Commanding General of XI. Army-Corps (14 Apr 1940-01 Jun 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Jun 1942-19 Feb 1943)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of XXXXIII. Army-Corps (29 Jun 1942-15 Aug 1942)
Detached to the Reichs War Courts (19 Feb 1943-01 Mar 1943)
Commanding General of the Replacement III. Army-Corps & Commander in Military-District III, Berlin (01 Mar 1943-25 Jan 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKH (26 Jan 1945-21 Feb 1945)
General with Special Duties with Army-Group B (21 Feb 1945-02 Mar 1945)
Commander of the Rhine-Bridgehead with Army-Group B (between Koblenz and Düsseldorf) (02 Mar 1945-20 Apr 1945)
Shot by US troops (20 Apr 1945)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 04.09.1940 als General der Infanterie und Kommandierender General XI. Armee-Korps
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 30.12.1943 als General der Infanterie und Kommandierender General des stellv. III. Armeekorps und Befehlshaber im Wehrkreis III (Berlin)
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Fürstl. Schaumburg-Lippisches Kreuz für treue Dienste
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Ehrenritter des Johanniter-Ordens
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kgl. Rumän. Orden “Michael der Tapfere“ III. Klasse: 19.09.1941
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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