(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Dr.med.dent. Walter Aßmann
Born: 22 Jul 1896 in Mühlhausen, Thuringia
Died: 01 May 1964 in Offenbach, Main
Doctorate In Dental Medicine: 1921
Promotions:
Gefreiter (27 Jan 1915); Unteroffizier (22 Mar 1915); Fähnrich (18 Jun 1915); Leutnant (18 Aug 1915); Charakter als Oberleutnant (10 Feb 1920); Hauptmann (15 Jul 1934); Major (01 Oct 1938); Oberstleutnant (01 Sep 1941); Oberst (01 May 1942); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1944); Generalleutnant (16 Mar 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (10 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the 167th Infantry-Regiment (10 Aug 1914-28 Aug 1914)
Transferred into the 234th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (28 Aug 1914-26 Apr 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital in Driburg (24 Apr 1915-18 Jun 1915)
Transferred into the 234th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1915-18 Aug 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 234th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (18 Aug 1915-16 Aug 1916)
Detached to Officers Training Course in Gent (07 Dec 1915-23 Dec 1915)
Infantry-Liaison-Officer to the 51st Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (16 Aug 1916-15 Sep 1916)
Ordinance-Officer in the Staff of the 102nd Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (15 Sep 1916-10 Nov 1918)
At the same time, was Temporary-Adjutant of the 102nd Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (08 Apr 1917-04 May 1917)
At the same time, was Temporary-Adjutant of the 102nd Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (06 Aug 1917-09 Aug 1917)
At the same time, was Temporary-Adjutant of the 102nd Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (07 Oct 1917-23 Oct 1917)
At the same time, was Temporary-Adjutant of the 102nd Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (07 Jan 1918-25 Feb 1918)
At the same time, was Temporary-Adjutant of the 102nd Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (07 May 1918-27 May 1918)
At the same time, was Temporary-Adjutant of the 102nd Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (09 Oct 1918-27 Oct 1918)
Detached as Adjutant to the Elite-Battalion of the 51st Reserve-Division (10 Nov 1918-13 Dec 1918)
Ordinance-Officer in the Staff of the 102nd Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (13 Dec 1918-21 Jan 1919)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 168th Infantry-Regiment (21 Jan 1919-22 Mar 1919)
Platoon-Leader in the Training-Battalion of the 9th Infantry-Division/Border-Protection East, Silesia (22 Mar 1919-07 Apr 1919)
Company-Leader in the 6th Jäger-Regiment/Border-Protection East (07 Apr 1919-12 Sep 1919)
With the Processing-Station of the 168th Infantry-Regiment (12 Sep 1919-20 Jan 1920)
Retired (20 Jan 1920)
Erlaubnis zum Tragen der Uniform des Infanterie-Regiments 168 (31 Jan 1920)(
Reactivated to Army Service (15 Jul 1934)
Hauptmann in the I. Battalion of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (15 Jul 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Training-Course in Döberitz (15 Jul 1934-14 Sep 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment Heilbronn (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 34th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Company-Chief in the 125th Border-Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-02 Nov 1939)
Commandant of the Staff-Quarters with the General-Command of the XII. Army-Corps (02 Nov 1939-01 Apr 1940)
Commander of the 125th Field-Recruitment-Battalion (01 Apr 1940-02 Jun 1940)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 479th Infantry-Regiment (02 Jun 1940-14 Jun 1940)
Severely wounded – Left Command, reassumed Battalion Command in December 1940 (14 Jun 1940-03 Oct 1941)
Delegated with Temporary Leadership of the 479th Infantry-Regiment (03 Oct 1941-05 Nov 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 479th Infantry-Regiment (05 Nov 1941-18 Jan 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 478th Infantry-Regiment (18 Jan 1942-18 Mar 1942)
Commander of the 478th Infantry-Regiment (18 Mar 1942-27 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve (27 Nov 1943-12 Jul 1944)
Detached to the 9th Divisional Leaders Course (03 Feb 1944-13 Feb 1944)
Detached to OKH as Führer-Reserve for Divisional Command (05 Apr 1944-12 Apr 1944)
Detached to Army-Group North Ukraine as Temporary Divisional Leader (12 Apr 1944-12 Jul 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 101st Jäger-Division (12 Jul 1944-01 Sep 1944)
Commander of the 101st Jäger-Division (01 Sep 1944-09 May 1945)
In US captivity (09 May 1945-25 Jun 1947)
Released (25 Jun 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- - Ritterkreuz (4481): am 10.02.1945 als Generalmajor und Komm. 101. Jägerdivision/ XLIX Gebirgskorps/ Armeegruppe Heinrici/ Heeresgruppe Mitte (später 8. Armee/ Heeresgruppe Süd)
- - Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (109/1): am 25.04.1942 als Oberstleutnant und Komm. Infanterie-Regiment 478/ 258. Infanteriedivision/ VII Armeekorps/ 4 (dann 3.) Panzerarmee/ Heeresgruppe Mitte
- - 1939 EK I –S-: 15.07.1941
- - 1939 EK II –S-: 29.06.1940
- - 1914 EK I: 16.10.1916
- - 1914 EK II: 28.08.1915
- - Grossherzoglich Hessisch. Tapferkeitsmedaille: 25.05.1917
- - Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz: 28.05.1918
- - Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918??? (24.04.1915: bei St. Julien, Westfront, durch Gewehrschuss am rechten Arm verwundet)
- - Schlesischer Adler-Orden???
- - Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 12.02.1935
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV Klasse: 02.10.1936
- - Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939??? (14.06.1940: verwundet)
- - Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten1941/1942”


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