(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Robert Baltzer
Born: 03 Jul 1892 in Danzig
Died: 08 Mar 1943 in Kiev, USSR
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (27 Aug 1910); Fähnrich (16 Nov 1910); Leutnant (18 Aug 1911); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1915); Hauptmann (18 Aug 1918); Major (01 Oct 1931); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1937); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (29 Mar 1910)
Fahnenjunker in the 3rd Telegraph-Battalion (29 Mar 1910-02 Aug 1914)
Leader of the Light Radio-Station 11 (02 Aug 1914-13Jun 1916)
Leader of the Heavy Radio-Station 4 (13 Jun 1916-15 Aug 1916)
With the Staff of the Chief of Field-Telegraphy East (15 Aug 1916-13 Dec 1916
With the Staff of the General of Telegraph Troops 2 (13 Dec 1916-21 Jan 1919)
With the Staff of the Supreme Army Command Kolberg (21 Jan 1919-28 Nov 1919)
With the Staff of Group-Command 1 (28 Nov 1919-01 Apr 1920)
Commander of the 15th Brigade-Signals-Battalion (01 Apr 1920-01 Oct 1920)
With the Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1923)
Company-Chief in the 3rd Signals-Battalion (01 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1926)
Advisor in the RWM (01 Oct 1926-01 Apr 1932)
With the Staff of 3rd Division (01 Apr 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of Signals-Battalion Potsdam (01 Oct 1934-01 Aug 1935)
Instructor at the Army Signals School (01 Aug 1935-01 Apr 1937)
Instruction-Group-Commander at the Army Signals School (01 Apr 1937-01 Sep 1939)
Commander of the Army Signals School (01 Sep 1939-01 Mar 1940)
Signals Leader of the 2nd Army (01 Mar 1940-08 Mar 1943)
Died (08 Mar 1943)

Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 30.11.1942 als Generalmajor und Nachrichtenführer der 2. Armee
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- RK des Kgl. Bulgar. Militär-Verdienstordens mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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