(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Rudolf Bader
Born: 03 May 1898 in Konstanz
Died: 03 Jun 1983 in Freiburg, Breisgau
Promotions:
Unteroffizier (20 Jun 1915); Vizewachtmeister (22 Aug 1915); Leutnant der Reserve (30 Dec 1915); Hauptmann (15 Oct 1934); Major (01 Jun 1938); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1941); Oberst (01 Feb 1943); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (Reserves) (10 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the 76th Field-Artillery-Regiment (10 Aug 1914-21 Sep 1914)
Transferred to the 7th Artillery-Munitions-Column of the XIV. Army-Corps (21 Sep 1914-30 Dec 1915)
Detached to sit the One-Year-Volunteer-Test in Freiburg (14 Mar 1915-27 Mar 1915)
Detached to the Training-Course for Officer-Aspirants with the XIII. Army-Corps (07 Jul 1915-07 Aug 1915)
Detached to the 110th Grenadier-Regiment (20 Aug 1915-30 Sep 1915)
Leader of I. Half-Column of the 7th Artillery-Munitions-Column of the XIV. Army-Corps (30 Dec 1915-01 Aug 1916)
Temporary-Column-Leader and Town-Commandant of Soisy (01 Aug 1916-22 Aug 1916)
Leader of the 1st Half-Column of the 7th Artillery-Munitions-Column of the XIV. Army-Corps (22 Aug 1916-10 Sep 1916)
Platoon-Leader in the 113th Infantry-Regiment (10 Sep 1916-08 Jan 1917)
Battery-Officer in the 76th Field-Artillery-Regiment (08 Jan 1917-06 Dec 1918)
At the same time, Temporary-Battery-Leader in the 76th Field-Artillery-Regiment (27 Jul 1918-07 Aug 1918)
Temporary-Adjutant of the I. Battalion 76th Field-Artillery-Regiment (06 Dec 1918-17 Mar 1919)
Transferred to Baltic State Defence – Kurland (17 Mar 1919-15 Apr 1919)
Battery-Leader in Freikorps von Medem (15 Apr 1919-09 Dec 1919)
Transferred into Reichswehr-Battalion von Löwenfeld, Memel (09 Dec 1919-31 May 1920)
Detached to the Security-Police in Gumbinnen (15 Feb 1920-31 May 1920)
Retired (31 May 1920)
Reactivated to Army Serive (15 Oct 1934)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the II. Battalion of Artillery-Regiment Ulm (15 Oct 1934-01 Jan 1935)
Detached to Training-Coursesfor Artillery-Officers in Jüterbog (15 Oct 1934-14 Dec 1934)
Battery-Leader in Artillery-Regiment Ulm (01 Jan 1935-01 Mar 1935)
Battery-Chief in Artillery-Regiment Ulm (01 Mar 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Battery-Chief in the 5th Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 125th Artillery-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-25 Apr 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Apr 1942-20 May 1942)
Commander of the 253rd Artillery-Regiment (20 May 1942-01 Sep 1944)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of the 134th Infantry-Division (00 Jan 1943-00 Jul 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Sep 1944-10 Nov 1944)
Detached to Division Leaders Course (00 Sep 1944-07 Oct 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 560th Volksgrenadier-Division (10 Nov 1944-01 Jan 1945)
Commander of the 560th Volksgrenadier-Division (01 Jan 1945-01 Apr 1945)
Battle-Commandant of Freiburg, Breisgau (01 Apr 1945-23 Apr 1945)
Leader of a Battle-Group of the 719th Infantry-Division (23 Apr 1945-03 May 1945)
In French captivity (03 May 1945-08 Nov 1947)
Released (08 Nov 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- - Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 08.10.1943 als Oberst und Komm. Artillerie-Regiment 253
- - 1939 EK I –S-
- - 1939 EK II –S-
- - 1914 EK I
- - 1914 EK II
- - Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung
- - Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
- - Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”


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