(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Karl Bickel
Born: 17 Jan 1891 in Ingolstadt
Died: 11 Dec 1969 in Lenggries, Upper Bavaria (Oberbayern)
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (17 Oct 1911); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Dec 1911); Fähnrich (22 Apr 1912); Leutnant (25 Oct 1913); Oberleutnant (17 Jan 1917); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1923); Major (01 Apr 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1935); Oberst (01 Apr 1938); Oberst (E) (01 Aug 1938); Generalmajor (10 Dec 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (27 Jul 1911)
Fahnenjunker in the 8th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (27 Jul 1911-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War School Munich (01 Oct 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Detached to Training-Course for Bicycle-Patrols for the Use of Courier (20 Apr 1914-25 Apr 1914)
Detached to the Fortress-MG-Battalion Metz (01 Jul 1914-28 Jul 1914)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader in the 8th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-27 Mar 1915)
Temporary-Leader of the MG-Company of the 8th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (27 Mar 1915-30 Apr 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 8th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (30 Apr 1915-23 May 1915)
Temporary-Leader of the MG-Company of the 8th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (23 May 1915-28 May 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 8th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (28 May 1915-31 Aug 1915)
Detached to the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 33rd Reserve-Division (01 Aug 1915-31 Aug 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 8th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (31 Aug 1915-30 Nov 1915)
Temporary-Company-Leader in the 8th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (30 Nov 1915-20 Jan 1916)
Platoon-Leader in the 8th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (20 Jan 1916-30 Jul 1916)
Company-Leader in the 8th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (30 Jul 1916-09 Apr 1917)
In British captivity (09 Apr 1917-04 Nov 1919)
Out of British captivity transferred to Transit-Camp Emden (04 Nov 1919-18 Dec 1919)
Director of the Courier-Shot of the 23rd Reichswehr-Signals-Battalion (18 Dec 1919-28 Sep 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 45th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (28 Sep 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Platoon-Leader in the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1922)
Detached to Snowshoe-Course in Ruhpolding (07 Jan 1922-31 Jan 1922)
Company-Chief in the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-01 Mar 1928)
Transferred into the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1928-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the III. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Nürnberg (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 63rd Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Aug 1938)
Detached to Training-Director Aachen (15 Jul 1938-01 Aug 1938)
Supplemental-Officer (01 Aug 1938); Active-Officer again (01 Oct 1941)
Training-Director 2, Aachen (01 Aug 1938-01 Apr 1939)
Training-Director Hirschberg (01 Apr 1939-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 318th Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-22 May 1940)
Commander of the 237th Field-Recruitment-Regiment (22 May 1940-06 Jul 1940)
Führer-Reserve – Military-District-Command VIII (06 Jul 1940-10 Aug 1940)
Field Commandant 815 (10 Aug 1940-10 Feb 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 Feb 1944-12 May 1944)
Detached for use as a Field Commandant to the Military-Commander France (15 Apr 1944-12 May 1944)
Field Commandant 626 (12 May 1944-20 Sep 1944)
Führer-Reserve, to Special Use with the Wehrmacht-Plenipotentiary with the German Minister Of State in Bohemia & Moravia and Commander of Military-District Bohemia & Moravia (20 Sep 1944-08 May 1945)
In captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

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