(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Alexander Edler von Daniels
Born: 17 Mar 1891 in Trier
Died: 06 Jan 1960 in Bielefeld
Promotions:
Leutnant (01 Mar 1910); Oberleutnant (18 Dec 1915); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1922); Major (01 Oct 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1935); Oberst (01 Jan 1938); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Mar 1910)
Leutnant in the 143rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1910-01 Oct 1913)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 143rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-09 Sep 1915)
Company-Leader in the 143rd Infantry-Regiment (09 Sep 1915-19 Oct 1915)
Court-Officer in the 143rd Infantry-Regiment (19 Oct 1915-30 Apr 1916)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 143rd Infantry-Regiment (30 Apr 1916-25 Feb 1919)
Adjutant of Freikorps Lichtschlag (25 Feb 1919-06 Aug 1919)
Leader of the MG-Company of Freikorps Lichtschlag (06 Aug 1919-15 Sep 1919)
Transferred into the 14th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (15 Sep 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Company-Chief in the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 May 1931)
Detached to Course for Physical Training (02 Oct 1924-23 Oct 1924)
Transferred to the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1931-01 Apr 1933)
nstructor at the Infantry-School (01 Apr 1933-01 Feb 1934)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the Training-Battalion of the Infantry-Regiment Königsberg (01/10/1934-15/10/1935)
Commander of the 9th MG-Battalion (15 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1938)
Detached to Signals-Course (07 Nov 1936-15 Nov 1936)
Transferred to the Staff of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1938-24 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (24 Nov 1938-10 Dec 1940)
Commander of the 239th Infantry-Regiment (10 Dec 1940-06 Mar 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (06 Mar 1942-01 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 376th Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1942-31 Jan 1943)
Captured by the Soviets in Stalingrad, and in Soviet Captivity (31 Jan 1943-12 Oct 1955)
Released (12 Oct 1955)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (1372): am 18.12.1942 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 376. Infanterie-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 15.12.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiments 239
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenritter des Kgl. Preuss. Johanniter-Ordens
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Österr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Ungar. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Spange zum EK I: 11.06.1940
- Spange zum EK II: 24.10.1939
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”


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