(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Heinrich-Anton Deboi
Born: 06 Apr 1893 in Landshut
Died: 05 Jul 1955 in Kempten
Promotions:
Fähnrich (06 Jul 1912); Leutnant (01 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant (14 Dec 1917); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1925); Major (01 Apr 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (06 Jul 1912)
Fähnrich in the 2nd Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (06 Jul 1912-31 May 1917)
Detached to War School in Munich (01 Oct 1913-31 Jul 1914)
Company-Leader in the 2nd Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (31 May 1917-16 May 1920)
Transferred into the 41st Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (16 May 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1923)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1925)
Company-Chief in the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-1926)
With the Staff of the 7th Division (1926-01 Jul 1929)
Company-Chief in the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1929-15 Oct 1935)
Tactics-Instructor at the War School in Munich (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 91st Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 191st Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-31 Jan 1942)
Delegated the Leadership of the 44th Infantry-Division (31 Jan 1942-01 May 1942)
Commander of the 285th Infantry-Division (01 May 1942-02 May 1942)
Commander of the 44th Infantry-Division (02 May 1942-29 Jan 1943)
Captured at Stalingrad, in Captivity (29 Jan 1943-1953)
Released (1953)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (1159): am 10.09.1942 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 44. Infanterie-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 21.02.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiment 199 “List“
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I: 09.10.1939
- Spange zum EK II: 06.10.1939
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”


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