(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Rudolf Dinter
Born: 19 Jan 1893 in Wilkau, District Zwickau, Saxony (Sachsen)
Died: 04 Apr 1965 in Mehlbergen
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (25 May 1914); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (10 Jul 1914); Fähnrich (24 Oct 1914); Leutnant (12 Feb 1915); Oberleutnant (22 Sep 1918); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1927); Major (01 Nov 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1937); Oberst (00 Aug 1939); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1943); Generalleutnant (20 Jun 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (16 Mar 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 12th Pioneer-Battalion (16 Mar 1914-20 Jan 1916)
Transferred into the 22nd Pioneer-Battalion (20 Jan 1916-01 Apr 1916)
Transferred back into the 12th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1916-05 Nov 1917)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 2 for Training as an Aircraft-Observer (05 Nov 1917-20 Feb 1918)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 12th Pioneer-Battalion (20 Feb 1918-22 Apr 1918)
Adjutant of the 22nd Pioneer-Battalion (22 Apr 1918-21 Jun 1918)
Leader of the 2nd Reserve-Company of the 12th Pioneer-Battalion (21 Jun 1918-09 Dec 1918)
Company-Leader in the Border-Protection-Pioneer-Battalion of the 115th Infantry-Division, Border-Protection West (09 Dec 1918-03 Jan 1919)
Leader of a Pioneer-Company with the Territorial-Rifle-Corps (03 Jan 1919-16 Jun 1919)
Company-Leader in the 12th Reichswehr-Pioneer-Battalion (16 Jun 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Detached as Leader of the Brigade-Bridging-Train (03 Dec 1919-09 Feb 1920)
Detached to Sports-Course with Military-District-Command IV (09 Feb 1920-26 Apr 1920)
Transferred as Platoon-Leader into the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jul 1923)
Transferred into the Training-Battalion of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1923-01 Nov 1923)
Transferred into the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Nov 1923-01 Apr 1924)
Transferred into the 6th Artillery-Regiment and Detached to the Pioneer-School in Jüterbog (01 Apr 1924-15 Sep 1924)
Detached to the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (15 Sep 1924-01 Nov 1924)
Transferred into the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Nov 1924-01 Mar 1925)
Welfare-Officer of the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Mar 1925-01 Nov 1925)
At the same time, Temporary-Adjutant of the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (21 Jun 1925-31 Aug 1925)
While retaining previous Position as Battalion-Welfare-Officer, was Transferred into the 1st Company of the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Nov 1925-31 Jul 1926)
Detached for Training as Motor-Transport-Leader to the 6th Motor-Transport-Battalion (19 Mar 1926-29 Apr 1926)
Company-Officer in the 1st Company of the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (31 Jul 1926-01 Oct 1927)
Leader of the Bridge-Construction-Column of the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1930)
Transferred to the Staff of Command-Office Insterburg (01 Oct 1930-01 Apr 1934)
Instructor at the Pioneer-School (01 Apr 1934-01 May 1935)
Instructor at Pioneer-School I (01 May 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 22nd Pioneer-Battalion (06 Oct 1936-15 Jan 1940)
Commander of the 220th Pioneer-Battalion (15 Jan 1940-21 May 1940)
Commander of the Special-Purpose-Pioneer-Regiment-Staff 614 (21 May 1940-15 Feb 1941)
Pioneer-Leader of Panzer-Group 4 (15 Feb 1941-28 Dec 1942)
Führer-Reserve, Detached to 2nd Divisional-Leader-Course in Berlin (28 Dec 1942-20 Mar 1943)
Detached to Infantry-School (20 Mar 1943-01 Apr 1943)
Commander of the 295th Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1943-28 Jul 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (28 Jul 1944-11 Jan 1945)
Commander of Pioneer-School I, Dessau-Roßlau (11 Jan 1945-19 Jan 1945)
General Of Pioneers of Army-Group Vistula (19 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In British Captivity (08 May 1945-1948)
Released (1948)

Awards & Decorations:
- 1939 EK I –S-
- 1939 EK II –S-
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Silberne Medaille des kgl. Sächs. Militär-St. Heinrichs-Orden
- Ritterkreuz II Klasse des kgl. Sächs. Albrecht-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”


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