(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Viktor von Drabich-Waechter
Born: 18 Aug 1889 in Strasbourg (Straßburg), Alsace (Elsaß)
Died: 02 Aug 1944 in Le Mesnil, Normandy (KIA)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (20 Dec 1910); Leutnant (18 Aug 1911); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1915); Hauptmann (20 Sep 1918); Major (01 Feb 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1937); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (12 Mar 1910)
Fahnenjunker in the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (12 Mar 1910-22 Aug 1914)
Company-Leader in the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (22 Aug 1914-10 Oct 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (10 Oct 1914-19 Nov 1914)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (19 Nov 1914-22 Dec 1914)
Back with the Regiment in the Field (22 Dec 1914-30 Dec 1914)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (30 Dec 1914-19 Dec 1916)
Adjutant of the 18th Infantry-Brigade (19 Dec 1916-31 Aug 1916)
Company-Leader in the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (31 Aug 1916-15 Jun 1919)
Detached to Army-Department in the Prussian War Ministry (15 Jun 1919-20 Sep 1919)
Company-Leader in the 57th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (20 Sep 1919-20 Feb 1920)
Company-Leader in the 12th Infantry-Regiment (20 Feb 1920-01 Jun 1920)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-30 Nov 1920)
With the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 7th Infantry-Regiment (30 Nov 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-13 Jan 1922)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 7th Infantry-Regiment (13 Jan 1922-01 Feb 1925)
Company-Chief in the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1925-01 Feb 1930)
Adjutant of Infantry-Leader II (01 Feb 1930-01 Apr 1933)
Advisor in the Army-Personnel-Office, RWM, later RKM (01 Apr 1933-01 Apr 1939)
Chief of the 7th Department in the Army-Personnel-Office, OKH (01 Apr 1939-01 Oct 1940)
Chief of Office-Group P 1 in the Army-Personnel-Office, OKH (01 Oct 1940-01 Oct 1942)
Führer-Reserve (01 Oct 1942-01 Jun 1943)
Commander of the 326th Infantry-Division (01 Jun 1943-02 Aug 1944)
Killed-in-Action (02 Aug 1944)

Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Mecklenburg.-Strel. Verdienstkreuz für Auszeichnung im Kriege II Klasse
- Ehrenritter des preuss. Johanniter-Orden
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse


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