(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Dipl.Ing. Paul Drekmann
Born: 13 Nov 1893 in Harburg on the Elbe
Died: 09 Mar 1960 in Mülheim, Ruhr
Diploma In Engineering: 15 Jan 1931
Promotions:
Gefreiter (13 Jul 1915); Unteroffizier (20 Jul 1915); Vizefeldwebel (23 Jul 1915); Leutnant der Reserve (07 Aug 1915); aktiver Leutnant (07 Mar 1917); Oberleutnant (01 Jul 1923); Rittmeister (01 Apr 1928); Major (01 Feb 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937); Oberst (01 Oct 1940); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1943); Generalleutnant (20 Jul 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (Reserves) (04 Aug 1914); Active-Officer (07 Mar 1917)
War Volunteer in the Replacement-Battalion of the 39th Fusilier-Regiment (04 Aug 1914-22 Oct 1914)
In the Field with the 39th Fusilier-Regiment (22 Oct 1914-07 Aug 1915)
Detached to Officer-Aspirant-Course in Lokstedter Lager (20 May 1915-06 Aug 1915)
Transferred to the I. Replacement-Battalion of the 39th Fusilier-Regiment (07 Aug 1915-22 Aug 1915)
Company-Officer of the 6th Company of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (22 Aug 1915-07 Oct 1916)
Company-Leader of the 8th Company of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (07 Oct 1916-06 Nov 1916)
Company-Officer in the 7th Company of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (06 Nov 1916-01 Dec 1916)
Detached to Training-Company in the 160th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1916-12 Dec 1916)
Company-Officer in the 7th Company of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (12 Dec 1916-22 Dec 1916)
Detached to the Assault-Battalion of the 15th Infantry-Division (22 Dec 1916-21 Jan 1917)
Company-Officer in the 7th Company of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (21 Jan 1917-19 Feb 1917)
Company-Leader of the 7th Company of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (19 Feb 1917-14 Mar 1917)
Company-Leader of the 6th Company of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (14 Mar 1917-25 May 1918)
Detached to Course at the Army-Gas-Protection-School in Berlin (22 Oct 1917-27 Oct 1917)
Temporary-Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (25 May 1918-19 Jul 1918)
Detached as Adjutant to the Commission Of Inquiry with Army High Command 9 (19 Jul 1918-05 Oct 1918)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (05 Oct 1918-09 Oct 1918)
Temporary-Leader of the III. Battalion of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (09 Oct 1918-24 Oct 1918)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (24 Oct 1918-11 May 1919)
Temporary-Regiment-Adjutant of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (11 May 1919-08 Jun 1919)
Leader of the Economics-Company with the Processing-Office of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (08 Jun 1919-09 Jul 1919)
Transferred into the Reichswehr-Battalion Rheinland (09 Jul 1919-12 Sep 1919)
Transferred into the 19th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (12 Sep 1919-26 May 1920)
Transferred into the 14th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (26 May 1920-16 Jul 1920)
Temporary-Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 14th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (16 Jul 1920-29 Aug 1920)
Leader of the Signals-Platoon and Signals-Officer of the 14th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (29 Aug 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Detached to Radio-Course with the 6th Signals-Battalion (25 Oct 1920-12 Nov 1920)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Apr 1921)
Company-Officer in the 15th Company of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Company-Officer in the 14th Company of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Apr 1926)
Detached to Weapons-School-Course on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Ohrdruf (01 May 1924-15 Aug 1924)
Detached for Attendance in the Technical College Hannover (01 Apr 1926-01 Oct 1926)
Detached for Attendance in the Technical College (01 Oct 1926-01 Oct 1927)
Transferred to the 7th Infantry-Regiment while retaining previous position (01 Oct 1927-01 Apr 1928)
Transferred into the 2nd Mounted-Regiment while retaining previous position (01 Apr 1928-01 Apr 1931)
Detached to the RWM/WA A (Weapons Department) (01 Apr 1931-01 Apr 1932)
Transferred into the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1932-01 May 1932)
Company-Chief in the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred into the Staff of the Training-Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Tübingen (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 75th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-15 Sep 1936)
Detached to the RKM, Army Weapons Office (15 Sep 1936-06 Oct 1936)
Group-Director in the Army-Weapons-Office/Wa Prw. 2 (Weapons Testing 2) (06 Oct 1936-16 Nov 1940)
Department-Chief Wa Prw. 2 in the Army Weapons Office (16 Nov 1940-20 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 34th Infantry-Regiment (20 Apr 1942-03 Mar 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (03 Mar 1943-01 Jul 1943)
Führer-Reserve Army-Group-South for use as a Divisional-Commander – Delegated with the Leadership of the 39th Infantry-Division (01 Jul 1943-28 Aug 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 161st Infantry-Division (28 Aug 1943-01 Oct 1943)
Commander of the 161st Infantry-Division (01 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of Corps-Detachment A (15 Nov 1943-01 Feb 1944)
Commander of Corps-Detachment A (01 Feb 1944-27 Jul 1944)
Commander of the 161st Infantry-Division (27 Jul 1944-05 Sep 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (05 Sep 1944-01 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 252nd Infantry-Division (01 Oct 1944-25 Mar 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Mar 1945-15 Jul 1945)
In Captivity (15 Jul 1945-08 Jul 1947)
Released (08 Jul 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (4852): am 28.03.1945 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 252. Infanterie-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 15.04.1944 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der Korps-Abteilung A
- 1914 EK I: 09.10.1917
- 1914 EK II: 27.01.1916
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz: 19.01.1917
- Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz: 02.08.1918
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 15.01.1935
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Spanienkreuz in Bronze (ohne Schwerter): 31.05.1939
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse: 04.08.1939
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938: 12.09.1939
- Spange zum EK I: 20.10.1942
- Spange zum EK II: 09.09.1942
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern: 30.01.1941
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern: 30.01.1942
- Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber: 23.02.1943
- Nennung im Ehrenblatt des Heeres (2227): am 07.10.1943 als Oberst und Führer der 39. Infanterie-Division / Tat bei Rogan am 13.08.1943
- Wehrmachtbericht: 08.02.1945


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