(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Wilhelm Drogand
Born: 09 Dec 1881 in Graudenz
Died: 31 Jul 1947 in Tegernsee Hospital
Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1901); Oberleutnant (16 Jun 1910); Hauptmann (08 Oct 1914); Major (01 Feb 1924); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1928); Oberst (01 Apr 1931); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Jun 1938); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Jul 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1901)
Leutnant in the 36th Fusilier-Regiment (22 Mar 1901-01 Oct 1906)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 36th Fusilier-Regiment (01 Oct 1906-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1909-30 Sep 1912)
2nd Adjutant of the 7th Reserve-Division (02 Aug 1914-27 Aug 1914)
Injured by a fall from a horse – in Hospital (27 Aug 1914-12 Nov 1914)
Detached to the War Ministry (12 Nov 1914-04 Nov 1916)
Leader of the I. Battalion of the 36th Fusilier-Regiment (04 Nov 1916-01 Dec 1916)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 36th Fusilier-Regiment (01 Dec 1916-21 Dec 1916)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 32nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (21 Dec 1916-22 Jan 1917)
Temporary-Leader of the 32nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (22 Jan 1917-09 Feb 1917)
Detached to the War Ministry (09 Feb 1917-18 Jun 1917)
Transferred into the War Ministry (18 Jun 1917-24 Nov 1919)
Advisor in the War Ministry (24 Nov 1919-15 Dec 1921)
With the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (15 Dec 1921-08 Jan 1923)
Company-Chief in the 9th Infantry-Regiment (08 Jan 1923-01 Feb 1924)
Transferred to the Command-Office Berlin and Detached to the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1924-01 Aug 1924)
Detached to the RWM (01 Aug 1924-01 Feb 1925)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Feb 1925-01 Dec 1928)
Commander of the Training-Battalion of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1928-01 Oct 1930)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Altengrabow (01 Oct 1930-31 Mar 1932)
Retired (31 Mar 1932)
Employed by the Army (01 Oct 1932); Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (01 May 1935); Active-Officer (01 Mar 1941)
Training-Advisor with the Territorial-Command Hamburg (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1933)
Assigned as Oberst with Military-District-Command II and Commander of Reichswehr-Central-Recruitment-Office Hamburg (01 Oct 1933-01 May 1935)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Hamburg (01 May 1935-01 Sep 1935)
Detached to the RKM (01 Sep 1935-01 Oct 1935)
Commander of the Military-District-Command II, Berlin (01 Oct 1935-04 Apr 1938)
Detached to OKW (04 Apr 1938-01 May 1938)
With the Staff of the Reichs-Welfare and Supply Court (01 May 1938-01 Oct 1938)
Temporary-President of the Reichs Welfare and Supply Court (01 Oct 1938-18 Sep 1939)
Detached to OKW (18 Sep 1939-20 Dec 1939)
Leader of Staff D in OKW (20 Dec 1939-10 Jun 1940)
Temporary-President of the Great Military Orphanages, Potsdam (10 Jun 1940-01 Mar 1941)
Inspector of Welfare and Supply Services in OKW (01 Mar 1941-01 Apr 1945)
General with Special Duties with the Chief of the General Army Office, OKW (01 Apr 1945-01 May 1945)
In US Captivity (01 May 1945-31 Jul 1947)
Released (31 Jul 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Rote Kreuz-Medaille III. Klasse
- Kgl. Sächs. Kriegsverdienstkreuz
- Grossherzoglich Badisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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