(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt
Born: 06 Feb 1900 in Hildesheim
Died: 06 Mar 1945 in Köln-Nippes (KIA)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (25 Mar 1918); Leutnant (24 Nov 1919); Oberleutnant (01 Jan 1926); Hauptmann (01 Sep 1933); Major (16 Mar 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Nov 1939); Oberst (15 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (08 Sep 1943); Generalleutnant (nachträglich) (01 Mar 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (25 Mar 1918)
Fähnrich in the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment (25 Mar 1918-10 May 1818)
Transferred to the Regiment in the Field (10 May 1918-23 May 1918)
Transferred to the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 1st Guards-Infantry-Division (23 May 1918-19 Jun 1918)
Transferred back into the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment (19 Jun 1918-24 Sep 1918)
Detached to Fahnenjunker-Course in Döberitz (16 Jul 1918-11 Sep 1918)
Transferred to the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 1st Guards-Infantry-Division (11 Sep 1918-06 Nov 1918)
Transferred back into the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment (06 Nov 1918-08 Jan 1919)
Transferred to Detachment von Schauroth of Freikorps 1st Guards-Foot-Regiment (Baltic) (08 Jan 1919-10 Apr 1920)
Transferred into the 5th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (10 Apr 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Nov 1924)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (15 Mar 1921-25 May 1921)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of the 1st Company of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (10 Jun 1922-24 Jun 1922)
Transferred to the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1924-01 Dec 1924)
Adjutant of the Training-Battalion of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1924-01 Oct 1931)
Detached to Officer-Weapons-School-Course in Dresden (01 Oct 1926-20 Feb 1927)
Detached to Weapons-Course in Döberitz (10 Oct 1927-31 Mar 1928)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Oct 1931-01 May 1933)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief Of Army Command and Detached to the RWM (01 May 1933-01 Jun 1933)
Detached to the Command-Office Berlin (01 Jun 1933-01 May 1934)
Transferred into the RWM/T5 (01 May 1934-21 May 1935)
Advisor in the RKM (21 May 1935-01 Jul 1935)
Transferred into 3rd Department of the Army General Staff (01 Jul 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Company-Chief in the 83rd Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-10 Nov 1938)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 3rd Light Division (10 Nov 1938-01 Oct 1939)
Chief Of Operation (Ia) in the Staff of the 8th Panzer-Division (01 Oct 1939-05 Feb 1940)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of XV. Army-Corps (Motorised) (05 Feb 1940-16 Nov 1940)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Panzer-Group 3 (16 Nov 1940-01 Feb 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Feb 1941-15 Feb 1941)
Chief Of The General Staff of LVI. Panzer-Corps (15 Feb 1941-20 Jan 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH and Detached to the General-Staff of the 9th Army (20 Jan 1943-30 Jan 1943)
Chief Of The General Staff of the 9th Army (30 Jan 1943-01 Oct 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Oct 1943-01 Nov 1943)
Chief Of The General Staff of the 17th Army (01 Nov 1943-15 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Nov 1943-15 Feb 1944)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) with the Course for Higher Troop Leaders (15 Feb 1944-21 Sep 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 9th Panzer-Division (21 Sep 1944-01 Jan 1945)
Commander of the 9th Panzer-Division (01 Jan 1945-06 Mar 1945)
Killed-in-Action (06 Mar 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (4181): am 09.12.1944 als Generalmajor und Führer der 9. Panzer-Division
- Eichenlaub (801): am 23.03.1945 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 9. Panzer-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 16.03.1942 als Oberst i.G. und Chef des Generalstabes des LVI. Panzerkorps
- 1914 EK II: 17.04.1919
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II: 29.09.1939
- 1939 EK I
- Wehrmachtbericht: 26.11.1944


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