(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Ernst Güntzel
Born: 09 Mar 1888 in Wittstock, Dosse
Died: 17 Dec 1942 in Hamm, Westphalia (Westfalen)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (19 Nov 1908); Leutnant (19 Aug 1909); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1915); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1917); Major (01 Feb 1930); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1934); Oberst (01 Jan 1936); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 15th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (22 Mar 1908-01 Oct 1912)
Detached for Service with the 63rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-1914)
In Troop-Service in several positions (1914-1918)
Transferred into the 20th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Feb 1924)
Instructor at the Artillery-School in Jüterbog (01 Feb 1924-01 Oct 1928)
Battery-Chief in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1928-01 Apr 1929)
With the Staff of Artillery-Leader V (01 Apr 1929-01 Sep 1931)
Commander of the 1st Transport-Battalion (01 Sep 1931-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the 1st Observation-Battalion (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 52nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1936-01 Nov 1937)
Commander of the 16th Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Artillery-Commander 103 (26 Aug 1938-10 Dec 1940)
Commander of the 113th Infantry-Division (10 Dec 1940-04 Jun 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (04 Jun 1941-28 Oct 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 17th Infantry-Division (28 Oct 1941-25 Dec 1941)
Führer-Reserve (31 Jan 1942-05 Dec 1942)
Commander of Division 462 (05 Dec 1942-17 Dec 1942)
Died (17 Dec 1942)

Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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