(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Paul Klatt
Born: 06 Dec 1896 in Kroppen, District Hoyerswerda, Lower Silesia
Died: 03 Jul 1973 in Olching near Munich (München)
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (11 Nov 1914); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (24 Dec 1914); Fähnrich (18 Apr 1915); Leutnant (18 Jun 1915); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1931); Major (01 Jan 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1929); Oberst (17 Dec 1941); Generalmajor (20 Feb 1944); Generalleutnant (15 Jan 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (03 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the 57th Field-Artillery-Regiment (03 Aug 1914-20 Oct 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 51st Infantry-Regiment (20 Oct 1914-17 Mar 1915)
Detached to Fahnenjunker-Course in Döberitz (14 Dec 1914-13 Feb 1915)
In the Field with the mobile 51st Infantry-Regiment (17 Mar 1915-18 May 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (18 May 1915-05 Oct 1915)
Transferred to I. Replacement-Battalion of the 51st Infantry-Regiment (05 Oct 1915-02 Dec 1915)
In the Field with the mobile 51st Infantry-Regiment (02 Dec 1915-10 May 1916)
Detached to Company-Leader-Course with VI. Army-Corps (27 Dec 1915-10 Jan 1916)
Temporary Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 51st Infantry-Regiment (10 May 1916-10 Aug 1916)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 51st Infantry-Regiment (10 Aug 1916-09 Apr 1917)
In British Captivity (while in captivity tried 3 failed escape attempts) (09 Apr 1917-26 Oct 1919)
Released & Returned Home & Granted Leave (26 Oct 1919-23 Dec 1919)
Transferred to the Processing-Office of the 51st Infantry-Regiment & Transferred into the 9th Company of the 11th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (23 Dec 1919-11 Apr 1920)
Adjutant of IV. Battalion of the 11th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (11 Apr 1920-27 Sep 1920)
Detached to the 1st Course for Physical Training in Dresden (20 May 1920-30 Oct 1920)
Transferred into 2nd Company of the 3rd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (27 Sep 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Detached as Auxiliary-Instructor to 2nd Course for Physical Training in Dresden (13 Jan 1921-15 Jun 1921)
Detached as Auxiliary-Instructor to 3rd Course for Physical Training in Dresden (15 Jul 1921-07 Dec 1921)
Transferred into 10th Company of the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-03 Jan 1922)
Sport-Officer of III. Battalion of the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (03 Jan 1922-01 Oct 1924)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with Military-District-Command I (01 Oct 1924-01 Apr 1926)
Transferred into the 1st Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1926-29 Sep 1927)
Adjutant of the 1st Pioneer-Battalion (29 Sep 1927-01 Oct 1927)
Transferred to Command-Office Insterburg (01 Oct 1927-01 Mar 1929)
Transferred back into the 1st Pioneer-Battalion (01 Mar 1929-01 Oct 1930)
Chief of 2nd Company of the 1st Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1930-01 Mar 1933)
Detached to Area-Transport-Course in Döberitz (09 Jan 1931-28 Feb 1931)
Detached to Tactical-Technical Motor-Transport-Officer-Course (07 Jan 1932-12 Mar 1932)
Pioneer-Leader with Command-Office Oppeln (01 Mar 1933-01 Apr 1933)
While retaining previous position, transferred into the 13th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Oct 1934-21 May 1935)
With the RKM (21 May 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 83rd Mountain-Pioneer-Battalion (10 Nov 1938-24 Jul 1941)
Commander of the 138th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (24 Jul 1941-08 Aug 1941)
Commander of the 83rd Mountain-Pioneer-Battalion (08 Aug 1941-15 Aug 1941)
Commander of the 138th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (15 Aug 1941-24 Dec 1942)
Severely wounded, in Hospital (24 Dec 1942-01 Jan 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Jan 1943-01 Apr 1944)
Führer-Reserve Army-Group F (01 Apr 1944-23 May 1944)
Führer-Reserve Army-Group C (23 May 1944-18 Jun 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 44th Reichs-Grenadier-Division Hoch-und Deutschmeister (18 Jun 1944-27 Jun 1944)
Führer-Reserve Army-Group C (27 Jun 1944-03 Jul 1944)
Commander of the 3rd Mountain-Division (03 Jul 1944-16 May 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (16 May 1945-05 Oct 1955)
Released (05 Oct 1955)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (1410): am 04.01.1943 als Oberst und Kommandeur Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 138
- Eichenlaub (686): am 26.12.1944 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 3. Gebirgs-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (106/35): am 14.04.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 138
- 1914 EK I: 12.03.1920
- 1914 EK II: 04.02.1916
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz: 30.12.1919
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I: 08.12.1940
- Spange zum EK II: 30.03.1940
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern: 12.12.1941
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Silber: 09.01.1943
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Gold: 28.08.1944
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber: 29.09.1944
- im Wehrmachtbericht genannt: 04.10.1944; 05.11.1944


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