(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Wolfgang von Kluge
Born: 05 May 1892 in Stettin
Died: 30 Oct 1976 in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1912); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1917); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1925); Major (01 May 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Jun 1939); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1912)
Leutnant in the 11th Field-Artillery-Regiment (22 Mar 1912-22 Apr 1914)
Transferred into the 2nd Guards-Field-Artillery-Regiment (22 Apr 1914-1914)
Battalion-Adjutant & Battery-Chief (1914-1918)
With the General-Staff of I. Reserve-Corps (1918-00 Feb 1919)
With the General-Command of XVII. Army-Corps (00 Feb 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 15th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Jan 1921)
With Instruction-Battalion III of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1924)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training (01 Oct 1924-01 May 1928)
Battery-Chief in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1928-01 Sep 1931)
With the Staff of Command-Office Breslau (01 Sep 1931-01 Apr 1934)
With the Training-Staff of Artillery (01 Apr 1934-01 Oct 1935)
Advisor in Department F 3, RKM (01 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Department-Chief in the RKM then OKW (06 Oct 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Chief of Staff of Field-Equipment-Inspection (10 Nov 1938-01 Oct 1940)
Commander of the 31st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1940-15 Sep 1941)
Artillery-Commander 107 (15 Sep 1941-01 Oct 1942)
Commander of the 292nd Infantry-Division (01 Oct 1942-20 Jul 1943)
Wounded, in Hospital (20 Jul 1943-01 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Nov 1943-01 Dec 1943)
Commander of the 357th Infantry-Division (01 Dec 1943-15 Jun 1944)
Commander of Division 408 (15 Jun 1944-01 Jul 1944)
Commander of the 226th Infantry-Division (The Division was in Formation. Parts were lost with Calais, the remainder went as a Battle-Group to Fortress Dunkirk) (01 Jul 1944-21 Sep 1944)
At the same time, Commandant of Dunkirk (06 Jul 1944-31 Dec 1944)
Retired on Political Grounds (in connection with the background concerning the Suicide of his brother, the Generalfeldmarschall) (31 Dec 1944)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 29.08.1943 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 292. Infanterie-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 28.11.1942 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 292. Infanterie-Division
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II


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