(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Eugen König
Born: 19 Sep 1896 in Trier
Died: 08 Apr 1985 in Bitburg, Eifel
Promotions:
Leutnant der Reserve (12 Jul 1917); Oberleutnant der Reserve (01 Dec 1936); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1937); Major (01 Sep 1940); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1942); Oberst (01 Mar 1943); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1944); Generalleutnant (16 Mar 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (Reserve) (19 Jun 1915)
War Volunteer in the 69th Infantry-Regiment (19 Jun 1915-1917)
Platoon-Leader, Adjutant of II. Battalion & Company-Leader in the 189th Infantry-Regiment (1917-27 Sep 1918)
In British Captivity (27 Sep 1918-18 Nov 1919)
Retired (1920)
Entered Army Service (Reserves) (1936); Supplemental-Officer (01 May 1937); Active-Officer (01 Sep 1941)
Adjutant of the Training-Director Darmstadt (01 May 1937-01 Sep 1939)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 152nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1939-1940)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 352nd Infantry-Regiment; Adjutant of the 246th Infantry-Division; Commander of the 352nd Infantry-Regiment (1940-00 Apr 1943)
Acting-Commander of the 251st Infantry-Division (00 Apr 1943-03 Nov 1943)
Commander od Division-Group 251 & Commander of the 415th Grenadier-Regiment (03 Nov 1943-01 May 1944)
Detached to the 11th Division-Leaders-Course in Hirschberg (01 May 1944-01 Jun 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Jun 1944-07 Jun 1944)
Commander of the 91st Air-Landing-Division (07 Jun 1944-00 Nov 1944)
Battle-Commandant of Rennes (1944-05 Nov 1944)
Commander of the 344th Infantry-Division (05 Nov 1944-13 Dec 1944)
Commander of the 272nd Volksgrenadier-Division (13 Dec 1944-18 Apr 1945)
In US Captivity (18 Apr 1945-18 Apr 1948)
Released (18 Apr 1948)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 01.08.1942 als Major und Führer des Infanterie-Regiment 352
- Eichenlaub (318): am 04.11.1943 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiment 451
- 1914 EK I: 09.07.1920
- 1914 EK II: 30.11.1916
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Spange zum EK II: 19.06.1940
- Spange zum EK I: 09.09.1940
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”


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