(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Wolfgang Lange
Born: 01 Jun 1898 in Tübingen
Died: 10 Feb 1988 in Gräfelfing
Promotions:
Fähnrich (30 Mar 1916); Leutnant (06 Jul 1916); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann/Rittmeister (01 Sep 1932); Major (01 Mar 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1939); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Jul 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (21 Apr 1915)
Fahnenjunker in the 126th Infantry-Regiment (21 Apr 1915-18 Sep 1915)
In the Field with the Regiment (18 Sep 1915-18 Oct 1916)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of I. Battalion of the 126th Infantry-Regiment (18 Oct 1916-12 Nov 1916)
Platoon-Leader in the 126th Infantry-Regiment (12 Nov 1916-15 Dec 1916)
In French Captivity (15 Dec 1916-27 Feb 1920)
Transferred into the 25th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (03 May 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1926)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-01 Oct 1929)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1930)
Detached to RWM for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1932)
Detached to the RWM (01 Oct 1932-01 Jan 1933)
Chief Intelligence Officer (Ic) with the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Jan 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Chief Intelligence Officer (Ic) with the Staff of Military-District-Command VI, Münster (01 Oct 1934-01 Jul 1935)
Company-Chief in the 49th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1935-01 Jul 1936)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 34th Division (01 Jul 1936-01 Aug 1938)
Lecture-Room-Director & Tactics-Instructor in the War Academy (01 Aug 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Chief Intelligence Officer (Ic) in the General-Staff of Army-Group C (26 Aug 1939-05 Feb 1940)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of XXXVIII. Army-Corps (05 Feb 1940-01 Aug 1940)
Chief of Staff of Army-Control-Inspection France (Supervision of the French Armistice Army in Central & Southern France) (01 Aug 1940-20 Jul 1942)
Commander of the 145th Infantry-Regiment (20 Jul 1942-17 Feb 1943)
Commander of the 980th Infantry-Regiment (17 Feb 1943-25 Apr 1943)
Führer-Reserve (25 Apr 1943-01 Oct 1943)
Detached to 4th Division-Leaders-Course in Berlin (03 May 1943-29 May 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 339th Infantry-Division (01 Oct 1943-26 Oct 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of Division-Group 339 (26 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of Corps-Detachment C (15 Nov 1943-01 Feb 1944)
Leader of Corps-Detachment C (01 Feb 1944-27 Jul 1944)
Führer-Reserve (12 Aug 1944-01 Sep 1944)
Commander of the 564th Volksgrenadier-Division (01 Sep 1944-15 Sep 1944)
Commander of the 183rd Volksgrenadier-Division (15 Sep 1944-25 Feb 1945)
Führer-Reserve (25 Feb 1945-20 Mar 1945)
Commander of the 150th Field-Training-Division (20 Mar 1945-15 Apr 1945)
Captured in the Ruhr Pocket, in Captivity (15 Apr 1945-02 Oct 1947)
Released (02 Oct 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 14.05.1944 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der Korpsabteilung C
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Würrtembg. Goldene Militär-Verdienstmedaille
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I


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