(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Max Lindig
Born: 11 Jul 1887 in Berlin
Died: 26 Apr 1961
Promotions:
Fähnrich (17 May 1910); Leutnant (20 Mar 1911); Oberleutnant (18 Apr 1915); Hauptmann (18 Apr 1918); Major (01 Apr 1931); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1934); Oberst (01 Jan 1937); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1909)
One Year Volunteer in the 25th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1909-21 Mar 1910)
Fahnenjunker in the 18th Field-Artillery-Regiment (21 Mar 1910-15 Jul 1915)
Battery-Leader in the 18th Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Jul 1915-20 Sep 1916)
Adjutant of the mobile 4th Field-Artillery-Replacement-Battalion (20 Sep 1916-18 Feb 1917)
With the Staff of Artillery-Commander 134 (18 Feb 1917-30 Jun 1918)
Battery-Leader in the 10th Field-Artillery-Regiment (30 Jun 1918-12 Nov 1918)
With the Staff of Commander-in-Chief East (12 Nov 1918-27 Feb 1919)
Transferred back into the 18th Field-Artillery-Regiment (27 Feb 1919-01 Apr 1919)
Chief of the Defence-Battery of the 5th Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1919-29 Sep 1919)
Adjutant of Artillery-Leader 27 (29 Sep 1919-20 Jan 1920)
With the Staff of the 27th Reichswehr-Brigade (20 Jan 1920-15 Feb 1920)
With the Staff of the 5th Reichswehr-Brigade (15 Feb 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Adjutant of Command-Office Küstrin (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1924)
Transferred into the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-12 Jan 1925)
Battery-Chief in the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (12 Jan 1925-01 Jul 1928)
With the Staff of III. Battalion of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1928-01 May 1929)
With the Staff of I. Battalion of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1929-01 May 1932)
With the Staff of Artillery-Leader II (01 May 1932-01 Dec 1933)
With the Staff of the 2nd Division (01 Dec 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of IV. Battalion of Artillery-Regiment Regensburg (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1935)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 56th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Transferred into the RKM (06 Oct 1936-01 Mar 1938)
Chief of the Acceptance-Department in OKW (01 Mar 1938-01 Jun 1939)
Commander of the 9th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jun 1939-01 Apr 1940)
Artillery-Commander 122 (01 Apr 1940-25 Mar 1942)
Higher Artillery Commander 307 (25 Mar 1942-11 Aug 1944)
At the same time, Battle-Commandant of Osipovichi (00 Jul 1944-11 Aug 1944)
Führer-Reserve (11 Aug 1944-28 Dec 1944)
Higher Artillery Commander of the Parachute-Army (28 Dec 1944-00 Feb 1945)
Severely wounded - Führer-Reserve (00 Feb 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-?? ??? 1947)
Released (?? ??? 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 27.07.1944 als Generalleutnant und Harko 307
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 11.04.1942 als Generalmajor und Arko 122
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Orden mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”


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