(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Victor Leopold Linnarz
Born: 19 Aug 1894 in Alfeld, Leine
Died: 14 Oct 1979 in Weiden in the Upper Palatinate (Buried in Hannover)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (22 Mar 1914); Leutnant (05 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1924); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1929); Major (01 Jun 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1938); Oberst (01 Aug 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1943); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1944)
Career:
Cadet Institute Bensberg (00 Apr 1907-00 Mar 1911)
Head Cadet Institute Lichterfelde (00 Mar 1911-?? ??? 1914)
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1914)
Fähnrich in the 2nd Telegraph-Battalion (22 Mar 1914-1914)
Platoon & Company Leader in the Signal-Battalion of the III. Army-Corps and of the 78th Reserve-Division, Company-Chief in the 37th Infantry-Division; Divisions-Signals-Commander of the 226th and 238th Infantry-Division (1914-1918)
Transferred into the 6th Reichswehr-Signals-Battalion (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 5th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-?? ??? 1925)
Adjutant of the 5th Motor-Transport-Battalion (?? ??? 1925-01 Feb 1929)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 5th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Feb 1929-01 Nov 1930)
Participant on Course at the Panzer Troop School Kama in Kasan on the Volga (1929-1930)
With the Staff of the 6th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Nov 1930-01 Oct 1932)
Company-Chief in the 3rd Reconnaissance-Battalion (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Battalion-Commander in the 6th Panzer-Regiment (01 Oct 1934-01 Sep 1936)
Adjutant with the Command of Panzer Troops, Berlin (01 Sep 1936-01 Apr 1938)
Advisor in the Army Personnel Office, OKH (01 Apr 1938-01 Oct 1940)
Department-Chief in the Army Personnel Office, OKH (01 Oct 1940-01 Oct 1942)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of the 5th Panzer-Brigade (03 Jun 1941-31 Aug 1941)
Chief of Office-Group P 1, Army Personnel Office, OKH (01 Oct 1942-01 Oct 1944)
At the same time, Chief of Staff of the Army Personnel Office (02 Oct 1942-01 Oct 1944)
Deputy Chief of the Army Personnel Office (02 Oct 1944-00 Jan 1945)
Commander of the 26th Panzer-Division (01 Mar 1945-17 May 1945)
In Captivity (17 May 1945-15 Oct 1945)
Released (15 Oct 1945)

Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Orden mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. bis I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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