(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Moritz von Drebber
Born: 12 Feb 1892 in Oldenburg, Oldenburg
Died: 30 May 1968 in Oldenburg, Oldenburg
Promotions:
Fähnrich (14 Mar 1911); Leutnant (22 May 1912); Oberleutnant (18 Dec 1915); Charakter als Hauptmann (27 Mar 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (01 Nov 1919); Polizei-Hauptmann (22 Feb 1920); Polizei-Major (01 Nov 1932); Major (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1935); Oberst (01 Apr 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (14 Mar 1911)
Fähnrich in the 91st Infantry-Regiment (14 Mar 1911-02 Aug 1914)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader in the MG-Company of the 79th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-03 Sep 1914)
Leader of the MG-Company of the 79th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (03 Sep 1914-30 Sep 1914)
Wounded – in Hospital (30 Sep 1914-17 Nov 1914)
Leader of the MG-Company of the 79th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (17 Nov 1914-24 Sep 1916)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 79th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (24 Sep 1916-22 Jan 1917)
Leader of the 14th MG-Assault-Battalion (22 Jan 1917-03 Sep 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 19th Infantry-Division (03 Sep 1918-20 Dec 1918)
Battalion-Leader in the 91st Infantry-Regiment (20 Dec 1918-15 Jun 1919)
Temporary-Regiments-Adjutant of the 91st Infantry-Regiment (15 Jun 1919-09 Nov 1919)
Transferred to the Processing-Office of the 91st Infantry-Regiment and Granted Leave (09 Nov 1919-27 Mar 1920)
Retired (27 Mar 1920)
Entered Police Service (01 Nov 1919)
Unit-Leader with the Police in Oldenburg (01 Nov 1919-01 Jan 1934)
Tactics-Instructor at the Higher Police School in Eiche (01 Jan 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred to Army Service (01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment Osnabrück (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 58th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Jan 1938)
Supplemental-Officer (01 Jan 1938); Active-Officer again (01 Jun 1941)
Training-Director Cosel, Upper Silesia (01 Jan 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 327th Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-01 Aug 1941)
Wounded, in Hospital (01 Aug 1941-02 Oct 1941)
Commander of the 327th Infantry-Regiment (02 Oct 1941-27 Dec 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH, at the same time Detached to the Staff of Army-Group South (27 Dec 1941-20 Jan 1942)
Commander of the 523rd Infantry-Regiment (20 Jan 1942-22 Jan 1943)
Commander of the 297th Infantry-Division (22 Jan 1943-25 Jan 1943)
Captured at Stalingrad, in Soviet captivity (25 Jan 1943-21 Oct 1949)
Released (21 Oct 1949)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (1029): am 30.06.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 523
- Deutches Kreuz in Gold: am 26.12.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 372
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I : 19.06.1940
- Spange zum EK II : 03.11.1939
- Kommandeurkreuz des Kgl. Rumän. Ordens des Sterns mit Schwertern: 10.08.1941
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber: 02.03.1942
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942“


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