(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Ernst-Günther Baade
Born: 20 Aug 1897 in Falkenhagen, District Ostpriegnitz, Brandenburg
Died: 08 May 1945 in Bad Segeberg Hospital, Holstein
Promotions:
Unteroffizier (15 Jun 1915); Fähnrich (28 May 1916); Leutnant (22 Aug 1916); Oberleutnant (01 Dec 1925); Rittmeister (01 Aug 1933); Major (01 Aug 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1940); Oberst (01 Apr 1942); Generalmajor (20 Mar 1944); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Aug 1914)
War-Volunteer in the 9th Ulanen-Regiment (18 Aug 1914-04 Jun 1915)
Transferred into the Replacement-Squadron of the 9th Ulanen-Regiment (04 Jun 1915-16 Jun 1915)
Transferred into the Replacement-Squadron of the 9th Dragoon-Regiment (16 Jun 1915-16 Jan 1916)
Fahnenjunker-Course in Döberitz (11 Jul 1915-28 Aug 1915)
Further Fähnrich-Tests (16 Jun 1916-11 Mar 1916)
Transferred into the 9th Dragoon-Regiment (11 Mar 1916-12 Mar 1917)
Officer-Training-Course with the Guards-Reserve-Rifle-Battalion (16 Jul 1916-31 Aug 1916)
Detached to the 2nd Cavalry-Rifle-Regiment (21 Sep 1916-08 Nov 1916)
Leader of the Signals-Platoon of the 231st Telephone-Battalion (12 Mar 1917-06 Feb 1918)
Transferred into the 9th Dragoon-Regiment and Ordinance-Officer in the Staff of the 231st Infantry-Brigade (06 Feb 1918-01 Jun 1918)
Taken ill, in Hospital (01 Jun 1918-16 Jul 1918)
With the Staff of the 231st Infantry-Brigade (16 Jul 1918-22 Jul 1918)
Transferred to the 444th Infantry-Regiment (22 Jul 1918-30 Aug 1918) With the Replacement-Squadron of the 9th Dragoon-Regiment (30 Oct 1918-07 Nov 1918)
Transferred into the 9th Dragoon-Regiment (07 Nov 1918-30 Jan 1919)
Transferred into the 5th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment at Camp Döberitz (30 Jan 1919-15 May 1920)
Course at the Riding School in Paderborn (01 May 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Retired (15 May 1920)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Apr 1924)
Employed with the 14th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1924-01 Oct 1927)
IV. Officer Weapons School Course in Dresden (01 Oct 1926-20 Feb 1927)
Attended Cavalry School in Hannover (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1929)
Transferred into the 10th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1934)
Detached as a Specialist at the Jump-Stable of the Cavalry-School in Hannover (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Chief of the 1st Squadron of the Mounted-Regiment Rathenow (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Chief of the 1st Squadron of the 3rd Mounted-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Chief of the 1st Squadron of the 3rd Cavalry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-26 Aug 1939)
Detached to the Army Gas Protection School (06 Jan 1939-16 Feb 1939)
Commander of the 17th Reconnaissance-Battalion (26 Aug 1939-14 Dec 1939)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 22nd Mounted-Regiment (14 Dec 1939-15 Aug 1941)
Wounded (15 Aug 1941-15 Oct 1941)
Commander of the 1st Bicycle-Battalion (15 Oct 1941-01 Dec 1941)
Commander of the 4th Motorcycle-Battalion (01 Dec 1941-06 Mar 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (06 Mar 1942-15 Apr 1942)
Detached to the 15th Panzer-Division for use as a Commander of a Rifle-Regiment in Africa (01 Apr 1942-30 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 115th Rifle-Regiment (15 Apr 1942-28 Jul 1942)
Wounded at El Alamein, in Hospital (28 Jul 1942-01 Aug 1942)
Führer-Reserve (01 Aug 1942-23 Apr 1943)
Detached to the Staff of the German General with the High Command of the Royal Italian Armed Forces (01 Dec 1942-22 Apr 1943)
Commander of the Wehrmacht-Employment-Staff Italy (23 Apr 1943-28 Oct 1943)
German Commander of the Messina Straight (14 Jul 1943-19 Aug 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 15th Panzer-Division (10 Sep 1943-03 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve – At the end of November 1943 for 2 weeks, was Temporary-Commander of the 65th Infantry-Division (28 Oct 1943-20 Dec 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 90th Panzer-Grenadier-Division (20 Dec 1943-01 Feb 1944)
Commander of the 90th Panzer-Grenadier-Division (01 Feb 1944-10 Dec 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 Dec 1944-13 Jan 1945)
3rd Course for Commanding Generals in Hirschberg (05 Jan 1945-13 Jan 1945)
Führer-Reserve – Military-District-Command III (13 Jan 1945-24 Feb 1945)
Führer-Reserve – Military-District-Command XI (24 Feb 1945-01 Mar 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of the LXXXI. Army-Corps (01 Mar 1945-06 Mar 1945)
Battle-Commandant of Cologne (06 Mar 1945-09 Mar 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of the LXXXI. Army-Corps (09 Mar 1945-13 Mar 1945)
The Commander-in-Chief of Army Group B requested Baade to immediately report in person to the HQ of Army Group B; Baade reports himself ill (13 Mar 1945-18 Apr 1945)
Delegated for Detachment to the Staff of Commander-in-Chief North-West, post did not become effective (18 Apr 1945)
Near the Estate Neverstaden, Holstein he was wounded by British fighter-bombers, and was brought to hospital in Bad Segeberg (24 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
Died of his injuries (08 May 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (1026): am 27.06.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur Schützen-Regiment 115
- Eichenlaub (402): am 22.02.1944 als Oberst und Führer 90. Panzer-Grenadier-Division (13.05.1944: Überreichung des Eichenlaubs im FHQ Rastenburg durch Adolf Hitler)
- Schwerter (111): am 16.11.1944 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur 90. Panzer-Grenadier-Division (29.12.1944: Überreichung der Schwerter durch den Kommandeur der Kriegsakademie Hirschberg)
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (9/1): am 02.11.1941 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur I. Abteilung/ Reiter-Regiment 22
- 1914 EK I: 24.12.1917
- 1914 EK II: 25.11.1916
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz: 01.07.1918
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer 1914/1918: 05.02.1935
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Spange zum EK I: 05.06.1940
- Spange zum EK II : 18.09.1939
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Silber
- 1 Sonderabzeichen für Panzervernichtung durch Einzelkämpfer
- Ärmelband “Afrika”
- Wehrmachtbericht: 08.02.1944; 27.05.1944


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