(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Peter Bielfeld
Born: 23 Apr 1888 in Siegersdorf, District Bunzlau
Died: 09 Mar 1963 in Glücksburg
Promotions:
Fähnrich (19 Jun 1909); Leutnant (22 Mar 1910); Oberleutnant (15 Feb 1915); Hauptmann (20 May 1915); Major (01 Nov 1930); Oberstleutnant (01 May 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1936); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Feb 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (20 Oct 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 9th Grenadier-Regiment (20 Oct 1908-01 Sep 1913)
Transferred into the I. Sea-Battalion (01 Sep 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Detached onto the Heavy Cruiser Hansa (01 Apr 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Transferred into the 1st Naval-Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-24 Dec 1914)
Company-Leader in the 1st Naval-Infantry-Regiment (24 Dec 1914-19 May 1915)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 1st Naval-Infantry-Regiment (19 May 1915-04 May 1916)
Temporary-Regiments-Adjutant of the 1st Naval-Infantry-Regiment (08 Dec 1915-28 Dec 1915)
Temporary-Regiments-Adjutant of the 1st Naval-Infantry-Regiment (29 Mar 1916-03 May 1916)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 1st Naval-Infantry-Regiment (04 May 1916-09 May 1917)
With the Staff of the 2nd Naval-Division (09 May 1917-03 Jun 1917)
2nd Adjutant of the 3rd Naval-Division (03 Jun 1917-23 Dec 1917)
Detached as Battery-Leader to the 9th Field-Artillery-Regiment (10 Sep 1917-08 Oct 1917)
Detached as Battery-Leader to the 58th Field-Artillery-Regiment (09 Oct 1917-21 Oct 1917)
Detached to the General-Staff of the Naval-Corps Flandern (22 Oct 1917-23 Dec 1917)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 16th Infantry-Division (23 Dec 1917-24 Mar 1918)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the I. Sea-Battalion (24 Mar 1918-07 Jun 1918)
With the General-Staff of the Naval-Corps Flandern (07 Jun 1918-01 Apr 1919)
Detached as Acting 2nd General-Staff-Officer of the 3rd Naval-Division (02 Jul 1918-07 Aug 1918)
Leader of the II. Battalion of the 4th Naval-Regiment (01 Apr 1919-03 Jul 1919)
Company-Leader in the 18th Heavy Jäger-Regiment (03 Jul 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Chief in the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1921)
With the Staff of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1925)
Company-Chief in the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Feb 1929)
With the Staff of Infantry-Leader I (01 Feb 1929-01 Apr 1933)
Commander of the Training-Battalion of the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the I. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Rastenburg (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 23rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1936)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Altengrabow (01 Apr 1936-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 194th Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-01 Dec 1939)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 181st Infantry-Division (01 Dec 1939-11 Jan 1940)
Commandant of Posen (11 Jan 1940-14 Sep 1943)
Führer-Reserve (14 Sep 1943-01 Mar 1944)
Detached to the Staff of the Commander of POWs in Military-District VII (10 Feb 1944-01 Mar 1944)
Commander of POWs in Military-District XXI (01 Mar 1944-29 Mar 1945)
Führer-Reserve (29 Mar 1945-08 May 1945)
In captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

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