(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Wilhelm Behrens
Born: 23 Aug 1888 in Berlin
Died: 15 Aug 1968 in Lotte by Osnabrück
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 May 1909); Leutnant (16 Jun 1910); Oberleutnant (18 Dec 1915); Rittmeister (01 Mar 1922); Major (01 Oct 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1935); Oberst (01 Jan 1938); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Sep 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (25 Nov 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 11th Ulanen-Regiment (25 Nov 1908-01 Aug 1914)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader in the 11th Ulanen-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-1915)
MG-Squadron-Leader in the 11th Ulanen-Regiment (1915-1919)
Leader of the Volunteer 11th Ulanen-Battalion (Border-Guards East) (1919-01 Jan 1921)
MG-Officer and Platoon-Leader in the 11th Mounted-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Mar 1922)
Rittmeister in the 7th Mounted-Regiment (01 Mar 1922-01 Oct 1923)
Squadron-Chief in the 11th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1925)
Squadron-Chief in the 1st Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1932)
Major with the Staff of the 1st Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1934)
With the Staff of the 12th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1934-01 May 1935)
Transferred into the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1935-01 Oct 1935)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1938)
Department-Commander at the Army Weapon Master School Berlin (01 Oct 1938-25 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 106th Infantry-Regiment (25 Oct 1939-30 Dec 1939)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 328th Infantry-Division (30 Dec 1939-10 Jan 1942)
In Hospital in Königsberg (10 Jan 1942-01 Apr 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Apr 1942-01 May 1942)
Commander of the Special-Purpose-Divisions-Command 413 (01 May 1942-01 Jun 1942)
Commander of Division 193 (01 Jun 1942-01 Jun 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Jun 1944-30 Sep 1944)
Retired from Army Service (30 Sep 1944)
In Soviet captivity (20 Apr 1946-20 Oct 1949)
Released (20 Oct 1949)

Awards & Decorations:
- - Ritterkreuz (994) : am 20.03.1942 als Oberst und Komm. Infanterie-Regiment 106/ 15. Infanteriedivision/ LVII Armeekorps (mot.)/ 4. Armee/ Heeresgruppe Mitte
- - Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (26/2) : am 09.12.1941 als Oberst und Komm. Infanterie-Regiment 106/ 15. Infanteriedivision/ XII Armeekorps/ 4. Armee/ Heeresgruppe Mitte
- - Ritterkreuz des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- - 1939 EK I –S-: 20.06.1940
- - 1939 EK II –S- : 23.05.1940
- - 1914 EK I
- - 1914 EK II
- - Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- - Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
- - Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”???


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