(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Edmund Blaurock
Born: 12 Oct 1899 in Nuremberg (Nürnberg)
Died: 25 Jan 1966 in Nuremberg (Nürnberg)
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (11 Oct 1917); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (15 Mar 1918); Fähnrich (13 Jun 1918); Leutnant (18 Oct 1918); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Jun 1933); Major (01 Oct 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1939); Oberst (01 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1944); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (27 Mar 1917)
War Volunteer, later Fahnenjunker in the 8th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (27 Mar 1917-15 Mar 1918)
Transferred into the Field with the Regiment (15 Mar 1918-11 Aug 1918)
Severely wounded, in War-Hospital Kortrik (11 Aug 1918-02 Jan 1919)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 8th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Jan 1919-16 Apr 1919)
Transferred to Freikorps Epp (16 Apr 1919-01 Jun 1919)
Transferred to Volkswehr-Battery Hirschauer (01 Jun 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 24th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 7th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-01 Nov 1922)
Detached to the Sports-School Wünsdorf (15 Jan 1921-15 Jun 1921)
Transferred into the 7th Divisions-Medical-Battalion (01 Nov 1922-01 Oct 1924)
Detached to the Artillery-School in Jüterbog (01 Oct 1923-30 Sep 1924)
Transferred into the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1928)
Detached to the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1928-01 Oct 1928)
Transferred to the 8th Battery of the 7th Artillery-Regiment and Detached as Instructor at the Artillery School Hannover (01 Oct 1928-01 Oct 1930)
Transferred into the 7th Battery of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Transferred into the Staff of Group-Command 2 and Detached to the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Oct 1931-01 Oct 1933)
Officer with Special Duties with the Chief of the Army Command, Detached to the Officers-Courses (War Academy) (01 Oct 1933-01 May 1934)
Transferred into the Army-Training-Department, RWM, from 21 May 1935, RKM (01 May 1934-01 Jul 1935)
Transferred into the 4th Department of the Army General Staff (01 Jul 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Battery-Chief in the 27th Artillery-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-15 Jun 1938)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 8th Division (15 Jun 1938-15 Feb 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Feb 1941-06 Mar 1941)
Chief of Operations (Ia) of the 9th Army (06 Mar 1941-24 Apr 1942)
Chief of the General Staff of XXXXIII. Army-Corps (24 Apr 1942-01 Nov 1943)
At the same time, Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of the 267th Infantry-Division (10 Jan 1943-15 Jan 1943)
At the same time, Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of the 205th Infantry-Division (15 Jul 1943-15 Aug 1943)
Chief of the General Staff of XXVIII. Army-Corps (01 Nov 1943-10 Feb 1944)
Chief of the General Staff of Army-Group Friessner (10 Feb 1944-01 Mar 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Mar 1944-03 May 1944)
At the same time, Detached to the 15th Regiments-Leadership-Course (17 Apr 1944-02 May 1944)
Commander of the 320th Grenadier-Regiment (03 May 1944-08 Jul 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (08 Jul 1944-15 Jul 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of Corps-Detachment D (15 Jul 1944-01 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 56th Infantry-Division (01 Oct 1944-25 Mar 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Mar 1945-03 Apr 1945)
Commander of Infantry-Division Ulrich von Hutten (03 Apr 1945-13 Apr 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKH (13 Apr 1945-19 Apr 1945)
Commander of the 5th Jäger-Division (19 Apr 1945-03 May 1945)
In British captivity (03 May 1945-17 May 1948)
Released (17 May 1948)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (3319): am 20.07.1944 als Oberst und Komm. Grenadier-Regiment 380/ 212. Infanteriedivision/ IX Armeekorps/ 3. Panzerarmee/ Heeresgruppe Mitte
- Eichenlaub (746): am 19.02.1945 als Generalmajor und Kampfgruppeführer/ 56. Infanteriedivision/ Fallschirm-Panzerkorps “Hermann Göring”/ 4. Armee/ Heeresgruppe Nord
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (580/39): am 04.06.1944 als Oberst und Komm. Grenadier-Regiment 320/ 212. Infanteriedivision/ XXXVIII Armeekorps/ 18. Armee/ Heeresgruppe Nord
- 1939 EK I: 24.10.1939
- 1939 EK II –S-: 24.09.1939
- 1914 EK II: 26.08.1918
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz: 29.07.1924
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. Marz 1938
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”: 15.06.1942


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