Albert Newiger

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Albert Ernst Hermann Wilhelm Newiger (born January 4, 1889 in Agilla , Labiau district , East Prussia ; † May 28, 1956 in Berlin-Dahlem ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II .

Life

Albert Newiger joined the army in 1907, was assigned to the Paderborn Officer Riding School in 1908/1909 and then served in various positions in the East Prussian Uhlan Regiment "Graf zu Dohna" No. 8 . With this regiment he fought in World War I and took part in the battle of Tannenberg and the capture of Brest-Litovsk . From the end of 1915 until 1935 he was employed as a staff officer in the 9th (Prussian) cavalry regiment and squadron chief in various units.

From 1935 he was employed in the German military mission in China , which was headed by General von Falkenhausen . He was a strategic teacher at the Central Military Academy in Nanjing and was later chief adviser to the Chinese High Command. During the battle of Shanghai he supported the Chinese army as part of the military operation. In mid-1938 the military mission was forcibly terminated and Newiger returned to Germany. Employment as a staff officer and regimental commander in the infantry followed . From mid-1941 to September 1942 he was regimental commander with the 71st Infantry Division in Stalingrad .

In November 1942 he was briefly commander of the 190th Infantry Division with the rank of colonel . He was then from mid-November 1942 to late June 1943 commander of the 112th Infantry Division . In early 1943 he was promoted to major general. With this division he fought for Bryansk and Orel . In December 1943 he became the commander of the 52nd Field Training Division newly established from the 52nd Infantry Division . When the division was dissolved and transferred to the 52nd Security Division , he took over its command until September 1944. The formation takes place in Baranowicze , whose fortress commander he was also. He was then not actively used again and retired at the end of January 1945 .

Newiger were awarded both classes of the Iron Cross . For his work in Stalingrad he was awarded the German Cross in Gold in September 1942 .

Newiger was married twice. His first marriage in 1925 to Ursula, geb. Bloy (born December 10, 1903 in Wybranowo near Hohensalza ) was divorced in early 1926 because of his wife's debt. In 1928 he married Ilse-Maria, b. von Hake (1904–1983), and had several sons.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Marriage register of the registry office Marienburg / West Prussia No. 99/1925.
  2. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Volume 138, CA Starke, 2005, p. 145. ( limited preview with Google Book Search ).
  3. ^ Military weekly paper . ES Mittler., 1908, p. 2897 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
  4. ↑ a b Wolf Keilig : The Generals of the Army 1939–1945. Troop officers, medical officers in the general rank, weapons officers in the general rank, officers d. Motor vehicle park troops in the general rank, engineer officers in the general rank, Wehrmacht judges in the general rank, administrative officers in the general rank, veterinary officers in the general rank. Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, Friedberg 1983, ISBN 3-7909-0202-0 , p. 241 .
  5. ↑ Waffen-SS 9 Kavallerie-Regiment, Reichel, Kaufmann: History of the Kavallerie-Regiment 9th earlier 9th (Freuss.) Beiter-Begiment, from December 18, 1919 (founding day) to April 20, 1937: revised after the Regiment files and reports from former members of the regiment in the summer of 1937 . 1938, p. diverse ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
  6. ^ Peter Harmsen: Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze . Open Road Media, 2015, ISBN 978-1-5040-2509-6 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
  7. ^ David Pong: Resisting Japan: Mobilizing for War in China, 1935-1945 . EastBridge, 2008, ISBN 978-1-59988-011-2 , pp. 76 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  8. ^ Samuel W. Mitcham Jr: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry Divisions in WWII . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-4654-0 , pp. 241 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  9. ^ Samuel W. Mitcham Jr: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry Divisions in WWII . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-4654-0 , pp. 171 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  10. ^ Samuel W. Mitcham Jr: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry Divisions in WWII . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-4654-0 , pp. 101 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  11. ↑ Rolf Hinze: The Eastern Front Drama 1944: Retreats Heeresgruppe Mitte . Motorbuch Verlag, 1987, ISBN 978-3-613-01138-0 , pp. 67 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  12. ↑ Thomas Newiger: Osteoradionekrosen, Berlin, p. 46 [1]
  13. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses: At the same time nobility register of the German aristocratic cooperative, part 1, J. Perthes, 1941, p. 161 [2]
personal data
SURNAME Newiger, Albert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Newiger, Albert Ernst Hermann Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, most recently major general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH January 4, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH Agilla , East Prussia
DATE OF DEATH May 28, 1956
Place of death Berlin-Dahlem