Bodo Zimmermann (officer)

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Rommel , von Rundstedt , Gause and Zimmermann (from left to right)

Bodo Zimmermann (born November 26, 1886 in Metz , † April 16, 1963 in Bonn ) was a German lieutenant general in World War II .

Life

Coming from the Cadet Corps , Zimmermann joined the King's Infantry Regiment (6th Lorraine) No. 145 of the Prussian Army in March 1906 as an ensign . Here he was promoted to lieutenant in January 1907 . As such, he was adjutant of the 1st Battalion and was commanded to the War Academy in 1914 . He had to break off his training there due to the outbreak of the First World War . During the war he served a. a. as a captain in the general staff at the general command of III. Army Corps and was head of department in the war press office of the OHL in 1917/18 . 1918 published 35 different leaflets for World War from him. In 1918 he brought out nine texts for Verlag Siegismund. Eight of these were propaganda brochures with 38 to 48 pages. In 1919 his book The Collapse came out, where he dealt with collapse and causes of defeat. The table of contents lists chapters such as Guilt , Delusion, and False Gods . 1920 took Zimmermann award of the character as a Major in his resignation.

In 1920 he founded the military publisher Offene Zeiten in Berlin. In the publishing house he published five books from 1931 to 1941.

After the start of the Second World War , Zimmermann was reactivated in December 1939 and served as First General Staff Officer of the 1st Army . In October 1940 he was appointed First General Staff Officer of Army Group D in occupied France. In this role on 1 August 1941 was followed by his promotion to lieutenant colonel and on 1 December 1942 , Colonel . After the Allied landing in Normandy , Zimmermann rose to head the command department of Commander-in-Chief West in autumn 1944 and remained in this position until the end of the war. On September 25, 1944, Zimmermann received the German Cross in Gold and on December 1, 1944, he was promoted to major general. On May 1, 1945, eight days before the surrender, Zimmermann became lieutenant general. He remained in captivity until 1947 .

Works

  • The Argonne Book Siegismund, Berlin 1918 
  • On it! Siegismund, Berlin 1918
  • We can do it! Siegismund, Berlin 1918
  • Our War Situation and the Future: A Review and Outlook Siegismund, Berlin 1918
  • The collapse of Siegismund, Berlin 1919
  • The Soldiers' Primer Offene Wort, Berlin 1931
  • The (new) group Offene Wort, Berlin 1932
  • The Tarnfibel Offene Wort, Berlin 1933
  • MG 34. Open Word, Berlin 1937
  • The group of the Schützenkompanie to 12 groups Offene Wort, Berlin 1941

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dermot Bradley : Colonel General Heinz Guderian and the history of the origins of the modern Blitzkrieg. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1986, ISBN 3-7648-1486-1 , p. 374.
  2. ^ Table of contents The collapse at DNB
  3. ↑ Klaus D. Patzwall , Veit Scherzer : The German Cross 1941-1945. History and owner. Volume II. Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X , p. 531.
personal data
SURNAME Carpenter, Bodo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lieutenant General in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH Metz
DATE OF DEATH April 16, 1963
Place of death Bonn