Joachim Degener

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Joachim Degener (born November 28, 1883 in Metz , † September 7, 1953 in Würzburg ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II .

Life

Degener joined the Brunswick Hussar Regiment No. 17 on September 20, 1912 as a flag junior .

First World War

From August 2, 1914 to September 2, 1915 he was a member of the 4th Squadron of this regiment. In the period from June 8, 1915 to June 22, 1915 he was seconded to the staff of the combined army corps "K" as an orderly officer . For health reasons, he was transferred from the front to his homeland on September 4, 1915, where he remained in a cavalry replacement depot until February 27, 1916. On February 27, 1916 he was transferred to the replacement squadron of Hussar Regiment No. 13 , with Degener remaining until May 21, 1916. Then he was employed in the field regiment until September 22, 1916. On this day Degener was transferred back to his old regiment and remained there from January 1, 1918 as squadron leader until its dissolution on June 12, 1919.

Reichswehr

Degener was accepted into the provisional Reichswehr and assigned to the 10th Reiter Regiment in Torgau , where he remained until March 15, 1920. He then served in the 13th (Prussian) cavalry regiment in Lüneburg until March 22, 1926 . During this time, from October 1, 1921 to September 30, 1923, he took part in a leadership course with the staff of the 6th Infantry Division and then took over as chief of a squadron of the regiment. Degener held this position until February 1, 1931 when he was appointed assistant to the chief of operations (Ia) of the 2nd Cavalry Division. On December 1, 1933, he became commander of the 10th (Prussian) cavalry regiment and garrison elder in Torgau. From August 21 to October 1, 1934 there was a brief secondment to the Reichswehr Ministry and then he returned to Torgau, where Degener was stationed until January 1, 1935. He was then transferred to the military school in Munich as a tactics instructor .

Wehrmacht

Subsequently, Degener was from October 12, 1937 to November 24, 1938 commander of the cavalry teaching and testing department of the war school in Krampnitz . On November 24, 1938 he became commander of the 14th Cavalry Regiment in Ludwigslust . From October 23, 1939 to February 6, 1941 Degener was in command of the 5th Rifle Brigade and then moved to Würzburg as site commander . He held this position until April 1, 1944, when he was then transferred to the so-called "Führerreserve". From April 4 to April 16, 1944, there was a brief assignment at the Army High Command with the subsequent transfer to the Ukraine , where Degener was briefly in command of the city of Kovel , and then from May 5 to June 1, 1944 again to the Führerreserve to be moved. After a transfer to the high command in France from June 1 to July 19, 1944, Degener's command of the field command 997 in Perpignan took place . From August to October 1944 he was briefly commander of the "Kampfgruppe Degener", and then from October 24 to December 29, 1944, he took over the newly established 189th Infantry Division. Relocated to the Führerreserve from December 29, 1944 to January 18, 1945, he was appointed combat commander of the city of Győr in Hungary that day . As a prisoner of war from May 8, 1945 , although originally charged by France with war crimes, he was acquitted and released on May 22, 1948.

Awards

Promotions

literature

  • Dermot Bradley: Die Generale des Heeres 1921–1945 Volume 3: Dahlmann-Fitzlaff , Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1994, ISBN 3-7648-2443-3 , pp. 55–56
  • Greiner, Heinz, Joachim Degener: "Task and exercise management with practical examples", Berlin: Mittler, 1938.
  • Greiner, Heinz, Joachim Degener: "Combat management and combat technology, Berlin": Mittler, 1937.
  • Richter, Klaus Christian: “The history of the German cavalry 1919–1945” ISBN 3-89350-696-9

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ There are discrepancies here, since it has been proven that, according to "Occupation of the cavalry in excerpts from the occupation (secret) of the Army 1938", Lieutenant Colonel von Arnim had been regimental commander since August 1, 1938.
  2. ↑ a b Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres , Ed .: Reichswehrministerium , Mittler & Sohn Verlag , Berlin 1924, p. 165
personal data
SURNAME Degener, Joachim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, most recently major general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH November 28, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Metz
DATE OF DEATH September 7, 1953
Place of death Wurzburg