Joachim Schwatlo-Gesterding

Joachim Schwatlo-Gesterding (born March 2, 1903 in Stralsund , † January 27, 1975 in Bonn ) was a German officer who was a major general in the Wehrmacht and a brigadier general and most recently a lieutenant general in the Bundeswehr .

Life

Schwatlo-Gesterding joined the Guard Cavalry Rifle Division as a volunteer in January 1919 . From July 1919 to July 1920 he served in the 5th Marine Infantry Regiment of the Loewenfeld Marine Brigade . From 1920 he was in the Reichswehr ; he served in the 5th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment . From 1932 to 1935 he received general staff training . During the Second World War he was employed in various general staffs. In 1942 he was the first general staff officer (Ia) in the 68th Infantry Division . Subsequently he was chief of the General Staff of the 17th Army and from October 15, 1942 to May 1944, Chief of the General Staff of the VII Army Corps . On November 21, 1943 he was awarded the German Cross in Gold. In the last days of May of the war he was in command of the 253rd Infantry Division . The 253rd Infantry Division surrendered at Deutsch Brod near Prague . Schwatlo-Gesterding was only released from Soviet captivity in 1955 .

In 1957 he joined the Bundeswehr as a brigadier general. From 1958 to 1960 Schwatlo-Gesterding was Deputy Inspector of the Army . From October 1, 1961 to March 31, 1964, he served as Commander of the Territorial Defense Command and was then adopted into retirement.

Individual evidence

↑ Frank Nägler: The Wanted Soldier and His Change: Personal Armament and Inner Leadership , p. 318 ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).
^ Helmut R. Hammerich, Dieter H. Kollmer, Martin Rink, Rudolf J. Schlaffer: Das Heer 1950 to 1970: Concept, Organization and Setup , p. 713. ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).
↑ Esther-Julia Howell: Learn from the vanquished? The war-history cooperation between the US Army and the former Wehrmacht elite 1945–1961. (= Studies on Contemporary History. Ed. V. Institute for Contemporary History . Volume 90.) De Gruyter Oldenbourg, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-11-041478-3 (also dissertation, University of Augsburg, 2012), p. 343.

personal data
SURNAME	Schwatlo-Gesterding, Joachim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently lieutenant general in the Bundeswehr
DATE OF BIRTH	March 2, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH	Stralsund
DATE OF DEATH	January 27, 1975
Place of death	Bonn

[1] Frank Nägler: The Wanted Soldier and His Change: Personal Armament and Inner Leadership , p. 318 ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).

[2] Helmut R. Hammerich, Dieter H. Kollmer, Martin Rink, Rudolf J. Schlaffer: Das Heer 1950 to 1970: Concept, Organization and Setup , p. 713. ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).

[3] Esther-Julia Howell: Learn from the vanquished? The war-history cooperation between the US Army and the former Wehrmacht elite 1945–1961. (= Studies on Contemporary History. Ed. V. Institute for Contemporary History . Volume 90.) De Gruyter Oldenbourg, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-11-041478-3 (also dissertation, University of Augsburg, 2012), p. 343.