Otto-Tile from Kalm

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Otto-Tile von Kalm (born April 6, 1889 in Rostock , † June 9, 1986 in Kassel ) was a German major general in World War II .

Life

As the son of a factory director, Kalm studied law at the Philipps University in Marburg , the Westphalian Wilhelms University and the Friedrichs University in Halle . On July 21, 1910, he joined the 1st Kurhessian Field Artillery Regiment No. 11 in Kassel as a flag junior . There he was appointed ensign on July 18, 1911 and promoted to lieutenant on November 18, 1911 . From August 1, 1913, Kalm acted as an adjutant of the I. Department. In this position he moved to the front at the outbreak of the First World War and fought in France . Here he was appointed regimental adjutant on May 1, 1915 and shortly thereafter on July 24, 1915 he was promoted to first lieutenant . In April 1917, Kalm was transferred to the 22nd Field Artillery Brigade as an adjutant . After he became captain on July 15, 1918 , he was reassigned to his regular regiment on August 1, 1918, and was appointed battery chief . As such, Kalm fell into British captivity on November 4, 1918 , from which he was released on December 1, 1919. For his work during the war Kalm received the Waldeck Cross of Merit III in addition to the two classes of the Iron Cross and the Braunschweig War Merit Cross . Class with swords and the Austrian Military Merit Cross III. Class with war decorations.

After a short leave of absence, Kalm was accepted into the Reichswehr on January 1, 1920 and initially employed with the staff of Reichswehr Brigade 11. This was followed on October 1, 1920, when he was transferred to the 5th Artillery Regiment . After a year, Kalm took over as chief of the 3rd (Prussian) squadron of the 5th driving department in Kassel. Kalm then acted from October 1, 1926 to January 31, 1930 in Fulda as chief of the 3rd (Prussian) battery of the 5th artillery regiment. He was then on the staff of the Ulm Command and was promoted to major on May 1, 1931 . From April 1, 1932 to September 30, 1934 Kalm was with the staff of the 2nd Division of the 5th Artillery Regiment. On September 1, 1934, Kalm was promoted to lieutenant colonel and a month later he was appointed commander of the 2nd division of Artillery Regiment 9. After two years he was given command of Artillery Regiment 13 stationed in Magdeburg and on March 1, 1937 promotion to colonel .

After the start of the Second World War and the invasion of Poland , Kalm was appointed Artillery Commander 107 on October 1, 1939. In this position, he was promoted to major general on February 1, 1941. On October 31, 1941, he was relieved of his post and transferred to the Führerreserve for two months . After that, Kalm was used as the commandant of Magdeburg . Suspected of being linked to the July 20, 1944 assassination attempt , he was under clandestine surveillance and retired on November 30, 1944.

Since 1925 he was married to Vera Uecker from Kassel. The two had a daughter.

Corps student

Kalm was a member of the Corps Teutonia Marburg (1908) and the Corps Rheno-Guestphalia (1909). From 1958 to 1961 he was a member of the Kassel board of the Association of Old Corps Students .

literature

  • Dermot Bradley : The Generals of the Army 1921–1945. The military careers of the generals, as well as the doctors, veterinarians, intendants, judges and ministerial officials with the rank of general. Volume 6: Hochbaum – Klutmann. Biblio Verlag, Bissendorf 2002, ISBN 3-7648-2582-0 , pp. 351-352.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reichswehr Ministry (Ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1924, p. 155.
  2. ^ Federal Archives-Military Archives ; Obituary in the Corps newspaper of Teutonia Marburg from June 1986
  3. ↑ Blue Book of the Corps Teutonia in Marburg 1825 to 2000. Marburg 2000.
  4. ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 104/983; 117/19.
personal data
SURNAME Kalm, Otto-Tile from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German major general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH April 6, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH Rostock
DATE OF DEATH June 9, 1986
Place of death kassel