Robert Schlueter

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Robert Schlueter (born April 18, 1892 in Wittenburg in Mecklenburg ; † February 16, 1980 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen ) was a German lieutenant general and commander of the 260th Infantry Division in World War II .

Life

On January 1, 1912, Schlueter joined the 2nd Foot Artillery Regiment No. 19 of the Saxon Army as a flag junior . He was promoted to lieutenant on May 25, 1914 shortly before the outbreak of the First World War . During the war he fought on the western front , was promoted to first lieutenant and was leader of the 3rd battery of his regiment. In addition to the two classes of the Iron Cross and the Mecklenburg Military Merit Cross, he received the Knight's Cross of the Military St. Henry's Order and the Knight's Cross II. Class with swords of the Saxon Order of Merit and the Order of Albrecht .

After the end of the war, Schlüter was accepted into the Reichswehr and a. active in the 4th artillery regiment . There he was promoted to captain on November 1, 1925 . After his promotion to major, he was finally appointed lieutenant colonel on October 1, 1936 . On November 10, 1938, he took over as commander of Artillery Regiment 2. After the beginning of World War II, on October 1, 1939, he was promoted to colonel . His next assignment began on August 28, 1941 as artillery commander 143. Another transfer took place on February 10, 1942: Colonel Schlueter became commander of the 2nd Artillery Replacement Regiment.

On February 21, 1943 he was artillery commander 187. On March 1, 1943 he was promoted to major general. On November 9, 1943, he replaced Lieutenant General Walter Hahm as commander of the 260th Infantry Division . On April 21, 1944, Schlueter was seriously wounded in the right arm during an attack by partisans while he was going on home leave near Mogilew . Despite being immediately admitted to the division hospital, his arm had to be amputated. Günther Klammt followed him as commander of his division. On May 1, 1944, he was promoted to lieutenant general. From February 1, 1945, he served at the Chemnitz Military Replacement Inspection . From March 8, 1945 he became the last city ​​commandant of Dresden and, after a car accident in the hospital , was taken prisoner by the Soviets on May 15, 1945 , from which he was released in 1955.

literature

  • Path and sacrifice of the 260th Infantry Division, 1939–1944, a picture chronicle. Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, Friedberg 1982, ISBN 3-7909-0183-0 , new edition by Nebel-Verlag for Edition Dörfler, ISBN 3-89555-211-9 .
  • Wolf Keilig: The German Army 1939–1945. Structure, commitment, staffing. 3 volumes (loose-leaf work). published by Podzun-Verlag, Bad Nauheim 1956 ff.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reichswehr Ministry (Ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. Mittler & Sohn Verlag, Berlin 1930, p. 142.
personal data
SURNAME Schlueter, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lieutenant General in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Wittenburg , Mecklenburg
DATE OF DEATH February 16, 1980
Place of death Garmisch-Partenkirchen