Rudolf Attig

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Rudolf Attig (born April 14, 1893 in Gießen ; † January 27, 1981 in Bremen ) was a German general physician in the Wehrmacht during World War II .

Life

Promotions

After the outbreak of the First World War, Rudolf Attig joined the Prussian Army as a volunteer on August 8, 1914 . For his services he was awarded the Iron Cross II. Class and the Military Medical Cross. After the war he became active in the Corps Hassia Gießen in 1919 . He completed his medical studies in 1922 and was accepted into the Reichswehr . Here he worked at the 3rd (Prussian) medical department in Berlin . From there he was assigned to the University Children's Clinic in Berlin.

In the course of the establishment of the 246th Infantry Division on August 26, 1939, Attig was assigned to this as a division doctor and took part with her in the western campaign in June 1940 . After the end of the campaign, the division remained in France as an occupying force. Attig then moved to April 15, 1941 as a division doctor for the 17th Panzer Division , which was deployed from June 1941 on the Eastern campaign in the area of Army Group Center . From June 8, 1942 Attig was then in the function of a corps doctor at the XII. Army Corps , also part of Army Group Center, used as part of the 4th Army . There he was on 22 January 1943 in the Führerreserve of the Army High Command added, and on December 8, 1943 as army doctor of the 10th Army used that at this time in Italy the Southern Army Group was assigned. On December 11, 1944, Attig was reassigned to the Führerreserve and retired on April 30, 1945.

literature

  • Dermot Bradley (Ed.): 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 1: Abberger-Bitthorn. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2423-9 , p. 118.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reichswehr Ministry (Ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1930, p. 103.
  2. ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 97 , 1102
personal data
SURNAME Attig, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German general physician in the Wehrmacht in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH to water
DATE OF DEATH January 27, 1981
Place of death Bremen