Theodor Endres

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Theodor Endres (born September 25, 1876 in Ansbach , † January 19, 1956 in Traunstein ) was a German officer , most recently general of the artillery and commander of the 212th Infantry Division in World War II .

Life

family

Endre's father was Senate President . In January 1908 he married Anna Möser, with whom Endres had a child. After her death, Endres married Erna Gaedke in February 1911. The marriage had two children.

Military career

Endres joined the 1st foot artillery regiment "vacant Bothmer" of the Bavarian Army in Munich on July 15, 1897, after attending a humanistic grammar school as an officer candidate . After his appointment as an ensign on 25 January 1898, he was from 1 March 1898 to 23 January 1899 at the Military Academy commanded Munich on March 10, 1899. Lieutenant promoted. As such, he was assigned to the artillery school from October 1, 1900 to April 12, 1902 . On March 5, 1903, Endres was appointed adjutant in the 2nd Battalion . He held this position until September 10, 1906. From October 1, 1907 to September 30, 1910, Endres graduated from the War Academy , which made him qualified for the general staff and military railroad service. On April 26, 1909, he was promoted to first lieutenant . In October 1912 he was assigned to the Central Office of the General Staff in Munich and was promoted to captain on October 1, 1913. Then, on March 19, 1914, Endres was appointed battery chief in the 2nd foot artillery regiment and was transferred to Metz .

When the First World War broke out , he came with the regiment to the Western Front . Shortly afterwards he was transferred to the staff of the 2nd Foot Artillery Brigade Command. From January 8, 1915 to January 11, 1916 he took over a battery in the 1st Foot Artillery Regiment, returned to the staff and was appointed Ic in the General Staff of the 6th Army on July 23, 1916 . From May 27, 1917 to April 7, 1918 as a teacher at the Sedan leadership course, Endres was promoted to major on September 5, 1917 . He was then assigned to the War Ministry and from April 30 to June 25, 1918, he was employed as an Ia in the staff of the 9th Reserve Division . In the same function, he moved to the 5th Infantry Division on June 25, 1918 and stayed here after the end of the war.

Subsequently, it was taken over by the provisional Reichswehr and continued to be used as an Ia. On October 1, 1920, he was transferred to Munich in the staff of the artillery commander of the 7th (Bavarian) Division and from October 1, 1922, he was deployed as the Ia of his division. There he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on February 5, 1923. From October 1, 1923, he served for a year as a lecturer in the training of assistant leaders and then took over the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd (Prussian) Artillery Regiment in Güstrow . On February 1, 1927 he was promoted to colonel and on October 1, 1927 he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Army Weapons Office in the Reichswehr Ministry in Berlin . Major General (since February 1, 1930) Endres changed on November 1, 1930 as an artillery commander to the 3rd Division and was retired on September 30, 1931 while being promoted to Lieutenant General .

Shortly before the start of the Second World War, Endres was reactivated to the Army of the Wehrmacht on August 26, 1939 and at the same time appointed commander of the 212th Infantry Division. The division was initially limited to border security on the Rhine and was used for the first time during the western campaign in France. After the fighting there was over, the association remained on the Channel Coast and moved to Russia in November 1941 to take part in the war against the Soviet Union .

On October 1, 1943, he was relieved of his command and transferred to the Führerreserve . There Endres was promoted to General of Artillery on January 1 and finally retired from military service on January 31, 1943.

Awards

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 3: Dahlmann – Fitzlaff. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1994. ISBN 3-7648-2443-3 . Pp. 334-335.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Othmar Hackl : The Bavarian War Academy (1867-1914). CH Beck´sche publishing house bookstore. Munich 1989. ISBN 3-406-10490-8 . P. 429.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Ranking list of the German Imperial Army. Ed .: Reichswehr Ministry . Mittler & Sohn publishing house. Berlin 1930. p. 41.
  3. ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 294.
personal data
SURNAME Endres, Theodor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, general of the artillery in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH September 25, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH Ansbach
DATE OF DEATH January 19, 1956
Place of death Traunstein