Wilhelm Baumeister (physician)
Wilhelm Baumeister (born December 7, 1887 in Disteln , † January 19, 1963 in Munster ) was an officer , most recently doctor general of the German Wehrmacht in World War II .
Short biography
Promotions
- August 1, 1936 Senior Field Physician
- March 1, 1939 Senior Physician
- October 1, 1942 General Physician
Baumeister joined the Reichswehr on March 7, 1919 and was later appointed division doctor of the 2nd light division in the course of general mobilization in 1938 . On February 15, 1941, he became a corps doctor of the VIII Army Corps . Baumeister had the same function from December 16, 1942 at the XVII. Army corps and from January 22, 1943 back in the VIII Army Corps . After the reorganization of the 6th Army , which perished in Stalingrad , Baumeister was appointed their army doctor on March 23, 1943. Here he served until the total surrender on May 8, 1945 and then fell into Allied captivity , from which he was released in 1946.
Awards
literature
- Dermot Bradley, Karl-Friedrich Hildebrandd, Markus Rövekamp: Die Generale des Heeres 1921-1945 , Volume 1, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 9783764824235 , p. 230 f.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Builder, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, last doctor general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 7, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thistles |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1963 |
| Place of death | Muenster |