Reinhold Dahlmann

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Reinhold Dahlmann
Reinhold Fritz Georg Dahlmann.jpg
Birth name Reinhold Fritz Georg Dahlmann
Birth date 12 December 1889
Place of birth Bromberg, Province of Posen, Prussia, German Empire
Death date Between 1945 and 1953
Allegiance  German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 National Socialist Germany
Service/branch War and service flag of Prussia (1895–1918).png Prussian Army
Iron Cross of the Luftstreitkräfte.png Imperial German Army
Freikorps Flag.jpg Freikorps
War Ensign of the Reichswehr, 1919 - 1935.png Vorläufige Reichswehr
Polizei in der Weimarer Republik.jpg Police
Balkenkreuz.jpg Heer
Years of service 1909–1942
Rank Generalmajor z. V.
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Awards Iron Cross
House Order of Hohenzollern
Relations ∞ 1919 Alice Karoline Charlotte Wischer

Reinhold Fritz Georg Dahlmann (1889–1945/53) was a German officer of the Prussian Army, the Imperial German Army, the Freikorps, the Police and the Wehrmacht, finally Generalmajor during World War II.

Life

Das Marnedrama 1914. 4. Teil. Die Schlacht vor Paris, in Schlachten des Weltkrieges, 1928.png
Reserve-Infanterie-Rgt. Nr. 27 im Weltkriege 1914-1918.png

After his Abitur, Dahlmann joined the 3. Magdeburgisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 66 as an officer candidate (Fahnenjunker). In 1910, serving in the 12th Company, he was commissioned, in the same year his older brother Leutnant Dahlmann from the Magdeburgisches Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 6 died during an accident. Before the war started, he served in the 6th Company of his regiment. In WWI, he first served as a platoon leader (Zugführer) in the 4th Company/Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 27, not to be confused with the Infanterie-Regiment „Prinz Louis Ferdinand von Preußen“ (2. Magdeburgisches) Nr. 27, took command of the 3rd Company on 23 January 1915 and of the 8th Company in March 1915. On 21 April 1916, he was named adjutant of the regiment. He served so well, that on 23 May 1917, he was named adjutant of the 108. Infanterie-Brigade, which he stayed until 11 November 1918.

After serving with the Freikorps and the preliminary Reichswehr, he transferred to the Prussian Schutzpolizei (Protection Police) on 31 March/1 April 1920. He then joined the Police School (Polizei-Schule) Brandenburg on 30 June 1926. In 1932, he transferred to the commando of the protection police at the police administration in Berlin and later served with the Landespolizeigruppe Berlin (Reichsstab der Landespolizei). On 1 August 1935, he was transferred to the Heer of the Wehrmacht as Lieutenant Colonel and became commander of the III. Bataillon/16. Infanterie-Regiment. On 5 October 1936, he was named commander of the Field Equipment Command I (Feldzeug-Kommando I) in Königsberg. During the Battle of France, he became commander of the Senior Field Equipment Staff Holland (Oberfeldzeugstab Holland) from 22 May to 15 June 1940, now returning to Königsberg. On 30 June 1942, he retired, but was put to disposal (zur Verfügung gestellt) of the OKH, but never re-activated. His at disposal position (z. V.-Stellung) was cancelled on 31 May 1944.

Death

After his retirement, Dahlmann returned to his beautiful home in Königsberg. When the Red Army came nearer, he sent his family to the west, but stayed to protect what was his. In the region of Königsberg (officially listed: Königsberg / Ellakrug / Molchengen / Nautzken), he was captured / abducted by the Sowjets (verschleppt und seitdem vermißt) and was never heard of again, officially declared "missing". It can be assumed that he was immediately shot or beaten to death, but it is not known.

Due to the decision of the district court (Amtsgericht) of Oldenburg (AZ II 645/52), becoming effective on 17 June 1953, the husband was declared dead at the wife's request. Time of death, as of the court verdict, is 31 December 1945, midnight (German original: Durch den seit dem 17. Juni 1953 rechtskräftigen Beschluß des Amtsgerichtes Oldenburg [AZ II 645/52] ist der Ehemann für tot erklärt. Zeitpunkt des Todes ist der 31. Dezember 1945, 24.00 Uhr).

Family

Reinhold, a Lutheran, was the son of District Court President Georg Dahlmann (Naumburg an der Saale) and his wife Anna, née Haarbrücker.

Marriage

On 10 April 1919 in Rostock, Hauptmann Dahlmann (living in Magdeburg) married his fiancée Alice Karoline Charlotte Wischer (b. 11 October 1886 in Schwerin), who was living in Friedrichshagen near Berlin. Alice was the daughter of Generalleutnant Robert Karl Eugen Wischer (1855–1929) and his wife Margarethe Helene Magda Adolfine, née Klockmann, both living in Rostock.

One of the bride's marriage witnesses (Alice had four siblings) was her brother, the naval engineer Dipl.-Ing. Herbert Wischer (b. 2 July 1888 in Güstrow; d. 1963), Marine-Schiffbaumeister (Kapitänleutnant) of the Imperial Navy in WWI, later Regierungsbaurat, then Ministerialrat in Berlin and in WWII Chef of the Abteilung Fertigentwurf, Bau und Instandhaltung Kleiner Schiffe (K I K) with the Amtsgruppe Gesamtentwurf-und Schiffbau (K I), since June 1944 with the Schiffbauressort (III/BW S) in the Staff of the Oberwerftdirektor (Marineoberkommando Nordsee) of the Kriegsmarine.

Promotions

Prussian Army

  • Fahnenjunker (Officer Candidate): 1 March 1909
  • Fähnrich (Officer Cadet): 19 November 1909
  • Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant): 22 August 1910 with Patent from 22 August 1908

Imperial German Army

  • Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant): 25 February 1915
  • Hauptmann (Captain): 27 January 1918

Police

  • Polizei-Hauptmann: 1 April 1920
  • Polizei-Major: 30 June 1926
  • Polizei-Oberstleutnant: 1934

Wehrmacht

  • Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel): 1 August 1935 with Patent from 1 July 1934
  • Oberst (Colonel): 1 August 1936
  • Charakter als Generalmajor (honorary Major General): 1 July 1940
  • Generalmajor: 1 April 1942
    • 30 June 1942 Generalmajor z. V. (retired, but put to disposal)

Awards and decorations

Writings (excerpt)

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