(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Willibald Borowietz
Born: 17 Sep 1893 in Ratibor, Silesia (Schlesien)
Died: 01 Jul 1945 in Clinton, Missouri, USA (Accidental Death)
Promotions:
Unteroffizier und Offiziers-Stellvertreter (08 Aug 1914); Fähnrich (02 Oct 1914); Leutnant (23 Jan 1915); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1918); Polizei-Oberleutnant (05 Oct 1919); Polizei-Hauptmann (21 Dec 1921); Polizei-Major (11 Aug 1931); Major (E) (01 Oct 1935); Major (13 Dec 1939); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1940); Oberst (01 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1943); Generalleutnant (01 May 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (05 Mar 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 156th Infantry-Regiment (05 Mar 1914-22 Aug 1914)
Slightly wounded at Cutry-Ugny (22 Aug 1914-24 Aug 1914)
Moved into the Hospital in Mannheim (24 Aug 1914-01 Sep 1914)
Back with the Regiment in the Field (01 Sep 1914-10 Sep 1914)
Severely wounded at St. André, Fortress-Hospital Breslau and Treatment in Bad Landeck (10 Sep 1914-15 Dec 1914)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 156th Infantry-Regiment (15 Dec 1914-30 Dec 1914)
Transferred into the 2nd Replacement-MG-Company of the VI. Army-Corps (30 Dec 1914-30 Jan 1915)
Transferred into the MG-Company of the 271st Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (30 Jan 1915-01 Jun 1915)
Company-Leader of the MG-Company of the 271st Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1915-22 May 1916)
Leader of the 41st MG-Sniper-Battalion (01 Oct 1916-21 Jun 1917)
Detached to the Tifle-Tests-Commission in Spandau (21 Jun 1917-21 Jun 1918)
Transferred into the 156th Infantry-Regiment (21 Jun 1918-01 Jul 1918)
Temporary-Ordinance-Officer and Signals-Officer with the Staff of the 156th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1918-18 Jul 1918)
Temporary-Regiments-Adjutant of the 156th Infantry-Regiment (18 Jul 1918-31 Jul 1918)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 156th Infantry-Regiment (31 Jul 1918-10 Aug 1918)
Temporary-Regiments-Adjutant of the 156th Infantry-Regiment (10 Aug 1918-22 Aug 1918)
Detached to the Regiments-Staff of the 156th Infantry-Regiment (22 Aug 1918-11 Sep 1918)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 156th Infantry-Regiment (11 Sep 1918-29 Oct 1918)
At the same time, Temporary-Regiments-Adjutant of the 156th Infantry-Regiment (23 Sep 1918-22 Oct 1918)
Taken ill – in the Reserve-Hospital Wiesbaden, then the Auxiliary-Hospital Wittenberg (29 Oct 1918-09 Nov 1918)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 156th Infantry-Regiment (09 Nov 1918-29 Nov 1918)
Company-Leader in the 156th Infantry-Regiment (29 Nov 1918-14 Dec 1918)
Detached to the Demob-Department-School V (14 Dec 1918-28 Dec 1918)
Company-Leader in the 156th Infantry-Regiment (28 Dec 1918-18 Mar 1919)
Temporary-Leader of the II. Battalion of the 156th Infantry-Regiment (18 Mar 1919-21 Mar 1919)
Company-Leader in the 156th Infantry-Regiment (21 Mar 1919-11 May 1919)
Transferred into Fortress-Hospital Breslau (11 May 1919-03 Jun 1919)
Transferred to the Commander of Combat Vehicles with Army High Command Border-Protection South (03 Jun 1919-05 Oct 1919)
Granted Leave and Transferred to the Security-Police in Breslau as Platoon-Leader of the 1st Technical-Unit (05 Oct 1919-28 Mar 1921)
Retired from Army Service (31 Jan 1920)
Entered Police Service (05 Oct 1919)
Assistant with the Government-Presidency Breslau (28 Mar 1921-09 Jul 1921)
Transferred to the Command of the Protection-Police Breslau (09 Jul 1921-21 Dec 1921)
Course at the Police-School Eiche (20 Sep 1921-20 Dec 1921)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the Protection-Police Breslau (21 Dec 1921-01 Aug 1922)
Transferred to the Command of the Protection-Police Gleiwitz (01 Aug 1922-01 Jan 1924)
Alarm-Leader with the Police-Presidency Gleiwitz (01 Jan 1924-01 Nov 1924)
Course for Police-Officers at the Higher Police School Eiche (24 Apr 1924-15 Jul 1924)
Scientific Assistant at the Higher Police School Eiche (01 Nov 1924-01 Apr 1927)
Director of the School-Department for Weapons Matters at the Police-School for Technology and Commerce (01 Apr 1927-16 Apr 1928)
District-Service with the Police-Inspection Berlin-Kreuzberg (16 Apr 1928-16 Jul 1928)
Director of the School-Department for Weapons Matters at the Police-Institute for Technology and Commerce (16 Jul 1928-23 Mar 1933)
Detached to the 8th Promotion-Course for Police-Majors at the Higher Police School Eiche (09 Apr 1931-05 Aug 1931)
Transferred to the Reichs-Commissariat for Air Transport – Group Air-Protection (23 Mar 1933-20 Feb 1934)
Commander of the Technical State Police School Berlin (20 Feb 1934-01 Aug 1935)
Detached to the Army-Motor-Transport-School Berlin (01 Aug 1935-01 Oct 1935)
Transferred to Army Service as Supplemental-Officer (01 Oct 1935); Active-Officer (01 Feb 1941)
Major with the Staff of the Motor-Transport-Combat-Troop-School (01 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Transferred to the Staff of the Panzer-Troop-School (12 Oct 1937-01 Feb 1939)
Detached to the Chief of Fast Troops, OKH (01 Feb 1939-09 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 50th Anti-Tank-Battalion (09 Sep 1939-01 Feb 1941)
Commander of the 50th Panzerjäger-Battalion (01 Feb 1941-10 Jun 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 10th Rifle-Regiment (10 Jun 1941-01 Oct 1941)
Commander of the 10th Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1941-05 Oct 1942)
Führer-Reserve (05 Oct 1942-10 Nov 1942)
Commander of the 10th Panzer-Grenadier-Brigade (10 Nov 1942-18 Nov 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 15th Panzer-Division (18 Nov 1942-01 Jan 1943)
Commander of the 15th Panzer-Division (01 Jan 1943-10 May 1943)
Captured in Tunisia, in US Captivity (10 May 1943-01 Jul 1945)
Fatally Wounded in an accident (01 Jul 1945)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (371): am 24.07.1941 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur des Schützen-Regiment 10
- Eichenlaub (235): am 10.05.1943 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 15. Panzer-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (135/2): am 14.06.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Schützen-Regiment 10
- 1914 EK I: 25.06.1915
- 1914 EK II: 06.10.1914
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz: 04.05.1918
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden II. Stufe: 29.08.1919
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden I. Stufe: 29.08.1919
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 21.12.1935
- Kgl. Ungar. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern und Helm: 03.02.1936
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Kgl. Bulgar. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern: 10.05.1938
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I : 11.06.1940
- Spange zum EK II : 25.09.1939
- Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres: am 12.04.1941 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 50
- im Wehrmachtbericht genannt: 12.04.1941
- Allgemeines-Sturmabzeichen in Silber: 14.04.1941
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”: 01.08.1942
- Kgl. Italien. Silberne Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Ärmelband “Afrika”
- im Wehrmachtbericht genannt: 11.05.1943


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