Info about Faulenbach on award document

[Ron Westerduin]

Hi all,

Below is a link to the picture of a set I recently got and the document is signed by a guy named Faulenbach. Has anybody got more info on this man (like a picture or something)? other then that he was a Generalleutnant and Divisioncommandeur.
Is it a rare signature?

Thanks for the input!!

Cheers,

Ron

Link to picture of document:

http://www.xs4all.nl/~horus17/Temp/Doc2.htm

[Ian Jewison]

Hi Ron,
All that I can find at the moment...sorry no photo!

Generalleutnant Karl Faulenbach.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold 13.9.1942 as Commander of 296 Inf.Div.

Kdr. 296 Inf.Div.: 3.4.42-9.1.43
Kdr. 356 Inf.Div.: 1.5.43-30.11.44
Kdr. Div. Nr. 401: 1.1.45-22.2.45(?)
Kdr. Div. Nr. 461: 1.1.45-21.2.45(?)
Kdr. Div. 405: 22.2.45-8.5.45

/Ian

[Ron Westerduin]

Thanks.....keep ´m coming please

[Glenn2438]

Ron,

From the "General des Heeres" series. Generalleutnant Karl Faulenbach: Born 03 Oct 1893 in Hanau, died 22 Nov 1971 in Stuttgart. Entered Pionier-Bataillon 25 as a Fahnenjunker on the 21 Mar 1912.

Promotions:

19 Nov 1912: Fähnrich
19 Aug 1913: Leutnant with Patent from 19 Aug 1911
05 Oct 1916: Oberleutnant
01 Feb 1924: Hauptmann (4)
01 Oct 1933: Major (19)
01 Apr 1936: Oberstleutnant (26)
01 Apr 1939: Oberst (15)
01 Apr 1942: Generalmajor (73)
01 Apr 1943: Generalleutnant (56)

Assignments:

21 Mar 1912: Joins Pionier-Bataillon 25
02 Aug 1914: Deploys on active service as platoon commander with Pionier-Bataillon 25
15 Oct 1914: Adjutant of Ersatz-Pionier-Bataillon 25
08 Nov 1914: Adjutant to the General of Pioneers at HQ 17th Army
07 Oct 1915: Leader of Minenwerfer-Kompanie 15 (15th Infantry Division)
29 Nov 1917: 1 orderly officer with staff of 12th Infantry Division
31 Jan 1918-07 Feb 1918: Assined to course B at the 21st school of signals, Saarburg
21 Feb 1918-25 Feb 1918L Assigned to leadership course in Wörth
01 May 1919: 1st orderly officer on staff on Reichswehr-Brigade 8
31 Dec 1919: Assigned to the infantry inspectorate/Reichswehr Ministry
16 May 1920: Staff assistant with Befehlsstab VI
01 Oct 1920: Assigned to Infanterie-Regiment 15 and attached to Reichswehr Ministry
11 Dec 1920: Staff assistant with HQ 5th Division
01 Oct 1921: Whilst remaining in previous post transferred to Reiter-Regiment 15
01 Oct 1922: Transferred to Infanterie-Regiment 15
01 Oct 1923: Assigned to staff of Infanterie-Regiment 15
01 Jul 1924: Company Commander 3./Infanterie-Regiment 15
02 Nov - 28 Nov 1925: Assigned to battle School course in Döberitz
16 Apr -22 Apr 1929: Assigned to light machine course at Münsingen
10 Oct 1930: Instructor at the school of infantry
01 Jun 1931: Assigned to staff of Gruppen-Kommando 2
15 Sep 1931: Transferred to the staff of the 5th Division
01 Oct 1934: Commander Ausbildungs-Bataillon of Infanterie-Regiment Tübingen
15 Oct 1935: Commander II./Infanterie-Regiment 56
01 Jun 1939: Commander Infanterie-Regiment 14
05 Oct 1940: Commander Infanterie-Regiment 419
10 Mar 1942: Führer Reserve
03 Apr 1942: Temp Commander 296 Infanterie-Division (mdFb)
20 Apr 1942: Commander 296 Infanterie-Division
10 Jan 1943: Führer Reserve
31 Jan 1943: Assigned to staff of Army Group B and commander of 82. Infanterie-Division
01 Mar 1943: Führer Reserve/Sick
01 May 1943: Commander 356. Infanterie-Division
10 Dec 1944: Führer Reserve
27 Dec 1944: Commander of Division 401
09 Feb 1945: Führer Reserve
20 Feb 1945: Commander of the uncommitted part of Division 405
08 May 1945: POW
Oct 1947 Released.

Regards
Glenn

[Ron Westerduin]

Wow

Thanks for the great info.....nice to see the face behind this signature.....
Is his signature common or rare?
Thanks all

Ron