Claus Von Stauffenberg - Assignments, Promotions and Decorations

Assignments, Promotions and Decorations

Assignments

• 1 January 1926 – 17th (Bavarian) Cavalry Regiment, Bamberg
• 17 October 1927 – Infantry School, Dresden
• 1 October 1928 – Cavalry School, Hannover
• 30 July 1930 – Pioneer Course
• 18 November 1930 – Mortar Course
• 1 October 1934 – Cavalry School, Hannover / Adjutant
• 6 October 1936 – War Academy, Berlin
• 1 August 1938 – 1st Light Division (renamed 6th Panzer Division 18 October 1939) / Second Staff Officer (Ib)
• 31 May 1940 – OKH / General Staff / Organization Branch / Section Head II
• 15 February 1943 – 10th Panzer Division / Senior Staff Officer (Ia)
• 7 April 1943 – Seriously wounded in Tunisia, assigned to Officer Reserve Pool
• 1 November 1943 – OKH / General Army Office / Chief of Staff
• 20 June 1944 – OKW / Chief of Replacement Army / Chief of General Staff
• 4 August 1944 – (Posthumous) Expelled from Wehrmacht by the Führer at the recommendation of the Army Court of Honour

Promotions

• 18 August 1927 – Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter
• 15 October 1927 – Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier
• 1 August 1929 – Fähnrich
• 1 January 1930 – Leutnant
• 1 May 1933 – Oberleutnant
• 1 January 1937 – Rittmeister (Hauptmann i.G. from 1 November 1939)
• 1 January 1941 – Major i.G.
• 1 January 1943 – Oberstleutnant i.G.
• 1 April 1944 – Oberst i.G.

Decorations and awards

• 17 August 1929 – Sword of Honor
• 2 October 1936 – Distinguished Service Badge, IVth Class
• 1 April 1938 – Distinguished Service Badge, IIIrd Class
• 31 May 1940 – Iron Cross, Ist Class
• 25 October 1941 – Royal Bulgarian Order of Bravery, IVth Class
• 11 December 1942 – Finnish Liberty Cross, IIIrd Class
• 14 April 1943 – Wound Badge in Gold
• 20 April 1943 – Italian-German Remembrance Medal
• 8 May 1943 – German Cross in Gold