GENERALLEUTNANT WILLIBALD BOROWIETZ
Borowietz was captured when the Afrikakorps surrendered to Allied forces on May 13/ 1943. He was held as a POW by the United States.
- Born: 17.9.1893 in Ratibor, Silesia
- Suicide: He committed suicide in an american POW camp on 1.7.1945 (USA) in Clinton, Oklahoma
Promotions:
- Croix de Fer 1er et 2e classe 1914-39
- Oberstleutnant: 1.4.1940
- Sturmabzuichen infanterie, Silver Anerkeunungskunde 12-4-41
- Oberst: 1.2.1942
- Generalmajor: 1.1.1943
- Generalleutnant: 1.5.1943
- Tapferkietsmedaille
Military Carrer:
- Officer-Aspirant 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)
- Badly wounded at St. André, Fortress-Hospital at Breslau and visitor 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-Machine-Gun-Company of the VI. Army-Corps (30 Dec 1914 - 30 Jan 1915)
- Transferred into the Machine-Gun-Company of the 271st Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (30 Jan 1915 - 01 June 1915)
- Company-Leader of the Machine-Gun-Company of the 271st Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 June 1915 - 22 May 1916)
- Leader of the 41st Machine-Gun-Sharp-Shooter-Battalion (01 Oct 1916 - 21 June 1917)
- Detached to the rifle-testing-Commission in Spandau (21 June 1917 - 21 June 1918)
- Transferred into the 156th Infantry-Regiment (21 June 1918 - 01 July 1918)
- Deputy-Ordinance-Officer and Signals-Officer in the Staff of the 156th Infantry-Regiment (01 July 1918 - 18 July 1918)
- Temporary-Regiments-Adjutant of the 156th Infantry-Regiment (18 July 1918 - 31 July 1918)
- Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 156th Infantry-Regiment (31 July 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, was Temporary-Regiments-Adjutant of the 156th Infantry-Regiment (23 Sep 1918 - 22 Oct 1918)
- Sick-Leave - in the Reserve-Hospital in Wiesbaden, then the Auxiliary-Hospital in Wittenberg (29 Oct 1918 - 09 Nov 1918)
- Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 156th Infantry-Regiment (09 Nov 1918 - 29 Nov 29)
- Company-Leader in the 156th Infantry-Regiment (29 Nov 1918 - 14 Dec 1918)
- Detached to the Demobilising-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 the Fortress-Hospital in Breslau (11 May 1919 - 03 June 1919)
- Transferred to the Commander of Fighting-Vehicles in the Army-High-Command Border-Protection South (03 June 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)
- Auxiliary-Worker in the Government-Presidency of Breslau (28 Mar 1921 - 09 July 1921)
- Transferred to the Command of the Security-Police in Breslau (09 July 1921 - 21 Dec 1921)
- Course at the Police-School in Eiche (20 Sep 1921 - 20 Dec 1921)
- Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the Protection-Police in Breslau (21 Dec 1921 - 01 Aug 1922)
- Transferred to the Command of the Protection-Police in Gleiwitz (01 Aug 1922 - 01 Jan 1924)
- Emergency-Leader in the Police-Presidency in Gleiwitz (01 Jan 1924 - 01 Nov 1924)
- Course foe Police-Officers at the Higher Police-School in Eiche (24 Apr 1924 - 15 July 1924)
- Scientific Co-Worker at the Higher Police-School in Eiche (01 Nov 1924 - 01 Apr 1927)
- Director of the Education-Department for Armaments-Affairs at the Police-School for Technology and Traffic (01 Apr 1927 - 16 Apr 1928)
- District-Service with the Police-Inspection Berlin-Kreuzberg (16 Apr 1928 - 16 July 1928)
- Director of the Education-Department for Armaments-Affairs at the Police-Institute for Technology and Traffic (16 July 1928 - 23 Mar 1933)
- Transferred to the Reichs-Commissariat for Air-transport - Group Air-Protection (23 Mar 1933 - 20 Feb 1934)
- Commander of the Technical State-Police-School in Berlin (20 Feb 1934 - 01 Aug 1935)
- Detached to the Army-Motor-Transport-School in Berlin (01 Aug 1935 - 01 Oct 1935)
- Transferred back to the Army as Supplemental-Officer and Major in the Staff of the Motor-Transport-Battle-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 - ~)
- Detached to the Chief of Fast Troops, OKH (~ - 09 Sep 1939)
- Commander of the 50th Anti-Tank-Battalion (09 Sep 1939 - 01 Feb 1941)
- Commander of the 50th Tank-Hunter-Battalion (01 Feb 1941 - 10 June 1941)
- Delegated with the Leadership of the 10th Rifle-Regiment (10 June 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 by the US in Tunisia (10 May 1943 - ~)
Awards:
- Knight´s Cross: 24.7.1941
- Oak leaves: 10.5.1943
- German Cross in Gold: 14.6.1942
Notes:
- He was captured in Tunis on 13.5.1943, US captivity until 01.6.1943
- Fatally Wounded in an accident (01 July 1945) then committed suicide in the same day
"Borowietz was in reality an old-school German General but he was also a very loyal soldier of the Führer, and even as a POW his writings indicate that he was perfectly committed to a Nazi victory. His letters make a strong point always about his “beliefs”, Germany and “We know what we are fighting for!”
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