Generalleutnant Rudolf Meltzer

SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT
SPECIAL CAMP 11


	Meltzer as a POW at Island Farm Special Camp 11

NAME: Generalleutnant Rudolph Meltzer

PW NO: A938956
RANK: Generalleutnant
CAPTURED: Unknown
DATE: 2nd May 45

PERSONAL

D.O.B: 13 June 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH: Fuerstenwalde a.d. Spree
DIED:
PLACE OF DEATH:
NATIONALITY: German
RELIGION: Evangelical
OCCUPATION: Reg Soldier
HEIGHT: 183cm
WEIGHT:   138lbs
HAIR COLOUR:     Blonde
EYE COLOUR:       Grey
NEXT OF KIN:       Irmgard Meltzer, Klinken bei Oldersloe b Luebeck, (British Zone)

Promotions (included):

Seekadett: 1 April 1908
Transferred to Reserve: 1 April 1909
Fahnenjunker: 10 May 1909
Leutnant (Telegraphen-Bataillon Nr.2): 16 November 1910
Oberstleutnant: 1 October 1935
Oberst: 1 March 1938
Generalmajor: 1 April 1942
Generalleutnant: 1 March 1945

Commands & Assignments (included):

5 July 1938: Commander, Signal Troops, Border Command Kaiserslautern.
1 September 1939: Commander, Signals Regiment 413.
16 September 1939: Signals Leader, XXIV Army Corps.
24 October 1939: Commander, Signals Regiment 511.
1 May 1940: SignalsLeader, Border Sector South and commander of Field Signals Kdtr. 2.
1 June 1940: Signals Leader, General Government (Poland).
1 September 1940: Signal Leaders, Westbefest.
15 January 1941-23 June 1941: Signal Leaders, Armed Forces Commander Bohemia and Moravia.
1 July 1941: Signals Leader, Verf. St. Wien.
1 August 1941: Signals Leader, Armed Forces Commander Ukraine.
1 November 1943: Signals Leader, Military Commander Italy.
5 December 1944: Signals Leader, Army Group F.
19 January 1945: Signals Leader, Army Group Weichsal [Vistula ].
2nd May 1945 - May 1948 British Prisoner of War
- 9th January 1946 transferred to Island Farm Special Camp 11 from Camp 1
- 12th May 1948 transferred to Camp 186 for repatriation

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