SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT
SPECIAL CAMP 11

Note his Mecklenburg-Schwerin Military Merit Cross, 1st Class pinned directly below his Prussian Iron Cross, 1st Class with 1939 Bar. Not often seen!	Felbert as a POW at Island Farm Special Camp 11

NAME: Generalmajor Paul von Felbert

PW NO:          18886

RANK:            Generalmajor

CAPTURED:   Landresse, France

DATE:             5 September 1944

 

PERSONAL
DATE OF BIRTH:      9 November 1894

PLACE OF BIRTH:    Wiesbaden

DATE OF DEATH:    3 February 1973

PLACE OF DEATH:  Wiesbaden

NATIONALITY:        German

RELIGION:                Evangelical

OCCUPATION:        Regular Soldier

HEIGHT:                    5'11"

WEIGHT:                   164lbs

HAIR COLOUR:       Light Brown

EYE COLOUR:         Blue

NEXT OF KIN:         Elisabeth Felbert, Wiesbaden (US Zone)

 

Promotions:

• Charakter als Fähnrich: 9 April 1912
• Fähnrich: 18 December 1912
• Leutnant: 18 August 1913
• Oberleutnant: 20 June 1918
• Rittmeister: 1 May 1927
• Major: 1 October 1934
• Oberstleutnant: 1 April 1937
• Oberst: 1 April 1940
• Generalmajor: 1 October 1943

• 9 April 1912: Entered the Army as a Fähnrich in Großherzoglich Mecklenburgisches Jäger-Bataillon Nr.14.
• 18 August 1913: Company Officer in Jäger Battalion 14.
• 2 August 1914: In the field with Jäger Battalion 14.
• 20 February 1915: Company Leader in Jäger Battalion 14.
• 17 April 1915: Platoon Leader in Jäger Battalion 14.
• 2 February 1916: Ordnance Officer on the staff of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
• 4 June 1916: Company Leader in Jäger Battalion 14.
• 1 October 1916: Battalion Adjutant of Jäger Battalion 14.
• April 1918: Company Leader in Jäger Battalion 14.
• 1 March 1919: Platoon Leader in Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 17.
• 16 April 1919: Deputy Adjutant of the Wismar Garrison Command.
• 3 October 1919: Deputy Battalion Adjutant in Infantry Regiment 17.
• 1 October 1920: Company Officer in Infantry Regiment 6.
• 1 January 1923: Transferred to Reiter [Mounted]-Regiment 11 as the Regimental Adjutant.
• 20 October 1926-16 November 1926: Detached to the Combat School Course.
• 1 April 1928: Squadron Chief in Reiter-Regiment 11.
• 1 April 1935: Commander of the II. Battalion of Kavallerie-Schützen [Cavalry Rifle]-Regiment “Gera.”
• 15 October 1935: Commander of the I. Battalion of Schützen-Regiment 3.
• 10 November 1938: Transferred to the staff of Kavallerie-Schützen-Regiment 9 of the 3rd Light Division.
• 26 August 1939: Commander of Schützen Replacement Battalion 8.
• 23 October 1939: Commander of Schützen-Regiment 8 of the 8th Panzer Division.
• 3 June 1940: Army High Command Leader Reserve.
• 20 June 1940: Commander of the Special Employment Infantry Replacement Regiment (Motorized) in Wehrkreis [Military District] VI.
• 1 June 1942: Army High Command Leader Reserve and, at the same time, detached to the Military Commander of France (General der Infanterie Karl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel).
• 20 July 1942-10 September 1944: Field Commandant 560, Besançon, France.
• 5 September 1944 - 3 November 1947: Prisoner of war in British captivity.
  • 28 December 1944 transferred to Trent Park Camp 11 sorting camp..
  • 9 January 1946 transferred to Island Farm Special Camp 11 from Camp 1
  • 9 October 1947 transferred to US custody via LDC (London District Cage)

Decorations & Awards:

• Prussian Iron Cross, 1st Class (1914) with 1939 Bar
• Prussian Iron Cross, 2nd Class (1914) with 1939 Bar
• Mecklenburg-Schwerin Military Merit Cross, 1st Class
• Mecklenburg-Schwerin Military Merit Cross, 2nd Class
• Cross of Honor for Combatants 1914-1918
• Armed Forces Long Service Award, 1st Class (25-year Service Cross)
• Armed Forces Long Service Award, 3rd Class (12-year Service Medal)
• Austrian Military Merit Cross, 3rd Class with War Decoration
• Wound Badge in Silver – World War I award

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