Major Geisler, Rudolf

Ebusitanus · Post by **Ebusitanus** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:29 am

Greetings,
I need desperately to find info regarding this man. He was a Silesian Major in the PiBtl. 662, attached to the 18 and majorly 16th Army and its XXVIII Corps.
He won his Kights cross on 7/12/43 and his oaksleaves postumly on 13/4/44 when dieing at Kowel.

Could someone tell me more? or the books to buy to find out more?

Thanks in advance

Ebusitanus · Post by **Ebusitanus** » Fri May 07, 2004 10:40 am

Bump!

mulisch · Post by **mulisch** » Tue May 25, 2004 11:42 am

Hello Ebusitanus,

Here is some more info about Oberstleutnat Rudolf Geisler:

* 29.3.1911 in Hennersdorf/Schlesien
+ 13.4.1944 Festung Kowel (Polen)

As 455 awarded with the Eichenlaub at 13.4.1944 as a Major and Kommandeur des Pioniersbataillons 662 (mot.)

Regards,

Mulisch

Ebusitanus · Post by **Ebusitanus** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:28 pm

Anything else?

cpa95 · Post by **cpa95** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:28 pm

http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Per ... lerR-R.htm

Doktor Krollspell · Post by **Doktor Krollspell** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:23 pm

Hello Ebusitanus!

I can't tell much more other than that he recieved his German Cross in Gold (DKiG) on 03.06.1943 and that he was posthumously promoted to Oberstleutnant. Source is Veit Scherzer's "Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945". He was apparently killed on the very same day that he recieved his Oakleaves. I suppose that you already have this photograph of him, a photograph that surely must be the last ever taken of Geisler...

Rudolf Geisler

http://www.das-ritterkreuz.de

Regards,

Krollspell