Oberst / Gen.Maj. Drück

[Colonel Kurtz]

Hello folks,

Anybody have info on an officer named Drück ?

Promoted Oberst - 01.09.1943 (12)
Promoted Gen.Maj. - 20.04.1945

He is not listed in the Dermot Bradley series - Die Generale des Heeres.

Thank you !

Alain DeBonville

[VJK]

Hi,

Generalmajor Walter Drück
born: 26 Apr 1900 in Cannstatt b. Stuttgart

DKiG: 11 Dec 1941

That's all I have, unfortunately.

Best regards,

VJK

[Doktor Krollspell]

Walter Drück recieved the DKiG on 11.12.1941 while being a Major in command of Geb.Pi.Btl. 82.


Regards,

Krollspell

[Glenn2438]

A Leutnant der Reserve Walter Drück was commisioned with a Patent of 9.11.17 into the 4. (Württ.) Kompanie of the Prussian Eisenbahn-Bataillon Nr. 4. He was awarded a Württemberg Golden Military Merit Medal serving in the Württ. 3. Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 13 gazetted on 11 October 1918.

He is shown in October 1937 as an Hauptmann with Patent of 1.6.34 (43) in Gebirgspionierbataillon Nr. 54 and became commander of Gebirgspionierbataillon Nr. 82 on 10 November 1938.

Regards
Glenn

[Colonel Kurtz]

Hi guys,

Thank you for this great information !

So as a recap, here is what we have on this guy, if all fits in.

Walter Drück
* 26.04.1900 - Cannstatt b. Stuttgart

Promotions
Leutnant der Reserve - ? (before November 1917)
Oberleutant - ?
Hauptmann - 01.06.1934 (43)
Major - ? (between October 1937-December 1941)
Obstlt. - ?
Oberst - 01.09.1943 (12)
Gen.Maj. - 20.04.1945

09.11.1917 - 4. (Württ.) Kompanie, Preuß. Eisenbahn-Bataillon Nr. 4.
1918 - Württ. 3. Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 13
...
Gebirgspionierbataillon Nr. 54 - 1937-1938
Gebirgspionierbataillon Nr. 82 - 10.11.1938-...

Awards
DKiG: 11.12.1941- as Major, Kommandeur Geb.Pi.Btl. 82
Württemberg Golden Military Merit Medal: 11.10.1918 - Württ. 3. Pionier-Kompanie Nr. 13.

[Glenn2438]

Colonel

Leutnant der Reserve: 9.11.17

Major: 1.2.40 (39)
Oberstleutnant: 1.2.42 (17)

Regards
Glenn

[Phil Nix]

In Inspektion 5 (Pioniere) in OKH 1944
Phil Nix

[Dave Danner]

In case anyone is still interested:

Drück, Walter

Dienstlaufbahn:
21.7.15 - Diensteintritt als Kr.Frw., württ. Pi.-Btl. Nr. 13
13.8.16 - Gefreiter
19.9.16 - Unteroffizier
20.2.17 - Vizefeldwebel
9.11.17 - Lt.d.R.
23.12.18 - entlassen
13.6.19 - ins Grenzjäger Korps Körner eingetreten
22.10.19 - entlassen
1.10.34 - wieder angestellt als Hptm. mit RDA v. 1.6.34
20.1.35 - erhielt Ordnungsnummer v. (43)
15.10.35 - laut Stellenbesetzung, Chef, 3./Pi.-Btl. 19
12.10.37 - laut Stellenbesetzung, Chef, 1./Geb.-Pi.-Btl. 54
12.-25.3.38 - Einsatz Österreich
4.7.38 - Fhr. Geb.-Pi.-Btl. 54
1.10.38-4.1.42 - Kdr. Geb.-Pi.-Btl. 82
30.1.40 - Major m.W.v. 1.2.40 (39)
17.12.41 - erhielt neues Dienstalter v. 1.2.39 (14a)
5.1.42-31.7.43 - Gruppenleiter, Jn 5/AHA
18.1.42 - OTL m.W.v. 1.2.42 (17)
1.8.43 - Abteilungschef, Jn 5/AHA
10.8.43 - Oberst m.W.v. 1.9.43 (12)

Auszeichnungen:
20.9.16 - 1914 Eisernes Kreuz 2.Kl.
xx.xx.17 - Württ. silb. Mil.-Verd.-Med.
6.7.18 - 1914 Eisernes Kreuz 1.Kl.
xx.xx.18 - Württ. gold. Mil.-Verd.-Med.
15.7.35 - Reichssportabzeichen in Silber
2.10.36 - Wehrmacht (Heer) Dienstauszeichnung 4.Kl.
21.9.39 - 1939 Spange z. EK2
13.10.39 - 1939 Spange z. EK1
11.12.41 - Finn. Freiheitskreuz 3.Kl.
14.12.41 - DKiG (oder 12.12.41)
25.3.42 - Allg. Sturmabzeichen
ohne Datum - Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
ohne Datum - Med. zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938

[genstab]

Can anyone acces his HPA record to see if there is a notation of promotion to Generalmajor?

Best regards,
Bill in Cleveland

[Dave Danner]

Can anyone acces his HPA record to see if there is a notation of promotion to Generalmajor?

Best regards,
Bill in Cleveland

What I posted is from his HPA record. There is no notation to that regard. There are no entries after March 1944, actually.

Regards

[Vienna]

Hi!

He is listed in Wolf Keilig, "Dienstaltersliste T- Obersten" 1.9.43 (12) = Drück, Ob.Kdo.d.H. (In 5) (Pi) Gen.Maj. 20.4.45

Regards

[genstab]

and yet Keilig left him out of his "Die Generale des Heeres".

Best regards,
Bill in Cleveland

[Aisingioro]

Does anyone have a picture of Drück ?

Aisin

[Edward L. Hsiao]

Gentlemen,

So nothing on his final wartime assignment for all of 1945?

Sincerely,

Edward L. Hsiao

[JakeV]

Some additions from http://gedbas.genealogy.net/person/show/1068157805:

Generalmajor Walter Drück
* 26.04.1900 in Cannstatt bei Stuttgart (heute Ortsteil von Stuttgart)
† 16.10.1970 in Gerstetten bei Heidenheim an der Brenz (Verkehrsunfall)

His wife died a few days later, on 25.10.1970, in Heidenheim an der Brenz (the couple's entry in Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels has no place of death, indicating that maybe they were together when the accident happened).

In the abovementioned entry, the only wartime information from 1945 is: "abkommandiert nach Mittenwald".

Jake