Justus-Wilhelm von Oechelhaeuser

[Charles Steiner]

Hello all,

I am trying to find out more about Justus-Wilhelm von Oechelhaeuser, but I am having a lot of trouble in finding data on his military career. What I have found until now is just some basic elements:

Peace-time unit: Pz.Rgt. 6

01.__.1943 : Leutnant
__.__.1943 : Zugführer 6./Pz.Rgt. 23
01.__.1944 : Oberleutnant
07.12.1944 : Deutsches Kreuz in Gold as Oberleutnant in II./Pz.Rgt. 23
01.__.1945 : Hauptmann (?)
__.03.1945 : Kp.Chef (?) 8./Pz.Rgt. 23

After the war, he was president of the Ordensgemeinschaft Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Can anybody supply me with other details (date and place of birth, date and place of death, awards, commands...)

Many thanks in advance,

Charles

[JakeV]

Hello,

Justus-Wilhelm Adolf Wolfgang von Oechelhaeuser
* 24.11.1922 in Frankfurt an der Oder
† 18.08.2006 in Bad Iburg

__.__.1940 Abitur in Berlin
25.10.1940 Eintritt in der Wehrmacht
last position: Chef 8./Pz.Rgt. 23

after the war: escaped from Yugoslav captivity, held by the British until 1949

from 1958 reservist of the Bundeswehr (ultimately Oberstleutnant d. R.)
1987 Ruhestand

From: Rolf Düsterberg: Soldat und Kriegserlebnis: Deutsche militärische Erinnerungsliteratur (1945–1961) zum Zweiten Weltkrieg. Motive, Begriffe, Wertungen. Max Niemeyer Verlag, Tübingen 2000, p. 256.

Jake

[Charles Steiner]

Hello Jake,

Many thanks for the information. So he escaped Yugoslavian captivity ? His book "Wir zogen is das Feld" dedicated a chapter to it, but it was very difficult for me to see where the fiction stopped and the autobiographical details kicked in...

He was a very gifted writer and story teller... a shame he died a few years ago !

Cheers,

Charles