Generalmajor Rudolf Sieckenius (1896-1945)
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Re: Generalmajor Rudolf Sieckenius
I would be interested what Mr.Mitcham's source could be to proove how the General managed to get from the Halbe-Kessel to Berlin...even with his division
Utter nonsense!
Jan-Hendrik
Utter nonsense!
Jan-Hendrik
Kdr 391. Sicherungs-Div. 1945
Hello all,
Need some help if anyone has the information. I have been trying to discover whether Gen. Rudolf Sieckenius returned to 391. Sicherungs-Div. after Gen.Lt. Alexander Goeschen's m.F.b., which ended on I believe 25 March 1945 according to Bradley/Hildebrand. Sieckenius was killed in action in the Battle of Halbe on 28. April, but I cannot discover what unit he was then commanding. The only clue I have is that the 24-4-45 Stellenbesetzung in "Die Geheimen Tagesberichte" lists him in command of 391. Sicherungs- Div. but we know that particular Stellenbesetzung is not completely accurate due to the disintegration of the German units in late April 1945.
Thanking you for any help and those in the US (and Canada?) have a fun Halloween. No overeating candy!
Best,
Bill in Cleveland
Need some help if anyone has the information. I have been trying to discover whether Gen. Rudolf Sieckenius returned to 391. Sicherungs-Div. after Gen.Lt. Alexander Goeschen's m.F.b., which ended on I believe 25 March 1945 according to Bradley/Hildebrand. Sieckenius was killed in action in the Battle of Halbe on 28. April, but I cannot discover what unit he was then commanding. The only clue I have is that the 24-4-45 Stellenbesetzung in "Die Geheimen Tagesberichte" lists him in command of 391. Sicherungs- Div. but we know that particular Stellenbesetzung is not completely accurate due to the disintegration of the German units in late April 1945.
Thanking you for any help and those in the US (and Canada?) have a fun Halloween. No overeating candy!
Best,
Bill in Cleveland
Re: Generalmajor Rudolf Sieckenius
You should never believe what you read in the Landser.The general himself charged forward firing a Schmieser machine pistol. A few moments later, Sickenius and his men were cut down by Soviet machine gun.
P.S. My Grandma always said: "When a guy rings at your door and claims that the MP 40 was a Schmeißer, laugh loud into his face and slam the door shut. But just in case that he even misspells its name, keep a bucket of cold water ready to pour it over him."
There are times in history when staying neutral means taking sides.
Generalmajor Rudolf Sieckenius (1896-1945)
Rudolf Alexander Karl Wilhelm Sieckenius
*18.08.1896 Ludwigsthal / Sudetenland [?]
+28.04.1945 bei Märkisch Buchholz (Selbstmord) [?]
[There are several Ludwigsthals in Schlesien, but one card explicitly says it was the one in Österreichisch-Schlesien. On his death, see above. I also found 29 April somewhere.]
Vater: Alexander Sieckenius, Kaufmann
Mutter: Luise Sieckenius, geb. Rittner
27.12.1916 Leutnant d.R.
01.07.1923 Polizei-Oberleutnant
01.05.1928 Polizei-Hauptmann
xx.xx.1935 Rittmeister mit RDA vom 01.02.1932 (17a)
15.10.1935 umernannt zum Hauptmann
01.03.1936 Major (83)
01.06.1939 Oberstleutnant (19)
17.12.1941 Oberst mit RDA vom 01.02.1941 (29a)
01.06.1943 Generalmajor (14)
[When Sieckenius transferred from police service to the Heer is not entirely clear from his card. It says he was kommandiert as early as May 1934, but the first DAL in which he appears is the one from October 1935.]
22.08.1914 eingetreten als Freiwilliger
26.10.1914 ins Feld
04.11.1917 Bataillonsadjutant
20.10.1919 ausgeschieden
27.05.1934 kommandiert zur 1. / Reiterregiment 11 (Ohlau)
01.12.1934 im Stab des Reiterregiments 7 (Breslau) [kommandiert?]
01.04.1935 Chef der Stabsschwadron des Reiterregiments 7 (Breslau)
15.10.1935 Chef der 6. / Panzerregiment 2 (Eisenach)
06.10.1936 im Stab des Panzerregiments 2 (Eisenach)
12.10.1937 Kommandeur der I. / Panzerregiment 15 (Sagan)
10.11.1938 Kommandeur der Panzerabteilung 66 (Eisenach) [laut Stellenbesetzung]
19.02.1941 Kommandeur der III. / Panzerregiment 25 [laut LdW]
01.05.1941 Kommandeur des Panzerregiments 2
05.02.1943 Führerreserve OKH (IX)
05.03.1943 Kommandeur der 16. Panzerdivision (bis 01.06.1943 mFb)
01.11.1943 Führerreserve OKH (IX)
16.11.1943 kommandiert zum 8. Divisionsführerlehrgang (bis 15.12.1943)
21.02.1944 kommandiert zum OKH (HPA) als Divisionsführer
09.03.1944 mit der stellvertretenden Führung der 13. Luftwaffen-Felddivision beauftragt
28.03.1944 kommandiert zur Heeresgruppe Nord zur Verwendung als Divisionsführer
09.05.1944 mit der stellvertretenden Führung der 290. Infanteriedivision beauftragt
23.05.1944 Kommandeur der 263. Infanteriedivision
15.08.1944 mit der Führung der 221. Sicherungsdivision beauftragt
05.09.1944 Kommandeur der 391. Sicherungsdivision
15.09.1939 Spange zum EK II
xx.05.1940 Panzerkampfabzeichen
01.10.1940 Spange zum EK I
17.07.1941 Ritterkreuz
xx.06.1942 Ostmedaille
xx.08.1942 Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber
*18.08.1896 Ludwigsthal / Sudetenland [?]
+28.04.1945 bei Märkisch Buchholz (Selbstmord) [?]
[There are several Ludwigsthals in Schlesien, but one card explicitly says it was the one in Österreichisch-Schlesien. On his death, see above. I also found 29 April somewhere.]
Vater: Alexander Sieckenius, Kaufmann
Mutter: Luise Sieckenius, geb. Rittner
27.12.1916 Leutnant d.R.
01.07.1923 Polizei-Oberleutnant
01.05.1928 Polizei-Hauptmann
xx.xx.1935 Rittmeister mit RDA vom 01.02.1932 (17a)
15.10.1935 umernannt zum Hauptmann
01.03.1936 Major (83)
01.06.1939 Oberstleutnant (19)
17.12.1941 Oberst mit RDA vom 01.02.1941 (29a)
01.06.1943 Generalmajor (14)
[When Sieckenius transferred from police service to the Heer is not entirely clear from his card. It says he was kommandiert as early as May 1934, but the first DAL in which he appears is the one from October 1935.]
22.08.1914 eingetreten als Freiwilliger
26.10.1914 ins Feld
04.11.1917 Bataillonsadjutant
20.10.1919 ausgeschieden
27.05.1934 kommandiert zur 1. / Reiterregiment 11 (Ohlau)
01.12.1934 im Stab des Reiterregiments 7 (Breslau) [kommandiert?]
01.04.1935 Chef der Stabsschwadron des Reiterregiments 7 (Breslau)
15.10.1935 Chef der 6. / Panzerregiment 2 (Eisenach)
06.10.1936 im Stab des Panzerregiments 2 (Eisenach)
12.10.1937 Kommandeur der I. / Panzerregiment 15 (Sagan)
10.11.1938 Kommandeur der Panzerabteilung 66 (Eisenach) [laut Stellenbesetzung]
19.02.1941 Kommandeur der III. / Panzerregiment 25 [laut LdW]
01.05.1941 Kommandeur des Panzerregiments 2
05.02.1943 Führerreserve OKH (IX)
05.03.1943 Kommandeur der 16. Panzerdivision (bis 01.06.1943 mFb)
01.11.1943 Führerreserve OKH (IX)
16.11.1943 kommandiert zum 8. Divisionsführerlehrgang (bis 15.12.1943)
21.02.1944 kommandiert zum OKH (HPA) als Divisionsführer
09.03.1944 mit der stellvertretenden Führung der 13. Luftwaffen-Felddivision beauftragt
28.03.1944 kommandiert zur Heeresgruppe Nord zur Verwendung als Divisionsführer
09.05.1944 mit der stellvertretenden Führung der 290. Infanteriedivision beauftragt
23.05.1944 Kommandeur der 263. Infanteriedivision
15.08.1944 mit der Führung der 221. Sicherungsdivision beauftragt
05.09.1944 Kommandeur der 391. Sicherungsdivision
15.09.1939 Spange zum EK II
xx.05.1940 Panzerkampfabzeichen
01.10.1940 Spange zum EK I
17.07.1941 Ritterkreuz
xx.06.1942 Ostmedaille
xx.08.1942 Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber
There are times in history when staying neutral means taking sides.
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Re: Generalmajor Rudolf Sieckenius
* 18.08.1896 Ludwigsthal (Ortsteil von Woischnik/Oberschlesien) [Piasek, Ortsteil von Woźniki/Powiat Lubliniec (Lublinitz)/Polen]
See: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Sieckenius and https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wo%C5%BAniki
27.05.1934 Chef der 1. Eskadron des 11. (Preußischen) Reiter-Regiments, Lüben
Dieter Z.
See: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Sieckenius and https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wo%C5%BAniki
27.05.1934 Chef der 1. Eskadron des 11. (Preußischen) Reiter-Regiments, Lüben
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Re: Generalmajor Rudolf Sieckenius
Execellent. I missed that!
Jan-Hendrik
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Thanks, Dieter & askropp.
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Rudolf Sieckenius was commissioned in 5. Niederschlesisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 154, at the same time as his brother Otto. Ironically, both also appear in the same casualty list on 22.06.1917. The regimental history of IR 154 might tell us if they were wounded at the same time or just within a few days of each other.27.12.1916 Leutnant d.R.
There was also a Leutnant der Landwehr a.D. who was promoted to Oberleutnant on 24 December 1914 while serving in the Ersatz-Bataillon of IR 154, and to Hauptmann d.L.a.D. on 16 July 1916 while serving in the 2. Landsturm-Infanterie-Bataillon Ostrowo V/22. He is listed as a Holzhändler in Kattowitz in the 1908 rank list of reserve and Landwehr officers. Given how uncommon the name is and given that all three are connected to IR 154, I would surmise that this was their father Alexander.
Otto, listed as Ott-Heinrich in his death certificate and Otto Heinrich in the Volksbund database, was killed in action in March 1945 as a Major. Since Otto was the older brother, I would guess he was a Major der Reserve.
Re: Generalmajor Rudolf Sieckenius
Thanks to you too, Dave.
Re: Generalmajor Rudolf Sieckenius
There is a problem with 221. Sicherungs-Div. According to Tessin it was disbanded on 28.07.1944 so Gen. Sieckenius couldn't be commanding it in August.
Best,
Bill
Best,
Bill
Re: Generalmajor Rudolf Sieckenius
Does anyone know where Phil Nix and askropp got their data from? Mitcham (and hence Wikipedia) gives a DoB as May 16 1896. While close, some of the other dates don't match Mitcham either. I am inclined to believe the former [ie, Nix/Askroop]. Dr. Mitcham, do you still post here?
PS, I realise this is a resurrection of an old thread, but some of the ops must still be around.
PS, I realise this is a resurrection of an old thread, but some of the ops must still be around.
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Re: Generalmajor Rudolf Sieckenius
The date 18.08.1896 is also given in his entry at the Verlustlisten.
Re: Generalmajor Rudolf Sieckenius
Thank you.
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Re: Generalmajor Rudolf Sieckenius
FLTR: Major der Reserve Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz (Kommandeur I. Abteilung / Panzer-Regiment 2 / 16. Panzer-Division), Oberstleutnant Rudolf Sieckenius (Kommandeur Panzer-Regiment 2 / 16. Panzer-Division), Generalmajor Hans-Valentin Hube (Kommandeur 16. Panzer-Division), and unknown. The picture was taken on August 1941 during Unternehmen Barbarossa.
Source: "Operation Barbarossa" by F. De Lannoy
Source: "Operation Barbarossa" by F. De Lannoy
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FLTR: Major i.G. Otto Heidkämper (Ia Erster Generalstabsoffizier 7. Panzer-Division) and Oberstleutnant Rudolf Sieckenius (Kommandeur III. Abteilung / Panzer-Regiment 25 / 7. Panzer-Division). The picture was taken in early 1940 before Fall Gelb.
Source: "Rommel's Lieutenants: The Men Who Served the Desert Fox, France, 1940" by Samuel W. Mitcham
Source: "Rommel's Lieutenants: The Men Who Served the Desert Fox, France, 1940" by Samuel W. Mitcham