Gruppenkommando 2, 2nd part

[Glenn2438]

Hi S,

Richard Waenker von Dankenschweil was born on the 12th of December 1876 at Mahlberg in Baden. He entered Leib-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 109 as a Fahnenjunker on the 28th of June 1895 and was promoted to Portepee Fähnrich on the 16th Feb 1896 and commissioned as a Leutnant on the 18th of October 1896. He served from the 4th of October 1900 until the 16th of September 1902 in the Lehr Infanterie-Bataillon and as a battalion adjutant in the L.Gr.R. 109 from the 1st of May 1903 until the 30th of September 1906. Promoted to Oberleutnant on the 22nd of March 1907 he was the regimental adjutant of the L.Gr.R. 109 from the 1st of October 1909 until 21st of March 1910. On the 22nd of March 1910 he was attached to the General Staff and officially transferred to the General Staff on the 22nd March 1912, the day he was promoted to Hauptmann.

He was assigned as a General Staff officer on the Headquarters of XX Army Corps on the 19th of November 1912 with which HQ he was mobilized in 1914. On the 6th of November 1914 he was appointed as a General Staff officer at HQ 37th Division followed by a battalion command in Infantry Regiment 147 from the 22nd February 1916 until the 3rd of August 1916 when he was attached to the staff of Heeresgruppe Linsingen. On the 29th of September 1916 he was assigned to the staff of the 40th Reserve Corps and promoted to Major on the 28th of December 1916 Gg. On 7th June 1917 assigned to the staff of Heeresgruppe Mackensen and following the end of the war he commanded from the 1st of April 1919 to the 1st of August 1919 a volunteer battalion when he was appointed the Baden military plenipotentiary to the Reichwehr Ministry in Berlin. From the 1st of October 1919 1st General Staff Officer at Wehrkreis 5; 1st October 1921 battalion commander III./I.R. 14; 1st January 1922 promoted Oberstleutnant with seniority from the 1st of June 1921 (8). 1st April 1924 Course leader at the Infantry School. Promoted to Oberst on the 1st of February 1926 (2) he was appointed commander of Infantry Regiment 14 on the 1st of February 1927 until assuming his chief of staff post at Gruppenkommando 2 on the 1st of November 1928. Promoted Generalmajor on the 1st of June 1929 his final appointment was as Infanteriführer V at Stuttgart from the 1st of February 1930 until the 1st of November the same year. General Waenker von Dankenschweil died on the 22nd of Janury 1937.

I don't think I have a photograph of him.

Regards
Glenn

[Stauffenberg II]

Thanks for the bio Glenn!

Regards,
Stauffenberg II

[AlifRafikKhan]

Generalleutnant Richard Waenker von Dankenschweil funeral

From WAF

[Svennie]

According to the M.W.Bl. 1914, Volume 41/42, Page 836 Kühlental was "auf ein ferneres Jahr kommandiert zur Dienstleistung beim Grossen Generalstab" starting 1 april 1914. This suggests that he was in his second year of attachment to the Greater General Staff. However, I could not find his name amongst the officers kommandiert zur Dienstleistung starting 1 april 1913 in the M.W.Bl.

This Kommandierung also suggests he attended the Kriegsakademie. Probably from 1909-1912, as I could not find his name in the officer lists for the Kriegsakademie Jahrgänge 1907 and 1908.

Hope this helped a bit.
Best regards,
Sven