SA members who reach to general position in wehrmacht

David C. Clarke · Post by **David C. Clarke** » 29 May 2005 06:17

Can anyone give me any information regarding Generalleutnant Clemens Betzel? I understand that pre-war, he was a member of the S.A.? What was his background? Did he serve in WWI? Any information would be highly appreciated.

Best,
David

VJK · Post by **VJK** » 29 May 2005 09:58

Hi David!

You'll find very brief details of Betzel's WWI and SA service here:-

http://www.geocities.com/%7Eorion47/WEH ... EMENS.html

Regards,

VJK

David C. Clarke · Post by **David C. Clarke** » 29 May 2005 17:26

Thank You VJK!!!!!

Gee, I hate it when information is right under my nose and I don't see it!!!!!!

Best Regards,
David

Georges JEROME · Post by **Georges JEROME** » 01 Jun 2005 21:39

very interesting infos.

so few SA members who reach to general position in Wehrmacht.

- GM Dr Bäke
- Glt Lancelle
- GM Reinwald
- GM Dr Wagener
- GM Lw Fricke
- Glt Glaise von Horstenau
and
- Glt Betzel

anymore ?

Georges

Michael Miller · Post by **Michael Miller** » 02 Jun 2005 15:29

Bonjour, Georges.

Here are a few more.

Generalmajor / SA-Obergruppenführer Kurt Kühme, http://www.geocities.com/%7Eorion47/WEH ... _KURT.html

Generalleutnant / SA-Obergruppenführer Fritz Haselmayr, http://www.geocities.com/%7Eorion47/WEH ... FRITZ.html

Generalmajor / SA-Obergruppenfüher Franz Ritter von Hörauf, http://www.geocities.com/%7Eorion47/WEH ... FRANZ.html

Char. General der Infanterie / SA-Obergruppenführer Franz Ritter von Epp, http://www.geocities.com/%7Eorion47/WEH ... FRANZ.html

Generalmajor / SA-Gruppenführer Georg von Neufville, http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... =neufville

Best,
~ Mike

Georges JEROME · Post by **Georges JEROME** » 02 Jun 2005 21:37

Dear Mike,

thank you for valuable help.

Georges

Dieter Zinke · Post by **Dieter Zinke** » 14 Aug 2005 09:29

Fortuitously I found a pic of
Kurt Kühme
as Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur Inf.Rgt. 306 in Paris, inspecting III. / IR 306 (serving as Wachbataillon) together with Gen.Lt. Kurt Renner, Kdr. 211. Inf.Div.

Kühme was Kdr. IR 306 30.07.1940 - 16.10.1941

Dieter Z.

Georges JEROME · Post by **Georges JEROME** » 14 Aug 2005 17:01

nice pic.
thanks for sharing Dieter

JG

JC · Post by JC » 14 Aug 2005 20:01

Wasn't GL Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz an SA officer?

JC

Andreas Schulz · Post by **Andreas Schulz** » 14 Aug 2005 20:40

He was SS-Standartenführer.

AnDie

harmel · Post by **harmel** » 14 Aug 2005 23:26

Dieter,great photo Renner

Regards Harmel

harmel · Post by **harmel** » 14 Aug 2005 23:31

Michael,having problem sending PM, von Neufville is on the DVD I posted
too you last Friday.
Regards Harmel

Andreas Schulz · Post by **Andreas Schulz** » 17 Aug 2005 07:44

JEROME Georges wrote:very interesting infos.

so few SA members who reach to general position in wehrmacht.

- GM Dr Bäke
- Glt Lancelle
- GM Reinwald
- GM Dr Wagener
- GM Lw Fricke
- Glt Glaise von Horstenau
and
- Glt Betzel

anymore ?

Georges

Generalleutnant a. D. Richard Heß was SA-Oberführer. Betzels last SA rank was SA-Standartenführer.
Char. Generalmajor Hans Georg Hofmann was SA-Obergruppenführer.
Generalmajor Fritz Todt was SA-Obergruppenführer.
Generalmajor August Möslinger was SA-Gruppenführer.

AnDie

Georges JEROME · Post by **Georges JEROME** » 18 Aug 2005 23:06

thank you anDie

Svennie · Post by **Svennie** » 19 Aug 2005 20:51

Paul Hausser was a reserve SA-Standartenfuehrer prior to his SS career. No pictures of him in SA-uniform so far...
Sven

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