Generalmajor Richard Bazing Born: 19 Dec 1894 in Diedenhofen, Lorraine (Lothringen) Died: 22 May 1987 in Bonn Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (19 Oct 1912); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (29 Nov 1912); Fähnrich (22 Mar 1913); Leutnant (25 Feb 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Apr 1917); Charakter als Hauptmann (31 Jan 1920); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Feb 1920); Polizei-Major (01 Nov 1932); Major (16 Mar 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (23 Jul 1912)
Fahnenjunker in the 13th Pioneer-Battalion (23 Jul 1912-19 Aug 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (19 Aug 1914-02 Sep 1914)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 13th Pioneer-Battalion (02 Sep 1914-24 Dec 1914)
Leader of the 4th Heavy Mortar-Battalion (24 Dec 1914-18 Nov 1915)
Leader of the 19th Heavy Mortar-Company (18 Nov 1915-11 Mar 1916)
Battalion-Leader in the 3rd Mortar-Battalion (11 Mar 1916-30 Mar 1916)
Taken ill, in Hospital (30 Mar 1916-25 May 1916)
Transferred into the 13th Replacement-Pioneer-Battalion (25 May 1916-22 Jan 1917)
Detached to the Engineer-Committee, Berlin (12 Jun 1916-22 Jan 1917)
Transferred into the 13th Replacement-Pioneer-Battalion (22 Jan 1917-25 Jan 1917)
Transferred into the 184th Württemberg Mortar-Company (25 Jan 1917-06 Mar 1917)
Detached to the Pioneer-Staff with the High Command of the Coastal Defence, Schleswig (08 Feb 1917-06 Mar 1917)
Transferred into the 254th Württemberg Mortar-Replacement-Company (06 Mar 1917-11 Mar 1917)
Leader of the 254th Mortar-Replacement-Company (11 Mar 1917-20 Apr 1917)
Leader of the 443rd Mortar-Company (20 Apr 1917-27 Jul 1917)
Mortar-Officer with the Staff of the Special-Purpose-General-Command 54 (27 Jul 1917-25 Aug 1918)
2nd Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 243rd Infantry-Division (25 Aug 1918-17 Sep 1918)
1st Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 243rd Infantry-Division (17 Sep 1918-14 Nov 1918)
Company-Leader in the 13th Reserve-Pioneer-Battalion (14 Nov 1918-01 Jan 1919)
Detached to the Württemberg Security-Company, Central-Direction Stuttgart (01 Jan 1919-30 Jan 1920)
Transferred into Police Service (31 Jan 1920)
Leader of the Pioneer-Platoon with the Police in Stuttgart (30 Jan 1920-24 Jan 1923)
Transferred to the Police-Unit 16, Bad Mergentheim (24 Jan 1923-01 Jul 1923)
Adjutant of the Commander of the Technical Units of the Württemberg State-Police (01 Jul 1923-19 Jun 1926)
Transferred to the Police-Presidency in Stuttgart (19 Jun 1926-16 Nov 1927)
Detached to the Württemberg Police-Officer-School in Stuttgart (16 Nov 1927-09 Jun 1928)
Adjutant of the Commander of the Police-Unit, Stuttgart (09 Jun 1928-16 Nov 1932)
Commander of the Protection-Police in Heilbronn (16 Nov 1932-10 Apr 1934)
Commander of the State-Police-Department Heilbronn (10 Apr 1934-12 Sep 1934)
Commander of the State-Police-Department Ulm (12 Sep 1934-01 Jun 1935)
Transferred into the Technical Police-Department Mannheim (01 Jun 1935-01 Jul 1935)
Commander of the Technical State-Police-Department Mannheim (01 Jul 1935-16 Mar 1936)
Transferred into Army Service (16 Mar 1936)
Transferred into the 33rd Pioneer-Battalion (16 Mar 1936-15 May 1936)
Commander of the 33rd Pioneer-Battalion (15 May 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of Pioneers VI (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 504th Pioneer-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-10 Oct 1940)
Pioneer Leader with the Staff of the Commanding Officer of the German Army-Mission and Chief of the German Wehremacht-Mission in Romania (10 Oct 1940-25 Jun 1942)
Pioneer Leader of the 20th Mountain-Army (25 Jun 1942-05 Sep 1943)
General of Pioneers with the Staff of the Commander-in-Chief South-East/Army-Group F (05 Sep 1943-15 Nov 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Nov 1944-23 Dec 1944)
At the same time, Detached to Division Leaders Course (21 Nov 1944-19 Dec 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 352nd Infantry-Division (23 Dec 1944-02 Feb 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 89th Infantry-Division (02 Feb 1945-02 May 1945)
Interned in Switzerland (02 May 1945-27 Nov 1947)
Released (27 Nov 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern: 13.05.1943
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