Josef Moll
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| Born | 5 September 1908 Laupertshausen, Württemberg, German Empire |
| Died | 7 January 1989 (aged 80) Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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| Years of service | 1935–1945 1957–1968 |
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| Commands held | 10th Panzer Division |
| Awards | Grand Cross of Merit with Star |
Early life
Moll was born on 5 September 1908 in
Military career
Wehrmacht
On the formation of the
In 1942, was promoted to major and assigned as the second staff officer of the 3rd Panzer Army on the Eastern Front, under Georg-Hans Reinhardt. This was followed by a transfer to XIV Panzer Corps, where Moll was the first general staff officer (chief of staff). He was then assigned to Army Group Africa as the third general staff officer, in charge of the enemy situation, a post which he continued to hold as the remnants of Army Group Africa were re-formed as Army Group B and then XIV Panzer Corps in Italy.
In 1944 Moll was promoted to lieutenant colonel (Oberstleutnant) and took the post of first staff officer for the 29th Panzer Grenadier Division, also in Italy. He was in that post when his unit surrendered with the rest of Army Group C in May 1945, and he was held as a prisoner of war by the American military until 1946.
Bundeswehr
In 1957 Moll joined the
On 11 July 1963 Moll was promoted to
References
- Tönsgerlemann, Markus (2000). "Generalleutnant Josef Moll – Vierter Inspekteur des Heeres 1966–1968". Mars – Jahrbuch für Wehrpolitik und Militärwesen (in German). 6: 86–90.
External links
- (in German) Official biography[dead link]
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