Gumbel, Walter von, born 15-03-1892 in Hanover,
the son of Sigmund Gumbel (1867 – 1942), joined the Army Service as a Leutnant in the 571st Infantry Regiment, on 01-03-1910, age 17. Walter joined the Army as a volunteer in the 8th Jäger Battalion
on 01-10-1907, age 18. He was in the fields of the first war and ended as a Regiments Adjutant in the 64th Reserve Infantry Regiment. After the war he retired from the Army on 28-03-1920, age 28 and entered the Police Service
on 29-03-1920. Gümbel reactivated in the new growing Reichswehr on 05-10-1935, in the Staff of the 27th Infantry Regiment. At the beginning of World War II, he was the commander of the 118th Infantry Regiment, until 06-02-1940 and commander of the 516th Infantry Regiment to 09-12-1941. Gumbel here with Fieldmarshall Erwin Rommel








Again commander, now of the 182nd Infantry Division,
“Division Gümbel”, until 03-08-1942. After the command of the 348th Infantry Division, Wilhelm was replaced by Generalleutnant Paul Seyffardt
(5 February – 29 September 1944) and landed again in the Reserve to 01-03-1944. Seyffardt survived the war and died 20-09-1979, age 85, in Baden-Baden.


Gumbel’s last command was of the 152nd Division until 10-05-1945, where he succeeded Generalleutnant Hans Windeck
, as he landed in captivity on 10-05-1945. Released on 08-07-1947 he retired in Heidelberg, where he at the old age of 82 died, on 28-10-1970. General Hans Windeck survived the war and died old age 91 on 19-06-1979 in Herford


Death and burial ground of Gumbel, Walter von.









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