[Doug Stankey]

With the correct name, I went to the Axis Biographical Research website and found:

General der Panzertruppe Joachim Hermann August Lemelsen
Born: 26 Sep 1888 in Berlin
Died: 30 Mar 1954 in Göttingen, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (27 Jan 1908); Leutnant (19 Nov 1908); Oberleutnant (24 Dec 1914); Hauptmann (18 Aug 1916); Major (01 Nov 1927); Oberstleutnant (01 Nov 1931); Oberst (01 Apr 1934); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1937); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1939); General der Artillerie (01 Aug 1940); umbenannt in General der Panzertruppe (04 Jun 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Jul 1907)
Fahnenjunker in 1st Battery of the 40th Artillery-Regiment, Burg by Magdeburg (01 Jul 1907-26 Aug 1914)
Detached to the Artillery Firing School Jüterbog (01 Oct 1911-31 Jan 1912)
Detached to the Military Technical Academy (03 Oct 1912-29 Jul 1913)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 40th Artillery-Regiment (26 Aug 1914-06 Mar 1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 104th Field-Artillery-Regiment (06 Mar 1915-14 Sep 1916)
1st Ordinance-Officer of the 52nd Infantry-Division (14 Sep 1916-26 Feb 1917)
General-Staff-Officer with the Staff of Army High Command Coastal Defence, Hamburg (26 Feb 1917-02 May 1917)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the General-Staff of the 21st Infantry-Division (02 May 1917-20 Nov 1917)
Detached as Battalion-Leader to the 87th Infantry-Regiment (26 Jul 1917-26 Aug 1917)
Detached to the 4th General-Staff-Course at Sedan (23 Oct 1917-19 Nov 1917)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the General-Staff of VI. Reserve-Corps (20 Nov 1917-27 Jan 1918)
While retaining previous command, transferred into the General Staff (27 Jan 1918-06 Sep 1918)
Officer of the Army, Assigned to General-Command z.b.V. 58 (06 Sep 1918-20 Dec 1918)
Battery-Leader in the 40th Field-Artillery-Regiment (20 Dec 1918-26 Mar 1919)
Leader of the 3rd Volunteer-Battery of the 40th Field-Artillery-Regiment (26 Mar 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Leader of the 2nd MG-Company of the 7th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-27 Oct 1919)
Leader of the 7th Infantry-Gun-Battery (27 Oct 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Battery-Officer in the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-05 Aug 1921)
Detached to Firing Course in Grafenwöhr (20 May 1921-12 Jul 1921)
Transferred to the Staff of I. Battalion of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (05 Aug 1921-01 Apr 1922)
Transferred to the Staff of the 1st Division, Königsberg (01 Apr 1922-01 Oct 1923)
Chief of 8th Battery of the 1st Artillery-Regiment, Königsberg (01 Oct 1923-01 Apr 1927)
Transferred to the Staff of I. Battalion of the 4th Artillery-Regiment, Insterburg, Detached as Tactics-Instructor to the Artillery-School Jüterbog (01 Apr 1927-01 Oct 1927)
While retaining previous position at the Artillery-School, transferred into 1st Battery of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1930)
Transferred to the Staff of Group-Command 1 & Detached to Reinhard-Course, Berlin University (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 5th Artillery-Regiment, Ludwigsburg (01 Oct 1931-01 Oct 1933)
Course-Director A at the Artillery-School (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the Artillery-Instruction-Regiment Jüterbog (01 Oct 1934-01 Apr 1935)
Commander of the Infantry-School Dresden (01 Apr 1935-01 May 1935)
Commander of the War-School Dresden (01 May 1935-04 Feb 1938)
Commander of the 29th Motorised-Infantry-Division (04 Feb 1938-07 May 1940)
Commander of the 5th Panzer-Division (07 May 1940-25 Nov 1940)
Commanding General of XXXXVII. Army-Corps (motorised) (25 Nov 1940-21 Jun 1942)
Commanding General of XXXXVII. Panzer-Corps (21 Jun 1942-04 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (04 Nov 1943-05 Mar 1944)
At the same time, Delegated with the Temporary Leadership of the 10th Army (24 Oct 1943-31 Dec 1943)
Acting-Commander-in-Chief of the 6th Army (05 Mar 1944-10 May 1944)
Delegated with the Temporary Leadership of the 1st Army (10 May 1944-02 Jun 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 14th Army (02 Jun 1944-01 Sep 1944)
Commander-in-Chief of the 14th Army (01 Sep 1944-15 Oct 1944)
Sick leave (Sinus infection) (15 Oct 1944-24 Nov 1944)
Delegated with the Temporary Leadership of the 10th Army (24 Oct 1944-17 Feb 1945)
Commander-in-Chief of the 14th Army (17 Feb 1945-02 May 1945)
In British Captivity (06 May 1945-10 Apr 1948)
Testified in Venice during the Trial of Generalfeldmarschall Albert Keßelring (00 Feb 1948)
Released (10 Apr 1948)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 27.07.1941 als General der Panzertruppe und Kommandierender General des XLVII. Armeekorps (mot)
- Eichenlaub (294): am 07.09.1943 als General der Panzertruppe und Kommandierender General des XLVII. Panzerkorps
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 15.07.1942 als General der Panzertruppe und Kommandierender General des XLVII. Panzerkorps
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 30.10.1918
- 1914 EK I: 05.12.1916
- 1914 EK II: 21.09.1914
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz: 14.04.1917
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange “Prager Burg”
- Spange zum EK II: 21.09.1939
- Spange zum EK I: 30.09.1939
- Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber: 13.01.1942
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Schwarz: 14.06.1942
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”: 01.08.1942




Does that help you any?


DGS.