First it took up law studies at the University of Freiburg to mash gau, and was there 1914 member in the Corps Rhenania Freiburg. With outbreak of war its entrance took place as a Freiwilliger in the Hussar regiment 11. 1915 it to the second lieutenant was carried. With end of war he was a regiment aide.

After its war participation the assumption took place in the realm resistance, connected with general staff training. Afterwards it became as 1. General staff officer of the 18. Division uses. 1936 he became a boss the abbott 1 of the defense in the staff of the admiral Wilhelm Canaris.

1943 were promoted Piekenbrock to major general and commander of the 208. Infantry division, which was assigned at the east front. At the 1. March 1944 took place the transport to the lieutenant general. For the guidance of its division in the boiler battle with Kamanez Podolsk it received in May 1944 knight cross of the iron cross. It was occasional with the guidance of the LIX. Army corps assigns, for which it received oak leaves.

It came to at the beginning of of 1945 into Soviet war shank, in which it remained up to the autumn 1955.

Literature

• Brissaud: Canaris, publishing house, Frankfurt 1970
• Ladislas Farago: The play of the foxes, Ullstein 1972
• Julius Mader: Hitler's espionage generals state. Document-work-arrange over structure, structure and operations of the O K w of secret service foreign country/defense with a chronology of his employments from 1933 to 1944; (East) Berlin, publishing house of the nation, 1971.

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