dˈɛm bɪkˌeɪm ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹˌælmeɪdʒɚ ænd ðə kəmˈændɚɹ ʌvðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛkənd ˈɪnfəntɹi dᵻvˈɪʒən ɔnðə sˈeɪm dˈeɪ, wˈʌn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv, ænd lˈɛd hɪz dᵻvˈɪʒən θɹuː ðə kˈɜːlənd pˈɑːkɪt ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ.
Demme became a Generalmajor and the Commander of the 132nd Infantry Division on the same day, 1 March 1945, and led his division through the Courland Pocket until the end of the war.