General der Kavallerie Diether von Boehm-Bezing Born: 09 Nov 1880 in L�ben, Silesia (Schesien) Died: 30 Nov 1974 in Ebenhausen, Isartal Promotions:
Charakter als F�hnrich (20 Mar 1899); F�hnrich (16 Nov 1899); Leutnant (18 Aug 1900); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1910); Rittmeister (20 May 1914); Major (01 Feb 1923); Oberstleutnant (01 Sep 1928); Oberst (01 Apr 1931); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1933); Charakter als Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1935); Charakter als Generallutnant z.V. (1938); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Feb 1941); General der Kavallerie z.V. (01 Feb 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (20 Mar 1899)
F�hnrich in the 4th Hussar-Regiment (20 Mar 1899-18 Aug 1905)
Inspections-Officer at the War School Glogau (18 Aug 1905-16 Aug 1907)
With the 4th Hussar-Regiment (16 Aug 1907-18 Feb 1913)
Detached to the Military Riding School (01 Oct 1908-30 Sep 1910)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 4th Hussar-Regiment (18 Feb 1913-20 May 1914)
Rittmeister with the Regiments-Staff of the 4th Hussar-Regiment (20 May 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Squadron-Chief in the 4th Hussar-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-10 Apr 1918)
Leader of the II. Battalion of the 7th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (10 Apr 1918-01 Jan 1919)
Commander of the reinforced Border-Protection-Battalion Boehm-Bezing (01 Jan 1919-20 Apr 1919)
Squadron-Chief in the 4th Hussar-Regiment (20 Apr 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Squadron-Chief in the 7th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-25 Aug 1922)
Squadron-Chief in the 11th Mounted-Regiment (25 Aug 1922-01 Jul 1923)
In the RWM (01 Jul 1923-25 May 1925)
With the Staff of the 3rd Mounted-Regiment (25 May 1925-01 Oct 1929)
Commander of the 2nd Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1932)
Commandant of Stettin (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of Mounted-Brigade Stettin (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 2nd Cavalry-Division (01 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1936)
Placed to Disposal (01 Apr 1936)
Commandant of Breslau (01 Oct 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Landwehr-Commander Breslau (01 Oct 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Retired (30 Sep 1937)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 252nd Infantry-Division (26 Aug 1939-25 Mar 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve (25 Mar 1942-01 Jun 1942)
Commander of Division 153 (01 Jun 1942-29 Dec 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve (20 Jan 1943-28 Feb 1943)
Retired (28 Feb 1943)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 19.12.1941 als Generalleutnant z. V. und Komm. 252. Infanteriedivision
- Ritterkreuz des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1939 EK I �S-
- 1939 EK II �S-
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Sachsen-Meiningisches Ehrenkreuz f�r Verdienst im Kriege
- Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
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