General der Infanterie Kurt Brennecke Born: 16 Dec 1891 in Ringelheim, District Goslar Died: 30 Dec 1982 in Bonn Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Jul 1910); F�hnrich (18 Oct 1910); Leutnant (18 Aug 1911); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1915); Hauptmann (18 Aug 1918); Major (01 Feb 1930); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1933); Oberst (01 Apr 1935); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1940); General der Infanterie (01 Feb 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Feb 1910)
Fahnenjunker in the 15th Infantry-Regiment (18 Feb 1910-01 Apr 1914)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1914-09 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the Regiment (09 Aug 1914-18 Oct 1914)
Wounded, in hospital (18 Oct 1914-02 Jun 1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (02 Jun 1915-04 Oct 1916)
Adjutant of the 26th Infantry-Brigade (04 Oct 1916-10 Jun 1918)
Detached as Ordinance-Officer to Army High Command 2 (10 Jun 1918-03 Jul 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with Army High Command 2 (03 Jul 1918-01 Nov 1918)
Battalions-Commander in the 353rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1918-15 Dec 1918)
Transferred back into the 15th Infantry-Regiment (15 Dec 1918-15 Jan 1919)
Company-Leader in the 15th Infantry-Regiment (15 Jan 1919-18 Feb 1919)
Commandant of the Staff-Quarters of Corps von Bergmann (18 Feb 1919-23 Mar 1919)
Adjutant of the Location-Command D�sseldorf (23 Mar 1919-01 Aug 1919)
Transferred into the 61st Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment, while retaining his previous command (01 Aug 1919-01 Jun 1920)
Transferred into the 14th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment, while retaining his previous command (01 Jun 1920-08 Sep 1920)
Regiments-Signals-Officer of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (08 Sep 1920-01 Mar 1923)
Detached to Radio-Training-Course for Officers with the 6th Signals-Battalion, Hannover (25 Oct 1920-11 Nov 1920)
Detached to Course for the use of Signals-Methods with the 6th Signals-Battalion, Hannover (15 Nov 1920-11 Dec 1920)
Detached to Course for Troop-Signals-Officers with the 6th Signals-Battalion, Hannover (01 Nov 1921-16 Dec 1921)
Company-Chief in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1923-21 Apr 1923)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (21 Apr 1923-01 Oct 1923)
Company-Chief in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1924)
Transferred into the 2nd Mounted-Regiment and Detached to visits of the Oriental Seminars in Berlin (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Welfare-Officer with the Staff of the 2nd Division (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1930)
Detached to the 2nd Artillery-Regiment, Munster (10 Aug 1927-31 Aug 1927)
Detached to the RWM/T4 (20 Sep 1930-01 Oct 1930)
Transferred into the RWM/T4 (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1933)
Transferred to the 2nd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1933-01 Jan 1934)
Commander of the 2nd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Jan 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of Motor-Transport-Battalion Stettin (01 Oct 1934-20 May 1935)
Transferred into the General-Staff of Military-District-Command VII (20 May 1935-01 Jun 1935)
Chief of Staff of Military-District-Command VII (01 Jun 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Chief of the General Staff of VII. Army-Corps (15 Oct 1935-24 Nov 1938)
Chief of the General Staff of Army-Group-Command 6 (24 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Chief of Staff of the 4th Army (26 Aug 1939-25 Oct 1940)
Chief of the General Staff of Army-Group C (25 Oct 1940-22 Jun 1941)
Chief of the General Staff of Army-Group North (22 Jun 1941-18 Jan 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (18 Jan 1942-19 Feb 1942)
Commanding General of XXXXIII. Army-Corps (19 Feb 1942-27 Jan 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (27 Jan 1943-15 Jun 1943)
Commander of Courses for Division-Commanders and Commanding Generals in Berlin, D�beritz, Hirschberg, Neustadt/Saale and Bad Wiessee (15 Jun 1943-08 May 1945)
In US captivity (08 May 1945-31 Mar 1948)
Released (31 Mar 1948)
Member of the Personnel-Expert-Committee on the Armed Forces (00 Jul 1955-1956)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (1042): am 12.07.1942 als General der Infanterie und Kommandierender General des XLIII. Armee-Korps
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 13.10.1941 als Generalleutnant und Chef des Generalstabs der Heeresgruppe Nord
- 1914 EK I : 30.10.1915
- 1914 EK II: 16.10.1914
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern: 21.12.1914
- F�rstl. Lippisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz: 26.09.1915
- Schaumburg-Lippisches Kreuz f�r treue Dienste 1914: 18.07.1915
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer: 30.01.1935
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938: 18.04.1939
- Spange zum EK I: 28.09.1939
- Spange zum EK II: 12.09.1939
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
- Grosses Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
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