General der Artillerie Maximilian Grimmeiß Born: 27 Feb 1893 in Erlangen Died: 31 Mar 1972 in Erlangen Promotions:
Gefreiter (31 Mar 1913); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (12 Sep 1914); Fähnrich (15 Feb 1915); Leutnant (31 Mar 1915); Oberleutnant (11 Sep 1918); Hauptmann (01 Jun 1927); Major (01 Apr 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Mar 1939); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1943); General der Artillerie (01 Apr 1945) Career:
One Year Volunteer in the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-31 Mar 1913)
Discharged to the Reserves (31 Mar 1913)
Medicine-Studies (01 Apr 1913-02 Sep 1914)
Called Up from Reserve (03 Sep 1914); Active-Officer (12 Sep 1914)
War Volunteer in the Replacement-Battalion of the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (03 Sep 1914-12 Sep 1914)
Employed as Fahnenjunker in the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (12 Sep 1914-07 Nov 1914)
In the Field with the 3rd Battery of the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (07 Nov 1914-31 Mar 1915)
Battery-Officer in the 3rd Battery of the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (31 Mar 1915-01 Oct 1915)
Battery-Officer in the 1st Battery of the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1915-29 Jan 1917)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (29 Jan 1917-26 Apr 1919)
Transferred to the Jäger-Corps Erlangen (26 Apr 1919-01 Jun 1919)
Adjutant of the Processing-Office of the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jun 1919-20 Jun 1919)
Detached to the Officers-School in Munich (20 Jun 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Adjutant of the Processing-Office of the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (30 Sep 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Battery-Officer in the 24th Light Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Battery-Officer in the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1926)
Detached to MG-Course (14 Nov 1922-04 Dec 1922)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Oct 1924-01 Jul 1925)
Detached to the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jul 1926-31 Jul 1926)
Detached to the 2nd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Aug 1926-31 Aug 1926)
Detached to the 2nd Signals-Battalion (01 Sep 1926-30 Sep 1926)
Transferred into the 8th Battery of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-01 Oct 1927)
Transferred into the RWM/T 3 and Abwehr (01 Oct 1927-01 Apr 1931) hat die Uniform der Führungsstabs-Offiziere zi tragen (01 Oct 1928)
Detached to the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Jun 1928-30 Jun 1928)
Detached to the 17th Mounted-Regiment (05 Aug 1928-30 Sep 1928)
Transferred into the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Apr 1931-01 Mar 1933)
Chief of the 8th Battery of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1933-01 Jul 1934)
Transferred into Department Abwehr in RWM, from 21 May 1945: RKM (01 Jul 1934-06 Oct 1936)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of XI. Army-Corps (06 Oct 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 78th Artillery-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Chief Of The General Staff of XII. Army-Corps (26 Aug 1939-10 Sep 1939)
Chief Of The General Staff of IX. Army-Corps (01 Oct 1939-01 Jan 1941)
Chief Of The General Staff of 15th Army (15 Jan 1941-21 Nov 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (21 Nov 1941-01 Dec 1941)
General of the Army with the Reichsmarschall and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (01 Dec 1941-10 Jul 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 Jul 1944-24 Jan 1945)
Detached to Army-Group South Ukraine for Briefing as a Commanding General (01 Aug 1944-03 Sep 1944)
Detached to Army-Group A for Briefing as Commanding General with the Replacement XI. Army-Corps (20 Nov 1944-24 Jan 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of LXIV. Army-Corps (24 Jan 1945-01 Apr 1945)
Commanding General of LXIV. Army-Corps (01 Apr 1945-15 Apr 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
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