General der Artillerie Otto Grün Born: 29 May 1882 in Deggendorf, Lower Bavaria (Niederbayern) Died: 26 Mar 1948 in Tegernsee Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffixier (25 Oct 1900); Fähnrich (08 Feb 1901); Leutnant (09 Mar 1902); Oberleutnant (03 Mar 1911); Hauptmann (16 Dec 1914); Major (05 Mar 1923); Oberstleutnant (01 May 1927); Oberst (01 Feb 1930); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1933); Generalleutnant (01 Feb 1934); General der Artillerie (01 Aug 1936) Career:
Entered Army Service (16 Jul 1900)
Fahnenjunker in the 2nd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (16 Jul 1900-01 Apr 1909)
Detached to War School in Munich (01 Mar 1901-09 Feb 1902)
Detached to the Bavarian Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1905-27 Sep 1907)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 2nd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1909-01 Oct 1912)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 3rd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to the Bavarian War Academy (01 Oct 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 3rd Bavarian Reserve-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-20 Dec 1914)
Battery-Leader in the 3rd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (20 Dec 1914-02 Jul 1915)
Hauptmann with Special Use with the Staff of the Bavarian General of Foot-Artillery 5 (02 Jul 1915-22 Feb 1917)
Artillery-Officer with the General-Command of the Prussian IV. Reserve-Corps (22 Feb 1917-22 Jun 1917)
Detached to Army High Command 6 (22 Jun 1917-07 Jul 1917)
Transferred to the General-Staff-Officers in Special Duties and Assigned to Army High Command 6 (07 Jul 1917-19 Dec 1918)
Transferred into the Bavarian Ministry For Military Affairs (19 Dec 1918-18 Jan 1919)
Battery-Leader in the 3rd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (18 Jan 1919-09 Apr 1919)
Transferred to the General-Command of the III. Bavarian Army-Corps (09 Apr 1919-10 May 1919)
1st General-Staff-Officer of the III. Bavarian Army-Corps (10 May 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred to the General-Staff of Reichswehr-Group-Command 4 (01 Oct 1919-16 May 1920)
Transferred into the Staff of Military-District-Command VII (16 May 1920-01 Mar 1922)
Transferred to the Inspection Of Artillery/RWM/In 4 (01 Mar 1922-01 Mar 1926)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1926-19 Oct 1927)
Course-Leader at the Artillery-School (19 Oct 1927-01 Feb 1929)
Chief Of Staff of the Inspection Of Artillery, RWM (01 Feb 1929-01 Feb 1933)
Commander of the Artillery-School (01 Feb 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Inspector Of Artillery (01 Oct 1934-30 Sep 1937)
Retired (30 Sep 1937)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Nov 1938)
Inspector Of Artillery with the Chief of Army Armaments and Commander of the Replacement Army (26 Aug 1939-31 May 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (31 May 1944-31 Aug 1944)
Retired (31 Aug 1944)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 29.05.1944 als General der Artillerie und Inspekteur der Artillerie beim Chef der Heeresrüstung und Befehlshaber des Ersatzheeres
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubiläums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Bremisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- Lübeckisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Kgl. Bayer. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz II. Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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