General der Artillerie Rudolf Kaempfe Born: 10 Apr 1883 in Moscow Died: 23 Dec 1962 in Stuttgart Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Oct 1902); Leutnant (18 Aug 1903); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1911); Hauptmann (08 Nov 1914); Major (01 May 1925); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1930); Oberst (01 Feb 1933); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1935); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1938); General der Artillerie (01 Jul 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (26 Feb 1902)
Fahnenjunker in the 3rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (26 Feb 1902-01 Oct 1905)
Detached to the Field-Artillery-Firing-School (01 Oct 1905-1908)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 3rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (1908-1916)
Transferred into the General-Staff of III. Army-Corps (1916-1917)
Transferred into the General-Staff of IX. Army-Corps (1917-1917)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 195th Infantry-Regiment (1917-01 Oct 1919)
Battalion-Commander in Border-Protection Upper Silesia (Freikorps) (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Battery-Chief in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-1924)
With the Staff of IV. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (1924-15 Jun 1925)
With the Staff of Group-Command 2 (15 Jun 1925-01 Feb 1927)
In the Operations-Department, RWM (1st Department) (01 Feb 1927-01 Feb 1929)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1929-01 Apr 1932)
Commandant of Glatz & Schweidnitz (01 Apr 1932-01 Apr 1935)
Artillery-Commander 8 (01 Apr 1935-20 Apr 1937)
Commander of the 31st Division (01 Apr 1937-01 May 1941)
Commander of Higher-Command z.b.V. XXXV (01 May 1941-20 Jan 1942)
Commanding General of XXXV. Army-Corps (20 Jan 1942-30 Sep 1942)
To the Disposal of OKH (01 Oct 1942-21 Jul 1944)
Arrested by the Gestapo (21 Jul 1944-09 May 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (09 May 1945-30 Sep 1949)
Released (30 Sep 1949)
Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 19.12.1941 als General der Artillerie und H�heres Kommando z.b.V. XXXV. Armeekorps
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
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