General der Infanterie Werner Kienitz Born: 03 Jun 1885 in Kallies, District Hamburg Died: 31 Dec 1959 in Hamburg Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Oct 1904); Leutnant (18 Aug 1905); Oberleutnant (18 Feb 1913); Hauptmann (24 Dec 1914); Major (01 Feb 1925); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1929); Oberst (01 Apr 1932); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1935); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1937); General der Infanterie (01 Apr 1938) Career:
Entered Army Service (11 Mar 1904)
Fahnenjunker in the 64th Infantry-Regiment (11 Mar 1904-01 Oct 1912)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 64th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-24 Dec 1914)
Company-Chief in the 64th Infantry-Regiment (24 Dec 1914-01 Dec 1915)
With the General-Staff of Army High Command 9 (01 Dec 1915-27 Jan 1917)
In the General-Staff of the 21st Reserve-Division (27 Jan 1917-22 Apr 1919)
Military District Commissioner (22 Apr 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Company-Chief in Reichswehr-Battalion Berlin (01 Oct 1919-01 Dec 1919)
Company-Chief in the 3rd Reichswehr-J�ger-Battalion (01 Dec 1919-01 May 1920)
Company-Chief in the 5th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Company-Chief in the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 May 1922)
With the Staff of Artillery-Leader III (01 May 1922-01 Feb 1924)
With the Staff of Infantry-Leader VI (01 Feb 1924-01 Oct 1926)
With the Staff of the 4th Division (01 Oct 1926-01 Jul 1929)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1929-01 Apr 1932)
Commander of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of Border-Protection-Section Stuttgart (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 24th Division, Chemnitz (15 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1938)
Commanding General of XVII. Army-Corps (01 Apr 1938-23 Jan 1942)
At the same time, Commander in Military-District XVII, Vienna (01 Apr 1938-26 Aug 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (23 Jan 1942-01 May 1942)
Commanding General of the Replacement II. Army-Corps & Commander in Military-District II, Stettin (01 May 1942-01 Feb 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Feb 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 31.08.1941 als General der Infanterie und Kommandierender General des XVII. Armee-Korps
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 22.04.1945 als General der Infanterie und Kommandierender General des stellv. II. Armeekorps und Befehlshaber im Wehrkreis II (Stettin)
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Kronen-Orden IV. Klasse
- F�rstl. Hohenzollernsches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. M�rz 1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938 mit Spange �Prager Burg�
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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