General der Gebirgstruppe Karl Hans Maximilian von Le Suire Born: 08 Nov 1898 in Unterw�ssen, Amt Traunstein, Upper Bavaria (Oberbayern) Died: 18 Jun 1954 in Camp Stalingrad, USSR Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Oct 1917); F�hnrich (21 Dec 1917); Leutnant (30 Mar 1918); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 May 1933); Major (01 Oct 1936); Oberstleutnant (11 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Dec 1941); Generalmajor (30 Apr 1943); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1944); General der Gebirgstruppe (01 Oct 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Dec 1916)
Fahnenjunker in the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1916-07 Jul 1917)
In the Field with the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (07 Jul 1917-28 Jul 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (28 Jul 1918-24 Nov 1918)
Transferred back into the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (24 Nov 1918-15 Apr 1919)
Transferred to Volunteer-Detachment Heinzmann (15 Apr 1919-18 Apr 1919)
Transferred to Freikorps Epp (18 Apr 1919-15 Jun 1919)
Transferred to the 41st Rifle-Regiment (15 Jun 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 May 1927)
Detached for Training to the 7th Pioneer-Battalion (25 Sep 1924-19 Nov 1924)
Detached to Weapon-School-Course at Dresden (01 Apr 1925-15 Aug 1925)
Detached to Course for Physical Exercise at W�nsdorf (29 Jun 1926-25 Nov 1926)
Detached to Course for Physical Exercise at W�nsdorf (17 Jan 1927-15 Jun 1927)
Regiments-Signals-Officer of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1927-01 Oct 1930)
Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1932)
Transferred into the 2nd Artillery-Regiment, Detached to Command-Office Berlin as Assistant with Group-Command 1 (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1933)
Officer with Special Duties of the Chief of Army Command (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Instructor at the War Academy (01 Oct 1934-06 Oct 1936)
Company-Chief in the 61st Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-15 Jul 1937)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 2nd Panzer-Division (15 Jul 1937-01 Dec 1938)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the General of Fast Troops (01 Dec 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 30th Infantry-Division (26 Aug 1939-05 Jun 1940)
Transferred to General-Staff-Courses (05 Jun 1940-16 Jun 1940)
Chief of the General Staff of Mountain-Corps Norwegen (16 Jun 1940-16 Jul 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (16 Jul 1942-30 Aug 1942)
Commander of the 99th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (30 Aug 1942-13 Feb 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 46th Infantry-Division (13 Feb 1943-27 Feb 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (27 Feb 1943-10 Mar 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 117th J�ger-Division (10 Mar 1943-01 May 1943)
Commander of the 117th J�ger-Division (01 May 1943-10 Jul 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (10 Jul 1944-05 Aug 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the XXIV. Panzer-Corps (05 Aug 1944-20 Aug 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (20 Aug 1944-01 Oct 1944)
Commanding General of XXXXIX. Mountain-Corps (01 Oct 1944-08 May 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (08 May 1945-18 Jun 1954)
Died in Soviet Captivity (18 Jun 1954)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (4084): am 26.11.1944 als General der Gebirgstruppe und Kommandierender General des XLIX. Gebirgs-Korps
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (106/54): am 25.04.1942 als Oberstleutnant i.G. und Ia Gebirgs-Korps Norwegen
- 1914 EK I: 19.12.1921
- 1914 EK II: 28.03.1918
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz: 28.10.1918
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern: 17.11.1918
- Kriegsdenkm�nze 1914/1918 des Kyffh�user-Bundes: 31.12.1921
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer: 29.12.1934
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. M�rz 1938
- Spange zum EK I: 13.09.1939
- Spange zum EK II: 13.09.1939
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938: 11.01.1940
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern: 26.10.1941
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�: 01.05.1942
- Kubanschild: 01.10.1944
- im Wehrmachtbericht genannt: 17.10.1944
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