(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

General der Infanterie Kurt Liese
Born: 06 May 1882 in Cosel, Upper Silesia (Oberschlesien)
Died: 15 Dec 1945 in Hamburg
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (31 Mar 1900); F�hnrich (16 Jun 1900); Leutnant (18 May 1901); Oberleutnant (17 May 1910); Hauptmann (05 Sep 1914); Major (18 Dec 1923); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1928); Oberst (01 Apr 1931); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1934); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1935); General der Infanterie (01 Apr 1937)
Career:
Entered Army Service (20 Nov 1899)
Fahnenjunker in the 66th Infantry-Regiment (20 Nov 1899-01 Oct 1906)
Transferred into the 147th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1906-26 Jun 1907)
Transferred into the 135th Infantry-Regiment (26 Jun 1907-01 Oct 1910)
Detached to the Military Gymnasium (01 Oct 1908-28 Feb 1909)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 135th Infantry-Regiment (28 Feb 1909-30 Sep 1911)
Detached to Instruction-Stage I B of the War Academy (01 Oct 1911-01 Oct 1912)
Detached to II. Instruction-Course of the War Academy (01 Oct 1912-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to III. Instruction-Course of the War Academy (01 Oct 1913-19 Jun 1914)
Detached to the 18th Ulanen-Regiment (19 Jun 1914-03 Aug 1914)
Company-Leader in the 98th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (04 Aug 1914-01 Feb 1915)
Taken ill and transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 98th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1915-11 May 1915)
Company-Leader in the 98th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (11 May 1915-24 Mar 1916)
Battalion-Leader in the 98th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (24 Mar 1916-24 Mar 1917)
Officer of the Army & Placed to the Disposal of the Government Metz (24 Mar 1917-08 Jun 1917)
Transferred to a General-Staff Position of the 35th Infantry-Division (08 Jun 1917-15 Feb 1918)
Transferred to a General-Staff Position in the General-Command of XIII. Army-Corps (15 Feb 1918-17 May 1918)
Transferred to a General-Staff Position in the Army General Staff (17 May 1918-12 Aug 1918)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 9th Landwehr-Division (12 Aug 1918-17 Dec 1918)
Transferred to the General-Staff of the Government, then Fortress-Command-Office K�nigsberg (17 Dec 1918-01 Jun 1922)
Company-Chief in the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1922-21 Jan 1924)
Transferred to the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (21 Jan 1924-01 Apr 1924)
Transferred into the Staff of the 1st Division (01 Apr 1924-01 Feb 1928)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1928-15 Jan 1930)
Detached to the Staff of the 2nd Division (15 Jan 1930-01 Feb 1930)
Chief of Staff of the 2nd Division (01 Feb 1930-01 Dec 1933)
Chief of the Army Weapons Office, RWM (01 Dec 1933-21 May 1935)
Chief of the Army Weapons Office, RKM (21 May 1935-28 Feb 1938)
Retired (28 Feb 1938)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Nov 1938)

Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des k�niglichen Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern (26 Feb 1917)


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