Generalleutnant Victor Gaißert Born: 05 Jan 1879 in Stuttgart Died: 21 Mar 1945 in Wiesbaden Promotions:
Fähnrich (24 Mar 1896); Leutnant (21 Jul 1897); Oberleutnant (23 Sep 1905); Charakter als Hauptmann (20 Mar 1912); Major (02 Sep 1917); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1926); Oberst (01 Oct 1929); Charakter als Generalmajor (28 Feb 1931); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Dec 1940); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Apr 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (24 Mar 1896)
Fähnrich in the 139th Saxon Infantry-Regiment (24 Mar 1896-01 Apr 1906)
Detached to the War School in Glogau (25 Oct 1896-27 Jun 1897)
Detached to the Military Gymnasium (01 Mar 1901-31 Jul 1901)
Detached to the Unteroffiziers-Preparatory-School Marienberg (01 Apr 1902-01 Apr 1906)
Transferred back into the 139th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1906-20 Mar 1912)
Detached to Airship-Instruction-Institute (09 Dec 1908-30 Sep 1909)
Company-Chief in the 104th Infantry-Regiment (20 Mar 1912-15 Apr 1913)
Detached to the 3rd Airship-Battalion (15 Apr 1913-01 Oct 1913)
Company-Chief in the 2nd Airship-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-14 Aug 1914)
Detached to Airship-Construction Zeppelin (06 Oct 1913-15 Mar 1914)
Leader of Airship-School-Command (14 Aug 1914-08 Oct 1914)
Commandant Airship Z X (08 Oct 1914-02 Feb 1915)
Commandant of Airships Z XIII, L.Z. 79 and L.Z. 101 (02 Feb 1915-1917)
With Army-Group Deutscher Kronprinz, later with the Staff Kogenluft, with the Grand Headquarters and the 42nd Field-Airship-Battalion (1917-01 Oct 1917)
Commander of the 42nd Field-Airship-Battalion (01 Oct 1917-1918)
Commander of the 15th Airship-Battalion (1918-24 Mar 1918)
Commander of Airships of the 2nd Army (24 Mar 1918-05 Dec 1918)
With the Replacement-Detachment of Airship-Battalion B.H.2 (05 Dec 1918-00 Feb 1919)
With the 6th Airship-Battalion (00 Feb 1919-27 May 1919)
With the Inspection of the Saxon Motor-Transport-Troops (27 May 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Commander of the 12th Brigade-Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Commander of the 19th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Commander of the 4th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1926)
Transferred to the Inspection of Motor-Transport-Troops, RWM (01 Oct 1926-01 Feb 1927)
Department-Leader in the Army-Weapons-Office, RWM (01 Feb 1927-28 Feb 1931)
Retired (28 Feb 1931)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (26 Aug 1939)
Commandant of Internment-Camp XIII, Nuremberg (26 Aug 1939-22 Nov 1939)
Commandant of POW-Camp Oflag XII, Hadamar (22 Nov 1939-15 Apr 1940)
Commandant of POW-Camp Stalag XII, Limburg (15 Apr 1940-19 Jul 1940)
Commandant of POW-District IX in France (19 Jul 1940-24 Jun 1941)
Commander of POWs in the Area of the Wehrmacht-Commander Eastern Territories (24 Jun 1941-01 Nov 1942)
Führer-Reserve (01 Nov 1942-31 Jan 1943)
Retired (31 Jan 1943)
Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Sächs. Militär St. Heinrichs-Orden: 02.02.1916
- 1914 EK I K
- 1914 EK II K
- RK I. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Orden mit Schwertern
- RK I. Klasse des Kgl. Württembg. Friedrichs-Orden mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Türkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- Kgl. Bulgar. Tapferkeitsorden IV. Klasse, II. Stufe
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Sächs. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
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