Generalmajor Alexander Abt Born: 14 Mar 1892 in Danzig Died: 01 Mar 1970 in St. Wendel Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (13 Sep 1911); F�hnrich (19 Dec 1911); Leutnant (18 Aug 1912); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1916); Hauptmann (24 Jul 1922); Major (01 Feb 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Sep 1935); Oberst (01 Mar 1938); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (16 Mar 1911)
Fahnenjunker in the 2nd Telegraph-Battalion (16 Mar 1911-10 Sep 1913)
Transferred into the 5th Fortress-Telephone-Company (10 Sep 1913-13 Aug 1914)
Leader of the Telephone-Platoon of Landwehr-Division K�nigsberg (13 Aug 1914-20 Jun 1915)
Transferred into the 7th Telephone-Replacement-Battalion (20 Jun 1915-29 Jun 1915)
Leader of the 302nd Telephone-Platoon (4th Replacement-Division & 15th Reserve-Division) (29 Jun 1915-15 Jan 1916)
Transferred into the 2nd Telephone-Replacement-Battalion (15 Jan 1916-06 May 1916)
Officer with Special Duties with the 30th Reserve-Telephone-Battalion (06 May 1916-01 Jul 1916)
Officer with Special Duties with the 2nd Army-Telephone-Battalion (01 Jul 1916-30 Nov 1916)
Detached to Radio-Operator-School Berlin-Treptow (30 Nov 1916-08 Jan 1917)
Leader of the 10th Radio-Operator-Small-Battalion (08 Jan 1917-02 Mar 1917)
Group-Radio-Commander 101 (02 Mar 1917-11 Oct 1917)
Detached to Signals School Namur (11 Oct 1917-27 Oct 1917)
Divisions-Signals-Commander 419 (19th Reserve-Division) (27 Oct 1917-30 Dec 1918)
Transferred into the 10th Signals-Replacement-Battalion (30 Dec 1918-12 Mar 1919)
Transferred into the 10th Volunteer-Signals-Battalion (12 Mar 1919-01 May 1919)
Transferred into the 10th Brigade-Signals-Battalion (01 May 1919-14 Jan 1920)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of the 10th Reichswehr-Brigade (14 Jan 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 3rd Signals-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Company-Chief in the 6th Signals-Battalion (01 Oct 1921-01 Apr 1927)
Transferred into th RWM (01 Apr 1927-01 Apr 1932)
Transferred into the 10th Mounted-Regiment and Detached as Signals-Officer to the Staff of the 4th Division (01 Apr 1932-01 May 1933)
Transferred into the Staff of the 4th Division as Signals-Officer (01 May 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of Signals-Battalion M�nster/Westfalen (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 16th Signals-Battalion (15 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of Signals-Troops IX (12 Oct 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 40th Signals-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-01 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 537th Signals-Regiment (01 Sep 1939-14 Apr 1940)
Special Purpose Army Signals Leader 555 (14 Apr 1940-03 Aug 1940)
Signals-Leader of the Commander Belgium-North France (03 Aug 1940-27 Nov 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (27 Nov 1940-13 May 1941)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of the Wehrmacht-Commander in The Netherlands (13 May 1941-15 May 1942)
Signals-Leader of Land Fortifications with Commander-in-Chief West (15 May 1942-26 Aug 1944)
Higher Signals Leader of Fortifications in the Zone of Commander-in-Chief West (26 Aug 1944-18 May 1945)
General with Special Duties in OKW/Chief of Army Signal Matters (18 Mar 1945-07 May 1945)
In Captivity (07 May 1945-26 Jun 1947)
Released (26 Jun 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- 1939 EK II �S-
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Ritterkreuz II Klasse des kgl. S�chs. Albrechts-Orden mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
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