Generalmajor Ernst Adolph Born: 08 Apr 1873 in Heinde, District Marienburg, Hannover Died: 02 Jun 1955 in Goslar Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Oct 1894); Sekondeleutnant (18 Aug 1895); Oberleutnant (18 May 1905); Hauptmann (22 Mar 1911); Major (22 Mar 1916); Oberstleutnant (18 Dec 1920); Oberst (01 Apr 1925); Charakter als Generalmajor (31 Oct 1928); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Feb 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (13 Mar 1894)
Fahnenjunker in the 25th Infantry-Regiment (13 Mar 1894-22 Mar 1911)
Adjutant of District-Command Rastatt (01 Aug 1901-1904)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1905-30 Sep 1908)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (01 Apr 1909-22 Mar 1911)
Transferred into the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1911-06 Aug 1912)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the II. Army-Corps (06 Aug 1912-21 Mar 1914)
Company-Chief in the 173rd Infantry-Regiment (21 Mar 1914-02 Aug 1914)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 10th Replacement-Division (02 Aug 1914-00 Feb 1915)
Chief of Oprations (Ia) in the Staff of the 50th Infantry-Division (00 Feb 1915-03 Sep 1916)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the X. Army-Corps (03 Sep 1916-01 Jan 1917)
General-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Chief of the General Staff of the Field Army (01 Jan 1917-00 May 1917)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General Staff of Special-Purpose-General-Command 60 (00 May 1917-00 Sep 1917)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Army-Group Eichhorn (00 Sep 1917-00 Dec 1917)
Chief of the General Staff of the XXXVIII. Reserve-Corps (00 Dec 1917-04 Jun 1918)
Chief of the General Staff of Special-Purpose-General-Command 59 (04 Jun 1918-00 Jan 1919)
Transferred to the General-Command of the XVII. Army-Corps (00 Jan 1919-00 Jun 1919)
Transferred into the Staff of Infantry-Leader II (00 Jun 1919-00 Aug 1919)
Transferred into the Staff of Section-Command I of the Neutrality Zone of Wesel (00 Aug 1919-1920)
Transferred to the Staff of Reichwehr-Brigade 4 (1920-01 Oct 1920)
Battalion-Commander in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Apr 1923)
Transferred to the Regiment-Staff of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1923-01 Feb 1926)
Commanmdant of Fortifications by L�tzen (01 Feb 1926-01 Aug 1928)
Transferred to the Staff of Infantry-Leader VI (01 Aug 1928-31 Oct 1928)
Retired (31 Oct 1928)
Placed to the Disposal of the Army (01 Jul 1935)
Temporary-Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Bergen-Belsen (26 Aug 1939-01 Jun 1940)
Field-Commandant 755, Le Mans (01 Jun 1940-01 Feb 1942)
Wehrmacht-Commandant of Dniepropetrovsk (01 Feb 1942-31 May 1942)
Retired (31 May 1942)
Decorations & Awards::
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Badischer Ordens vom Z�hringer L�wen
- Ritterkreuz I. Klasse des Kgl. S�chs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I. Klasse
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse
- Herzogl. Sachsen-Meiningisches Ehrenkreuz f�r Verdienst im Kriege
- F�rstl. Lippisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz
- Schaumburg-Lippisches Kreuz f�r treue Dienste
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer 1914/1918
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