Generalmajor Georg von Alten Born: 30 Nov 1875 in Altona Died: 05 Sep 1950 in Schelenburg Promotions:
Charakter als F�hnrich (22 Mar 1895); F�hnrich (18 Oct 1895); Sekondeleutnant (18 Aug 1896); Oberleutnant (13 Sep 1906); Rittmeister (18 Aug 1911); Major (22 Mar 1918); Oberstleutnant (01 Nov 1923); Oberst (01 Nov 1928); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Jun 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1895)
F�hnrich in the 18th Dragoon-Regiment (22 Mar 1895-18 Aug 1911)
Detached to the Military Riding Institute (01 Oct 1902-1903)
Squadron-Chief in the 26th Dragoon-Regiment (18 Aug 1911-29 Sep 1914)
With the Reserve-Replacement-Squadron of the XIII. Army-Corps (29 Sep 1914-26 Dec 1914)
Adjutant with the General Command of XIV. Reserve-Corps (26 Dec 1914-02 Jan 1917)
Battalion-Leader in the 468th Infantry-Regiment (02 Jan 1917-11 Jun 1917)
Transferred to the Replacement-Squadron of the 26th Dragoon-Regiment (11 Jun 1917-02 Jul 1917)
Leader of the Replacement-Squadron of the 19th Ulanen-Regiment (02 Jul 1917-18 Sep 1917)
Transferred back to the Replacement-Squadron of the 26th Dragoon-Regiment (18 Sep 1917-30 Oct 1917)
Squadron-Leader in the 22nd W�rttemburg Reserve-Dragoon-Regiment (30 Oct 1917-14 Sep 1918)
Special Duties with the General-Governor Warsaw for use with the Staff of Military-Government Lodz (14 Sep 1918-07 Dec 1918)
Transferred back into the 26th Dragoon-Regiment (07 Dec 1918-01 Oct 1919)
With the Staff of the 14th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Jul 1923)
Commander of the 14th Mounted-Regiment (01 Jul 1923-01 Feb 1928)
Commandant of Hannover (01 Feb 1928-30 Sep 1929)
Retired (30 Sep 1929)
Placed to the Disposal of the Army (26 Aug 1939)
Commandant of POW-Camp Stalag XI.B (00 Sep 1939-16 May 1940)
Commandant of POW-Camp in Norway (16 May 1940-00 Jun 1940)
With the Staff of the Military-Administration France (00 Jun 1940-14 Sep 1940)
Commandant of POW-Camp Oflag IX.D (14 Sep 1940-30 Jul 1941)
Commandant of POW-Camp Stalag IX.B (30 Jul 1941-1941)
Commandant of POW-Camp Oflag IX.A (1941-1942)
Commandant of POW-Camp Stalag XVIII.B (1942-30 Jul 1942)
Retired (30 Jul 1942)
Awards & Decorations:
- RK des Kgl. W�rttembg. Milit�r-Verdienstordens
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse
- RK I. Klasse des Kgl. W�rttembg. Friedrichs-Ordens mit Schwertern
- RK II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Badischen Ordens vom Z�hringer L�wen mit Schwertern und Eichenlaub
- RK des Grossherzoglich Mecklenburgischen Greifenordens
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse des Schaumburg-Lippisches Hausordens
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
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