Generalmajor Helmut Besch Born: 17 Apr 1892 in Strasbourg (Stra�burg), Alsace (Elsa�) Died: 13 Oct 1974 in T�bingen Promotions:
F�hnrich zur See (15 Apr 1912); Leutnant zur See (03 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant zur See (26 Apr 1917); Rittmister/Hauptmann (01 Feb 1922); Major (01 Oct 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1935); Oberst (01 Jan 1938); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1942) Career:
Entered Naval Service (01 Apr 1911)
Seekadett at the Naval School M�rwik (01 Apr 1911-18 May 1911)
On Board the School-Ship Hansa (18 May 1911-06 Mar 1912)
To the Disposal of the Inspection of the Training Matters of the Navy (06 Mar 1912-01 Apr 1912)
Officer Course at the Naval School M�rwik (01 Apr 1912-01 Apr 1913)
Artillery-Course at the Ship Artillery School in Sonderburg (01 Apr 1913-27 Jun 1913)
Torpedo-Course at the Naval School M�rwik (27 Jun 1913-02 Sep 1913)
Infantry-Course with the II. Sea-Battalion (02 Sep 1913-01 Oct 1913)
On Board the Battleship Hessen (01 Oct 1913-10 Aug 1914)
Adjutant, Torpedo-Officer and Radio-Officer on the Coastal-Armoured-Ship Odin (10 Aug 1914-17 Jan 1916)
To the Disposal of the I. Naval-Inspection (17 Jan 1916-21 Jan 1916)
Company-Officer with the I. Sailor-Division (21 Jan 1916-18 Mar 1916)
Detached on to the Battleship Lothringen (10 Feb 1916-01 Mar 1916)
Detached on to the Battleship Kaiser (01 Mar 1916-09 Mar 1916)
Detached on to the Battleship Lothringen (09 Mar 1916-18 Mar 1916)
Signals and 2nd Radio-Officer on the Battleship Bayern (18 Mar 1916-15 Jun 1916)
I. Radio-Officer on the Battleship Kaiser (15 Jun 1916-01 Jun 1917)
To the Disposal of the Submarine-Inspection (01 Jun 1917-04 Jun 1917)
Watch-Officer-Course at the Submarine-School in Kiel (04 Jun 1917-16 Jul 1917)
Watch-Officer on U-16 (16 Jul 1917-18 Aug 1917)
Commandant of the Tender D5 (18 Aug 1917-04 Sep 1917)
Commandant of the Tender D3 (04 Sep 1917-15 Oct 1917)
Detached to the Naval-Radio-Signals-Office in Neum�nster (01 Oct 1917-15 Oct 1917)
To the Disposal of the Submarine-Cruiser-Formation (15 Oct 1917-20 Oct 1917)
Watch-Officer on U-152 (20 Oct 1917-22 Jun 1918)
Watch-Officer on U-141 (22 Jun 1918-28 Nov 1918)
To the Disposal of the Submarine-Cruiser-Flotilla (28 Nov 1918-05 Dec 1918)
To the Disposal of the Submarine-Inspection (05 Dec 1918-04 Jan 1919)
With the 1st Guards-Reserve-Regiment (04 Jan 1919-29 Jul 1919)
Regiment-Adjutant of the 1st Guards-Reserve-Regiment (29 Jul 1919-15 Oct 1919)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 115th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into Army Service (27 Dec 1919)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-03 Jan 1921)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 2nd Division (Allocated to 5th Mounted-Regiment) (03 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1922)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-01 Oct 1923)
Company-Chief in the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Mar 1925)
With the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1925-01 Feb 1927)
With the Regiment-Staff of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1927-01 Apr 1929)
Company-Chief in the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1929-01 Apr 1933)
Delegated with the Leadership of the Training-Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1933-01 Jul 1933)
With the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1933-15 Mar 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Halberstadt (15 Mar 1935-01 Jun 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Dessau (01 Jun 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 33rd Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Dec 1935)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Heuberg (01 Dec 1935-25 Jun 1940)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Harskamp, Holland (25 Jun 1940-10 Mar 1942)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Galicia, Seat Lemberg (10 Mar 1942-01 Nov 1942)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Zolkiev near Lemberg (01 Nob 1942-12 Apr 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve (12 Apr 1944-20 May 1944)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Heuberg (20 May 1944-23 Apr 1945)
To the Disposal of Military-District-Command V (23 Apr 1945-04 May 1945)
In captivity (04 May 1945-12 Feb 1948)
Released (12 Feb 1948)
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