Generalmajor Kurd von Bismarck Born: 10 Jul 1879 in Berlin Died: 05 Jan 1943 in Potsdam Promotions:
F�hnrich (08 Oct 1898); Leutnant (18 Aug 1899); Oberleutnant (17 Sep 1909); Hauptmann (10 Sep 1913); Major (18 Apr 1918); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1924); Oberst (01 May 1929); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (07 Mar 1898)
Fahnenjunker in the 3rd Foot Guards-Regiment (07 Mar 1898-10 Sep 1913)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 3rd Foot Guards-Regiment (01 Oct 1905-30 Sep 1908)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1908-21 Jul 1911)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (01 Apr 1912-10 Sep 1913)
Adjutant of the 2nd Guards-Infantry-Brigade (10 Sep 1913-16 Dec 1914)
Transferred into the 3rd Foot Guards-Regiment and Placed to the Disposal of the Replacement-General-Command of the Guards-Corps (16 Dec 1914-08 Jan 1915)
Company-Leader in the 262nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (08 Jan 1915-05 Jun 1915)
Detached as Acting-General-Staff-Officer of the 79th Reserve-Division (07 Feb 1915-20 Feb 1915)
Detached as Acting-General-Staff-Officer of the 79th Reserve-Division (11 May 1915-04 Jun 1915)
Leader of the I. Battalion of the 262nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (05 Jun 1915-14 Feb 1916)
Detached as Acting-General-Staff-Officer of the XXXX. Reserve-Corps (22 Aug 1915-30 Nov 1915)
Detached as Temporary-General-Staff-Officer of the 14th Landwehr-Division (04 Jan 1916-15 Feb 1916)
Adjutant with the High-Command of Commander-in-Chief East (14 Feb 1916-31 Aug 1916)
With the Staff of the Chief of the General Staff of the Field Army (31 Aug 1916-23 Jan 1917)
With the General Staff of the 202nd Infantry-Division (23 Jan 1917-23 Nov 1917)
With the General Staff of the 14th Infantry-Division (23 Nov 1917-12 Sep 1918)
With the General Staff of III. Army-Corps (12 Sep 1918-30 Dec 1918)
Officer in the Army, to the Disposal of the Guards-Corps (30 Dec 1918-06 Apr 1919)
Transferred into the 15th Reichswehr-Rifle-Battalion (06 Apr 1919-15 May 1920)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the Instruction-Infantry-Regiment with Instruction-Brigade D�beritz (15 May 1920-08 Aug 1920)
Transferred into the 115th Infantry-Regiment (08 Aug 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1921-01 Nov 1921)
Company-Chief in the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1921-06 Apr 1922)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (06 Apr 1922-01 Oct 1923)
With the Staff of the 3rd Division and Detached as Tactics-Instructor at the Infantry School (01 Oct 1923-08 Oct 1924)
Transferred back into the 8th Infantry-Regiment (08 Oct 1924-01 Feb 1925)
Commandant of Oppeln (01 Apr 1926-30 Sep 1929)
Retired (30 Sep 1929)
Entered Army Service as Territorial-Officer (01 Jan 1930); Supplemental-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Active-Officer (01 Apr 1941)
Director of the District-Command Potsdam (01 Jan 1930-01 Oct 1930)
Director of the High-District-Direction Potsdam (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1933)
Commander of Military-District-Command Potsdam (01 Oct 1933-31 Jul 1942)
Retired (31 Jul 1942)
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