Generalmajor August Brauer Born: 11 Nov 1880 in L�neburg Died: 22 Mar 1953 in Verden, Aller Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Oct 1900); Leutnant (18 Aug 1901); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1910); Major (01 Apr 1923); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1929); Oberst (01 May 1931); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Oct 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (1900)
Fahnenjunker in the 63rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (1900-16 Feb 1910)
Transferred into the 46th Field-Artillery-Regiment (16 Feb 1910-1917)
Detached to the War-Academy (01 Oct 1911-00 Jul 1914)
Adjutant and in various General-Staff positions, lastly in the General Staff of the XV. Army-Corps (1917-1918)
Transferred back into the 46th Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Dec 1918-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 10th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Battery-Chief in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jun 1923)
With the Staff of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Grafenw�hr (01 Jun 1923-01 Dec 1923)
With the Staff of the Commander Wilhelmshaven (01 Dec 1923-01 Oct 1928)
Commander of the IV. Battalion of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1928-01 Feb 1931)
With the Staff of Artillery-Leader VI, M�nster (01 Feb 1931-01 Apr 1934)
Commander of Military-District-Command Bremen (01 Apr 1934-31 Dec 1937)
Retired (31 Dec 1937)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 269th Artillery-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-12 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 554th Artillery-Regiment (12 Feb 1940-26 Aug 1940)
Commander of the 187th Artillery-Regiment (26 Aug 1940-15 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 332nd Artillery-Regiment, then Artillery-Commander (15 Nov 1940-31 Mar 1943)
Retired (31 Mar 1943)
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