Generalmajor Walter Bruns Born: 15 Sep 1891 in Kirberg, District Limburg Died: 15 Apr 1957 in G�ttingen Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (08 Apr 1910); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (05 Aug 1910); F�hnrich (16 Nov 1910); Leutnant (18 Aug 1911); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1915); Hauptmann (18 Aug 1918); Major (01 Oct 1931); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1937); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (10 Feb 1910)
Fahnenjunker in the 20th Pioneer-Battalion (10 Feb 1910-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War-School Engers (08 Oct 1910-01 Jul 1911)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader in the 20th Pioneer-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-07 Aug 1915)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 20th Pioneer-Battalion (07 Aug 1915-11 Sep 1915)
Leader of the 165th Mortar-Company (11 Sep 1915-07 Dec 1917)
Leader of the School-Instruction-Company at the Army-Mortar-School in Valenciennes (07 Dec 1917-10 Oct 1918)
Company-Chief in the 185th Pioneer-Battalion (10 Oct 1918-22 Dec 1918)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 4th Pioneer-Battalion and Delegated with the Formation of the Mortar-School East-Army (22 Dec 1918-09 Aug 1919)
Transferred to the 15th Reichswehr-Mortar-Battery (09 Aug 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Chief of the 15th Mortar-Battery (01 Oct 1919-28 Apr 1920)
Instructor at the Infantry-School, II. Course, W�nsdorf (28 Apr 1920-16 May 1920)
Transferred to the 9th Infantry-Regiment, while retaining his previous command (16 May 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Company-Chief in the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Feb 1925)
Detached to the Inspection for Weapons and Equipment, RWM (01 Feb 1925-01 Apr 1926)
Transferred into the 3rd Mounted-Regiment and Detached as Advisor to the Inspection for Weapons and Equipment, RWM (01 Apr 1926-01 Nov 1926)
Transferred as Advisor to the Inspection for Weapons and Equipment, RWM (01 Nov 1926-01 Oct 1931)
Major with the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1931-01 Oct 1933)
Transferred to the Staff of Fortress-Command Glogau (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred to the Staff of Border-Guard-Section-Command Glogau (01 Oct 1934-01 Mar 1935)
Officer with Special Duties of the Chief of the Army Command, then, RKM and Placed to the Disposal of the Army-Field-Equipment-Mastery (01 Mar 1935-01 Apr 1935)
Transferred into the Army-Field-Equipment-Mastery (01 Apr 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Mortar-Equipment-Inspector (06 Oct 1936-31 Mar 1937)
Army-Equipment-Inspector B (31 Mar 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the Section-Construction-Staff Landau, later renamed Construction-Staff 47 (26 Aug 1939-01 Apr 1940)
Commandant of the Rhine-Crossings (01 Apr 1940-01 May 1941)
Commander of the Bridging-Staff Bruns with Army-Group North (01 May 1941-01 May 1942)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Harskamp (01 May 1942-15 Jan 1943)
Commander of the Army-Weapons-Master-School I (15 Jan 1943-24 Jan 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (24 Jan 1945-08 Apr 1945)
In captivity (08 Apr 1945-21 Feb 1948)
Released (21 Feb 1948)
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