Generalmajor Andreas Büchting Born: 17 Jan 1896 in Danzg Died: 24 Oct 1942 by El Alamein, Egypt, North Africa (KIA) Promotions:
Leutnant (14 Jul 1915); Charakter als Oberleutnant (12 Oct 1919); Polizei-Oberleutnant (13 Oct 1919); Polizei-Hauptmann (29 Jun 1923); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1935); Major (01 Dec 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1939); Oberst (01 Oct 1940); Generalmajor (nachträglich) (01 Dec 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (06 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 3rd Telegraph-Battalion (06 Aug 1914-12 Oct 1919)
Retired (12 Oct 1919)
Entered Police Service (13 Oct 1919)
Accepted into the Protection-Police in Kattowitz (13 Oct 1919-1920)
With the Police-Administration Frankfurt/Main (1920-1921)
With the Police-Administration Glatz (1921-1923)
With the Police-Administration Görlitz (1923-1926)
With the Police-Administration Barmen (1926-1928)
Instructor at the Police-School Bonn (1928-1932)
In the Government-Presidency Breslau, then the Operations-Staff of the State-Police (1932-01 Oct 1935)
Transferred into Army Service (01 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 46th Signals-Battalion (01 Oct 1935-01 Dec 1935)
Commander of the 46th Signals-Battalion (01 Dec 1935-17 Jan 1940)
With the Staff of the 222nd Signals-Battalion (10 Jun 1940-29 Apr 1941)
Higher Signals Leader 580 (Africa) (29 Apr 1941-24 Oct 1942)
Killed-in-Action (24 Oct 1942)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (09 Aug 1942)
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