Generalmajor Edgar von Buttlar Born: 19 Feb 1889 in Wolfenhagen Died: 08 May 1955 in Bad Pyrmont Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (02 Jul 1914); F�hnrich (15 Sep 1914); Leutnant (02 Nov 1914); Oberleutnant (20 Jun 1918); Rittmeister (01 Mar 1927); Major (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (20 Apr 1937); Oberst (20 Apr 1940); Generalmajor (10 Sep 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (20 Feb 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 5th Dragoon-Regiment (20 Feb 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 5th Dragoon-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-08 May 1917)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 22nd Cavalry-Brigade (03 Sep 1915-03 Dec 1915)
Transferred to the 4th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (08 May 1917-15 May 1917)
Company-Leader in the 4th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (15 May 1917-12 Jun 1917)
Ordinance and Court-Officer with the Staff of the 4th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (12 Jun 1917-26 Jul 1917)
Transferred to the Recruitment-Depot of the 206th Infantry-Division (26 Jul 1917-24 Oct 1917)
Transferred into the Replacement-Squadron of the 5th Dragoon-Regiment (24 Oct 1917-27 Oct 1917)
In the Field with the 5th Dragoon-Regiment (27 Oct 1917-14 May 1918)
Squadron-Leader in the 5th Dragoon-Regiment (14 May 1918-18 Aug 1918)
Squadron-Officer in the 5th Dragoon-Regiment (18 Aug 1918-26 Oct 1918)
Temporary Regiments-Adjutant of the 5th Dragoon-Regiment (26 Oct 1918-11 Dec 1918)
Squadron-Chief in the 5th Dragoon-Regiment (11 Dec 1918-20 Apr 1919)
Squadron-Leader in the 111th Reichswehr-Mounted-Regiment (20 Apr 1919-06 Sep 1919)
Detached to the Military Riding Institute, Hannover (01 Jun 1919-30 Nov 1919)
Transferred into the 11th Cavalry-Regiment (06 Sep 1919-01 Apr 1920)
Transferred into the 16th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 6th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-15 Dec 1921)
Temporary-Squadron-Leader in the 6th Transport-Battalion (16 Jan 1921-24 Mar 1921)
Transferred into the 1st Mounted-Regiment (15 Dec 1921-01 Dec 1922)
Detached to the 6th Signals-Battalion (15 Oct 1921-16 Dec 1921)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of the 1st Mounted-Regiment (01 Dec 1922-01 Mar 1926)
Cavalry-Signals-Course at the Artillery-School (01 Oct 1923-31 May 1924)
Transferred into the 1st Cavalry-Division (01 Mar 1926-01 Oct 1926)
Squadron-Officer in the 1st Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-01 Apr 1928)
Squadron-Chief in the 7th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-01 Oct 1928)
Detached to the Artillery-School (01 Oct 1928-04 Mar 1929)
Detached to the 3rd Signals-Battalion (04 Mar 1929-01 Sep 1929)
Squadron-Chief in the 4th Mounted-Regiment (01 Sep 1929-01 Sep 1930)
Squadron-Chief in the 7th Mounted-Regiment (01 Sep 1930-01 Oct 1933)
In the Staff of the 3rd Mounted-Regiment and Location-Senior in Stendal (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Major with the Staff of Signals-Battalion Potsdam (01 Oct 1934-01 Apr 1935)
Major with the Staff of Signals-Battalion Magdeburg (01 Apr 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 49th Signals-Battalion (15 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1940)
Signals-Commander Danzig (01 Apr 1940-18 Jun 1940)
Commander of Signals-Troop XX (18 Jun 1940-27 Aug 1940)
Commander of Signals-Troop VI (27 Aug 1940-26 Sep 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH and Detached to the Higher Wehrmacht-Signals-Officer with the Wehrmacht-Plenipotentiary with the Reichs-Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (26 Sep 1941-30 Sep 1941)
Higher Wehrmacht-Signals-Officer with the Wehrmacht-Plenipotentiary of Bohemia and Moravia (30 Sep 1941-15 Sep 1942)
Special Purpose Higher Signals Leader 515 (15 Sep 1942-20 Nov 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (20 Nov 1943-07 Aug 1944)
Detached to the Military Commander France (07 Aug 1944-20 Nov 1944)
Field Commandant 677 (20 Nov 1944-05 May 1945)
In US captivity (05 May 1945-21 Apr 1947)
Released (21 Apr 1947)
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