Generalmajor Hans Cabanis Born: 16 May 1886 in Berlin Died: 18 Aug 1964 in Bebenhausen by T�bingen Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (02 Jul 1904); F�hnrich (18 Oct 1904); Leutnant (18 Aug 1905); Oberleutnant (18 Feb 1913); Rittmeister/Hauptmann (24 Dec 1914); Charakter als Major (21 Mar 1921); Major (E) (05 Mar 1935); Oberstleutnant (E) (01 Apr 1938); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1941); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (03 Mar 1904)
Fahnenjunker in the 6th Dragoon-Regiment (03 Mar 1904-01 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War-Academy (01 Oct 1912-01 Aug 1914)
Ordinance-Officer with the General-Command of the XVIII. Army-Corps (01 Aug 1914-01 Jan 1916)
Transferred into a General-Staff-Office with the XVIII. Army-Corps (01 Jan 1916-07 Sep 1916)
Transferred into the Army General Staff, while retaining his previous position (07 Sep 1916-17 May 1917)
Detached to the Staff of the 3rd Foot-Artillery-Regiment (31 Jan 1917-08 Feb 1917)
Detached as Chief of Operations (Ia) of the 21st Infantry-Division (08 Feb 1917-16 Feb 1917)
Detached as Chief of Operations (Ia) of the 25th Infantry-Division (12 May 1917-18 May 1917)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 38th Landwehr-Division (17 May 1917-02 Sep 1917)
Transferred to the General-Staff of the Staging-Inspection 12 (02 Sep 1917-16 Sep 1917)
Leader of Staging-Inspection 12 (16 Sep 1917-06 Dec 1917)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 14th Landwehr-Division (06 Dec 1917-01 Jan 1919)
General-Staff-Officer with the Landwehr-Rifle-Corps of General von Roeder (previously 115th Infantry-Division) (01 Jan 1919-10 Jan 1919)
General-Staff-Officer of Section-Command IV of the Neutrality Zone (10 Jan 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Director of the Liaison-Office of the Army-Peace-Commission in Frankfurt, Main (01 Oct 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Retired (30 Sep 1920)
Entered Army Service as Territorial-Officer (01 May 1934); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Apr 1941)
Adjutant of District-Command Potsdam (01 May 1934-15 Oct 1934)
Detached to the Reichswehr-Central-Recruitment-Office Berlin (15 Oct 1934-01 Nov 1934)
Territorial-Agent with the Central-Recruitment-Office Berlin (01 Nov 1934-01 Jul 1935)
Director of the Staff of Military-Replacement-Inspection Berlin (01 Jul 1935-01 Nov 1939)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the General-Staff of the Replacement XXI. Army-Corps, Posen (01 Nov 1939-15 Jan 1940)
Detached to the Army General Staff (15 Jan 1940-20 Apr 1940)
Transferred into the Army General Staff (20 Apr 1940-15 Oct 1940)
Detached to Higher Command XXXII (15 Oct 1940-25 Oct 1940)
Chief of the General Staff of Special Purpose Higher Command LX (25 Oct 1940-14 Mar 1941)
Chief of the General Staff of Special Purpose Higher Command XXXIV (14 Mar 1941-01 Jan 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Jan 1942-01 Feb 1942)
Chief of the General Staff of the Replacement XXI. Army-Corps (01 Feb 1942-08 Nov 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (08 Nov 1943-15 Aug 1944)
Wehrmacht-Commandant of Magdeburg (15 Aug 1944-10 Apr 1945)
Used for Special Task with the Land Fortifications (10 Apr1 945-02 May 1945)
In captivity (02 May 1945-22 Nov 1947)
Released (22 Nov 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 12.06.1918
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung
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