Generalmajor Ingo von Collani Born: 24 Sep 1900 in Kolberg, Pomerania (Pommern) Died: 14 Dec 1969 in L�neburg Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (12 Mar 1919); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (11 Sep 1919); F�hnrich (01 Jan 1921); Oberf�hnrich (01 Nov 1921); Leutnant (01 Apr 1922); Oberleutnant (01 Feb 1927); Rittmeister/Hauptmann (01 Apr 1934); Major (01 Aug 1938); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1940); Oberst (01 Jun 1942); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (04 Jun 1918)
Fahnenjunker in the Replacement-Battalion of the 5th Foot Guards-Regiment (04 Jun 1918-26 Sep 1918)
Transferred to the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 4th Reserve-Infantry-Division (26 Sep 1918-03 Dec 1918)
Transferred into the 468th Infantry-Regiment (03 Dec 1918-29 Mar 1919)
Transferred to Regiment von K�hlwein of Brigade Reinhardt (29 Mar 1919-16 Apr 1919)
Transferred to the 4th Foot Guards-Regiment(16 Apr 1919-19 Sep 1919)
Transferred to the Reichswehr-Battalion Berlin (19 Sep 1919-15 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 29th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Detached to I. Course at the Weapons School in Munich (28 May 1920-30 Nov 1920)
Transferred into the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Apr 1922)
Detached to II. Course at the Weapons-School in W�nsdorf (04 Jan 1921-29 Jul 1921)
Company-Officer in the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1922-01 Apr 1923)
Transferred into the 9th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1923-01 Oct 1927)
Detached to the Cavalry-School in Hannover (15 Oct 1923-31 Aug 1924)
Detached to Shooting Course on the Artillery Firing Range in J�terbog (04 Jul 1925-07 Aug 1925)
Detached to Gas Protection Course in Berlin (01 Feb 1926-12 Feb 1926)
Detached to XIV. Course for Physical Education in W�nsdorf (17 Jan 1927-15 Jun 1927)
Detached for Training on Infantry Artillery in Arys (29 Jun 1927-26 Aug 1927)
Transferred to the Training-Squadron of the 9th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1927-01 Nov 1928)
Detached to Transport-Course with the 3rd Transport-Battalion (17 Oct 1927-26 Nov 1927)
Transferred into the 2nd Squadron of the 9th Mounted-Regiment (01 Nov 1928-01 Oct 1931)
Detached to Cavalry-Artillery-Course with the 4th Mounted-Regiment (22 Apr 1929-04 May 1929)
Detached to Course on Infantry and Cavalry Artillery in K�nigsbr�ck (16 Sep 1929-28 Sep 1929)
Transferred to the Training-Squadron of the 9th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1931-01 Apr 1933)
Transferred to the 3rd Squadron of the 9th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1933-01 Oct 1933)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Army Command and Detached to the General-Staff Course, from 13 Apr 1935 was renamed War Academy (01 Oct 1933-18 Sep 1935)
Transferred to the Staff of the Commander of Fortress L�tzen and Detached to the Army General Staff (18 Sep 1935-11 Mar 1937)
Transferred into the Army General Staff (11 Mar 1937-12 Oct 1937)
Squadron-Chief in the 13th Cavalry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-10 Nov 1938)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 1st Cavalry-Brigade (10 Nov 1938-01 Nov 1940)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 12th Infantry-Division (01 Nov 1940-24 Dec 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, at the same time Detached as Chief Of The General Staff of Group H�hne (24 Dec 1942-15 Feb 1943)
Chief Of The General Staff Of The Commander Of German Troops In Denmark and the Wehremacht-Commander Denmark, while at the same time was Commander of the 712th Infantry-Regiment for 8 weeks (15 Feb 1943-01 Nov 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Nov 1944-25 Dec 1944)
Detached to the 16th Division Leaders Course in Hirschberg (21 Nov 1944-19 Dec 1944)
Commander of the 218th Infantry-Division (25 Dec 1944-10 May 1945)
In Soviet captivity (10 May 1945-16 Jan 1956)
Released (16 Jan 1956)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber
- 1939 EK I
- 1939 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
- �rmelband �Kurland�
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