Generalmajor Gustav von Detten Born: 06 Dec 1880 in Wesel Died: 21 Feb 1975 in Stuttgart Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1900); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1909); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1914); Major (01 Nov 1922); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1928); Oberst a.D. (01 Dec 1934); Oberst (E) (05 Mar 1935); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1900)
Leutnant in the 29th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1900-01 Apr 1907)
Detached to the Military Gymnasium (01 Mar 1905-31 Jul 1905)
Detached to the Military Gymnasium (01 Oct 1906-31 Jul 1906)
Auxiliary-Instructor at the Detached to the Military Gymnasium (01 Oct 1906-28 Feb 1907)
Transferred to the Unteroffiziers-School J�lich (01 Apr 1907-01 Feb 1911)
Transferred into the 65th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1911-01 Oct 1912)
Auxiliary-Instructor at the Infantry-Firing-School (01 Feb 1911-30 Sep 1911)
Auxiliary-Instructor at the Infantry-Firing-School (01 Feb 1912-30 Sep 1912)
Assistant at the Infantry-Firing-School (01 Oct 1912-27 Jan 1914)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 5th Foot-Guards-Regiment (27 Jan 1914-03 Aug 1914)
Company-Leader in the 5th Guards-Brigade-Replacement-Battalion (03 Aug 1914-18 Jul 1916)
Delegated with the Leadership of the I. Battalion of the 7th Guards-Infantry-Regiment (18 Jul 1916-25 Jul 1916)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 7th Guards-Infantry-Regiment (25 Jul 1916-09 Sep 1916)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 399th Infantry-Regiment (09 Sep 1916-25 Mar 1917)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 7th Guards-Infantry-Regiment (25 Mar 1917-25 Jun 1917)
Transferred to the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 5th Guards-Infantry-Division (25 Jun 1917-24 Aug 1917)
Transferred into the 20th Infantry-Regiment (24 Aug 1917-30 Aug 1917)
Leader of the II. Battalion of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (30 Aug 1917-25 Oct 1917)
In French Captivity (25 Oct 1917-30 Jan 1920)
Released from Captivity and Assigned to the 5th Foot Guards-Regiment (30 Jan 1920-31 Mar 1920)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the III. Battalion and Delegated with the Leadership of the Signals-Company of the 115th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (31 Mar 1920-15 Oct 1920)
Company-Leader in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 5th Infantry-Regiment and Location-Senior in Angerm�nde (01 Oct 1921-01 Apr 1922)
Company-Leader in the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1922-01 Mar 1923)
Adjutant of the Command-Office Berlin (01 Mar 1923-01 Apr 1926)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1926-31 Jan 1929)
Retired (31 Jan 1929)
Employed as a Civilian by the Army (01 May 1929)
In the Psychological Laboratory of the RWM (15 Feb 1929-01 May 1929)
Military Director of the Psychological Tests Office 5 (01 May 1929-01 Oct 1933)
Entered Army Service as a Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Nov 1941)
Director of the Psychological Tests Office V with the Staff of Military-District-Command V, Stuttgart (01 Oct 1933-30 Sep 1942)
Retired (30 Sep 1942)
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