(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Georg von Döhren
Born: 23 May 1884 in Hamburg
Died: 20 Jan 1965 in Stuttgart
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (22 Dec 1903); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (20 Feb 1904); Fähnrich (24 Apr 1904); Leutnant (27 Jan 1905); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1914); Hauptmann (18 Apr 1915); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Nov 1919); Polizei-Major (01 Jun 1920); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1933); Polizei-Oberst (01 Jun 1934); Oberst (15 Oct 1935); Oberst (E) (01 Feb 1937); Oberst (01 Jun 1941); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (16 Sep 1903)
Fahnenjunker in the 49th Infantry-Regiment (16 Sep 1903-01 Aug 1914)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader in the MG-Company of the 49th Infantry-Regiment, later Battalion-Adjutant and Leader of the MG-Company of the 49th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-1916)
Battalion-Leader in the 49th Infantry-Regiment (1916-01 Sep 1918)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 34th Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1918-29 Nov 1918)
Transferred to the Command-Office Swinemünde (29 Nov 1918-14 Oct 1919)
Retired (14 Oct 1919)
Entered Police Service (15 Oct 1919)
Accepted to the Organisation-Staff of the Security-Police in Bremen (15 Oct 1919-01 Nov 1919)
Chief of the 4th Unit of the Security-Police in Bremen (01 Nov 1919-01 Jun 1920)
Officer with Special Duties with the Security-Police in Bremen (01 Jun 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Commander of the Police-Senior-District East, Bremen (01 Jan 1921-01 Jan 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 58th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Feb 1937)
Supplemental-Officer (01 Feb 1937); Activ-Officer again (01 Jun 1941)
Training-Director Wiesbaden (01 Feb 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 313th Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-03 May 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 712th Infantry-Division (03 May 1941-01 Jul 1941)
Commander of the 712th Infantry-Division (01 Jul 1941-16 Apr 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (16 Apr 1942-01 Jun 1942)
Commander of POWs in Military-District VI (01 Jun 1942-16 Apr 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (16 Apr 1944-31 Jan 1945)
Retired (31 Jan 1945)

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