Generalmajor Gustav Dürrstein Born: 31 Aug 1889 in Frankfurt, Main Died: Went missing – by resolution of the District Court of Ravensburg on 14 Feb 1946 was pronounced dead with effect from 27 May 1945 Promotions:
Unteroffizier (06 Oct 1908); Vizefeldwebel der Reserve (26 Apr 1910); Leutnant der Reserve (18 Feb 1913); Leutnant (15 Feb 1915); Oberleutnant (06 Nov 1917); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1926); Major (01 Jun 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Aug 1939); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1908)
One Year Volunteer in the 113th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1908-31 Mar 1909)
Discharged to Reserve (31 Mar 1909)
Attended A Exercise Aa with the 169th Infantry-Regiment (03 Mar 1910-27 Apr 1910)
Attended a Exercise Bc in the 113th Infantry-Regiment (27 Apr 1911-21 Jun 1911)
Exercises with the 113th Infantry-Regiment (23 Jul 1913-16 Sep 1913)
Called Up from Reserve (02 Aug 1914); Active-Officer (15 Feb 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 113th Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-07 Sep 1914)
Wounded – in Hospital (07 Sep 1914-23 Sep 1914)
Company-Leader with the Replacement-Battalion of the 113th Infantry-Regiment (23 Sep 1914-25 Oct 1914)
Platoon-Leader and then Temporary-Company-Leader in the 113th Infantry-Regiment (25 Oct 1914-02 Oct 1918)
Company-Leader in the 113th Infantry-Regiment (02 Oct 1918-20 Dec 1918)
Collection-Officer with Location-Command Freiburg (20 Dec 1918-05 Jan 1919)
Temporary-Adjutant of the 57th Infantry-Brigade (05 Jan 1919-01 Feb 1919)
Court-Officer with the Staff of the 113th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1919-08 Apr 1919)
Platoon-Leader in the Volunteer-Battalion V of the 113th Infantry-Regiment (08 Apr 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Officer in the 113th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Company-Officer in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Jan 1926)
Company-Chief in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1926-01 Oct 1934)
With the Staff of the Training-Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Konstanz (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-26 Aug 1939)
Transferred to the 5th Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-20 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (20 Oct 1939-01 Aug 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Aug 1940-03 Aug 1940)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Oberhofen (03 Aug 1940-12 Jan 1941)
Commandant of Oberhofen (12 Jan 1941-01 May 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 May 1944-05 Sep 1944)
Field Commandant 581, Radom (05 Sep 1944-28 May 1945)
Went Missing (28 May 1945)
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