(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Hellmuth Eisenstuck
Born: 27 Jun 1892 in Hamburg
Died: 01 May 1959 in Heilbronn
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (18 Aug 1912); F�hnrich (13 Dec 1912); Leutnant (14 Aug 1913); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1917); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1924); Major (01 Nov 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (16 Sep 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Mar 1912)
Fahnenjunker in the 104th Infantry-Regiment (18 Mar 1912-14 Aug 1914)
Transferred into the 104th Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (14 Aug 1914-01 Dec 1914)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 104th Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1914-16 Aug 1916)
Adjutant of the Battalion von Pape (16 Aug 1916-03 Sep 1916)
Company-Leader in the 391st Infantry-Regiment (03 Sep 1916-15 Sep 1916)
2nd Adjutant of the 2nd Division Berger (15 Sep 1916-10 Oct 1916)
Company-Leader in the 391st Infantry-Regiment (10 Oct 1916-16 Aug 1917)
Detached to Course for Officers on MG in Olita (03 Jan 1917-01 Feb 1917)
Transferred to the Staff of the 391st Infantry-Regiment (16 Aug 1917-21 Jun 1918)
Leader of the II. Battalion of the 391st Infantry-Regiment (21 Jun 1918-10 Jul 1918)
Transferred back to the Staff of the 391st Infantry-Regiment (10 Jul 1918-15 Nov 1918)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 104th Infantry-Regiment (15 Nov 1918-02 Apr 1919)
Transferred into the 3rd Border-J�ger-Regiment (02 Apr 1919-25 Jun 1919)
Transferred as Ordinance-Officer into the Staff of the 37th Infantry-Regiment and at the same time Delegated with the Leadership of Garrison-Command Leisnig (25 Jun 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Detached as Acting-Signals-Officer to the Regiments-Staff of the 11th Infantry-Regiment (31 Jan 1921-26 Feb 1921)
Transferred to the 12th (MG) Company of the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Apr 1924)
Hauptmann with the Regiments-Staff of the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1924-01 Feb 1926)
Detached to Weapons-Course in D�beritz (12 Oct 1926-16 Nov 1926)
Chief of the 4th (MG) Company of the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1926-01 Apr 1931)
Detached to Weapons-School-Course in D�beritz (12 Oct 1926-16 Nov 1926)
Detached to Survey-Course at the Artillery-School (17 Sep 1929-18 Oct 1929)
Detached to Air-Protection-Course in D�beritz (05 May 1930-24 May 1930)
Transferred into the Army-Weapons-Office in the RWM, from 21 May 1935 renamed RKM (01 Apr 1931-01 May 1937)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1937-01 Dec 1937)
Transferred to the Staff of the 34th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1937-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 132nd Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-01 Jun 1939)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 134th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1939-01 Aug 1939)
Transferred to the Regiment-Staff of the 134th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1939-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 462nd Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-05 Oct 1940)
Commander of the 449th Infantry-Regiment (05 Oct 1940-01 Apr 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Apr 1941-07 Jun 1941)
Commander of the 45th Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (07 Jun 1941-04 Jul 1942) Delegated with the Leadership of the 381st Field-Training-Division (10 Sep 1942-01 Oct 1942)
Commander of the 381st Field-Training-Division (01 Oct 1942-25 Jul 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, at the same time Detached to Army-Group A (25 Jul 1943-08 Feb 1944)
Detached to Army-Group D for use as a Fortress-Commandant (08 Feb 1944-15 Feb 1944)
Fortress-Commandant of Royan, Girondem�ndung North (15 Feb 1944-01 Jun 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, Garrison-Hospital Heilbronn (01 Jun 1944-20 Aug 1944)
Detached to Military Commander South East (20 Aug 1944-01 Oct 1944)
Commandant of Fortress Warsaw (01 Oct 1944-01 Jan 1945)
With the Construction-Staff of the 1st Panzer-Army (01 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In Soviet, later Polish Captivity (09 May 1945-11 May 1950)
Released (11 May 1950)

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