Generalmajor Gustav Enke Born: 21 Jun 1889 in Siebigerode, Mansfelder Mountain District, Harz Died: 13 Feb 1954 in L�beck Promotions:
Gefreiter (01 Oct 1909); Unteroffizier (01 Oct 1910); Sergeant (09 Apr 1914); Vizefeldwebel (24 Sep 1914); Feldwebel (14 Mar 1915); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (11 Mar 1917); Leutnant (17 Oct 1920); Oberleutnant (01 Feb 1925); Hauptmann (01 May 1929); Major (01 Aug 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1938); Oberst (20 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (09 Oct 1908)
Volunteer in the 66th Infantry-Regiment (09 Oct 1908-12 Mar 1915)
Detached to Instruction-Infantry-Battalion, Potsdam (15 Oct 1909-27 Sep 1910)
Transferred into the 52nd Bicycle-Company (12 Mar 1915-13 Dec 1918)
Transferred into the Guards-Rifle-Battalion (13 Dec 1918-01 Feb 1919)
Transferred back into the 66th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1919-01 Nov 1919)
Detached to Officers-School-Course in Potsdam (01 Aug 1919-15 Sep 1919)
Transferred into the 7th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Nov 1919-21 May 1920)
Transferred into the 8th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (21 May 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Detached to Weapons-School in W�nsdorf (27 May 1920-30 Nov 1920)
Transferred into the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-22 Jul 1925)
With the Staff of the Commander of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds M�nsingen (22 Jul 1925-01 Jun 1929)
Transferred back into the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1929-01 Nov 1929)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1929-01 Oct 1930)
Company-Chief in the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment Crossen (01 Oct 1934-12 May 1935)
Hauptmann with the Staff of Infantry-Regiment Crossen (12 May 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 50th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-16 Jul 1939)
Transferred to the Army-Unteroffiziers-School in Potsdam (15 Jul 1939-01 Feb 1940)
Commander of the Unteroffiziers-School Treptow, Rega (01 Feb 1940-01 Jul 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Jul 1943-20 Oct 1943)
Commander of the 21st Luftwaffe-J�ger-Regiment (20 Oct 1943-13 Sep 1944)
Contracted Malaria, in Military Hospital Zerbst, Anhalt, F�hrer-Reserve (13 Sep 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
1914 Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse
1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse
Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnungen
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