Generalmajor Kurt Erdmann Born: 23 Sep 1888 in Insterburg, East Prussia (Ostpreu�en) Died: 10 Nov 1966 in M�nster, Westphalia (Westfalen) Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (04 Jul 1907); F�hnrich (18 Nov 1907); Leutnant (18 Aug 1908); Oberleutnant (28 Nov 1914); Hauptmann (18 Apr 1916); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Feb 1920); Hauptmann a.D. (01 Oct 1933); Major a.D. (15 May 1934); Major (E) (05 Mar 1935); Charakter als Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1937); Oberst (01 Jan 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (04 Mar 1907)
Fahnenjunker in the 15th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (04 Mar 1907-01 Oct 1912)
Transferred into the 20th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-02 Aug 1914)
Adjutant of the 20th Reserve-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-15 Oct 1914)
Adjutant of the Artillery-Officer on Location in Lille (15 Oct 1914-29 Nov 1914)
Leader of a 120mm Cannon Battery of Fortress Lille, XIX. Army-Corps (29 Nov 1914-24 Feb 1915)
Adjutant of the Staff-Officer of Foot-Artillery of Fortress Lille (24 Feb 1915-17 Aug 1915)
Leader of the 7th Battery of the 9th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (17 Aug 1915-08 Mar 1917)
Transferred into a General-Staff-Office of the 217th Infantry-Division (08 Mar 1917-15 Jun 1917)
Officer Of The Army and Assigned with the XXI. Army-Corps for use in General Staff Service (15 Jun 1917-27 Feb 1918)
Detached to the 70th Infantry-Regiment for use as a Company and Battalion Leader and for Orientation with the Regiments-Staff (01 Oct 1917-30 Nov 1917)
Detached to the 6th General-Staff-Course in Sedan (10 Jan 1918-15 May 1918)
Authorised to Carry the Uniform of the General Staff (27 Feb 1918)
Transferred into the Army General Staff and Transferred into the General-Staff of the XXI. Army-Corps (15 May 1918-12 Jan 1919)
Transferred into the 20th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Sep 1919-16 Sep 1919)
With the Chief of Security-Affairs, wounded in Greater Hamburg (16 Sep 1919-31 Jan 1920)
Retired (31 Jan 1920)
Entered Police Service (01 Feb 1920)
With the Protection-Police in Hamburg (01 Feb 1920-04 Jul 1920)
Retired (04 Jul 1920)
Analyst of Organisation Escherich in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg and L�beck (05 Jul 1920-13 Sep 1920)
Volunteer with the Firm Klinke & Niem�ller, Hamburg (13 Sep 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Agent of the Firm Klinke & Niem�ller, Hamburg (01 Jan 1921-15 Jun 1922)
Department-Director of Oil-Department of the Firm Essener Kohlenkontor Leopold Hoppe & Co., Essen (15 Jun 1922-01 May 1927)
Employed by the Army (01 May 1927); Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Apr 1937)
Economics-Officer with Military-District-Command VI, Seat in Bochum (01 May 1927-01 Apr 1935)
District-Economics-Officer with Economics-Inspection VI, M�nster, Westphalia (01 Apr 1935-26 Apr 1935)
Economics-Inspector VI, M�nster, Westphalia (26 Apr 1935-22 Nov 1939)
Armaments-Inspector VI (22 Nov 1939-15 Apr 1945)
At the same time, Chief Of Staff of the Ruhr-Staff (00 Aug 1943-15 Apr 1945)
In Captivity (15 Apr 1945-31 Mar 1947)
Released (31 Mar 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz zum Kriegsverdienstkreuz mit Schwertern (24 Jun 1944)
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