Generalmajor Johannes Erxleben Born: 01 Apr 1893 in Vierraden, District Angerm�nde Died: 02 Nov 1972 in Bielefeld Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1913); Oberleutnant (20 Sep 1918); Hauptmann (01 Mar 1927); Major (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1937); Oberst (01 Apr 1940); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1913)
Leutnant in the 5th Telegraph-Battalion (22 Mar 1913-22 Apr 1914)
Transferred into the 3rd Fortress-Telegraph-Telephone-Company (22 Apr 1914-02 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the Telephone-Platoon of the 33rd Reserve-Division (02 Aug 1914-09 Oct 1917)
Divisions-Signals-Commander of the 33rd Reserve-Division (09 Oct 1917-15 Dec 1917)
Adjutant of the War-Telegraph-Department with the Chief of Signals Affairs in the Grand Headquarters (15 Dec 1917-09 Nov 1918)
Transferred into the War-Telegraph-Department (09 Nov 1918-01 Oct 1919)
Commander of the 6th Reichswehr-Brigade-Signals-Battalion (01 Oct 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Detached to Cavalry-School in Hannover (01 Apr 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the 4th Signals-Battalion (01 Jan 1921-01 Jan 1923)
Transferred into the 2nd Signals-Battalion (01 Jan 1923-01 May 1923)
Transferred back into the 4th Signals-Battalion (01 May 1923-01 Dec 1926)
Detached for Training in Signals-Service to the Artillery-School (11 Oct 1925-12 Dec 1925)
Detached as Signals-Instructor to the Infantry-School (01 Mar 1926-18 Dec 1926)
Transferred into the 4th Artillery-Regiment and Detached as Adjutant of the Higher Officer of Signals-Troops to Group-Command 2 (01 Dec 1926-01 Oct 1927)
Transferred to the Staff of Group-Command 2 (01 Oct 1927-01 Dec 1930)
Detached to Radio-Course with the Reichs-Post-Central-Office in Berlin (07 Jan 1930-01 Feb 1930)
Transferred into the 2nd Company of the 5th Signals-Battalion (01 Dec 1930-01 Feb 1931)
Chief of the 2nd Company of the 5th Signals-Battalion (01 Feb 1931-01 Oct 1933)
Staff-Officer of Signals-Troops with the Staff of the 2nd Division (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Staff-Officer of Signals-Troops with Military-District-Command II (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 6th Signals-Battalion, Bielefeld (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of Signals-Troops XIII (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Director of the Analysis-Office of Army-Group C (26 Aug 1939-25 Sep 1939)
Field-Signals-Commander 11 (25 Sep 1939-01 Oct 1939)
Signals-Commander Posen (01 Oct 1939-06 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 549th Army-Signals-Regiment (06 Feb 1940-25 Oct 1940)
Signals-Leader of the 11th Army (25 Oct 1940-05 Mar 1942)
Signals-Leader of the 12th Army (05 Mar 1942-23 Jan 1943)
Signals-Leader of Army-Group E, South East (23 Jan 1943-25 Feb 1943)
Signals-Leader South France (25 Feb 1943-01 Nov 1943)
Special Purpose Higher Signals Leader 513 (01 Nov 1943-25 Jun 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (25 Jun 1944-01 Aug 1944)
Wehrmacht-Commandant Kassel (01 Aug 1944-04 Apr 1945)
In US Captivity (04 Apr 1945-06 Jun 1947)
Released (06 Jun 1947)
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