Generalmajor Detlev von Estorff Born: 13 Dec 1871 in Leipzig Died: 31 May 1954 in Veersen near Uelzen Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Nov 1890); Sekondeleutnant (22 Aug 1891); Oberleutnant (01 Oct 1899); Hauptmann (18 Aug 1904); Major (24 Dec 1914); Charakter als Oberstleutnant (09 Apr 1920); Oberst (01 May 1935); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Jun 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (29 Mar 1890)
Fahnenjunker in the 26th Field-Artillery-Regiment (29 Mar 1890-01 Jan 1898)
Detached to Artillery-Workshop in Spandau (01 Jan 1898-01 Oct 1899)
Transferred into the 62nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1899-01 Oct 1900)
Detached to the Technical College in Berlin (01 Oct 1900-18 Aug 1904)
Battery-Chief in the 62nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Aug 1904-29 May 1906)
Detached as a Member of the Office For Clothing of the Guards-Corps (29 May 1906-17 Nov 1906)
Member of the Clothing Office of the Guards-Corps (17 Nov 1906-24 Dec 1915)
In the Prussian War Ministry (24 Dec 1915-18 Dec 1918)
Detached to the RWM (18 Dec 1918-30 Nov 1919)
With the Processing-Office of the Clothing-Office of the Guards-Corps (30 Nov 1919-09 Apr 1920)
Retired (08 Apr 1920)
Employed by the Army (13 May 1920); Territorial-Officer (01 Apr 1934); Supplemental-Officer (01 May 1935)
Contract Employee with the Clothing-Office Berlin (13 May 1920-01 May 1923)
Chief of the Clothing-Office Berlin (01 May 1923-30 Sep 1936)
Retired (30 Sep 1936)
Placed to Disposal (22 Aug 1939)
Commander of the Clothing-Office Hannover (22 Aug 1939-01 Jul 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve (01 Jul 1942-31 Jul 1942)
Retired (31 Jul 1942)
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