Generalmajor Wilhelm Faessig Born: 06 Sep 1874 in Erfurt Died: 11 Oct 1945 in Berlin-Dahlem Promotions:
Sekondeleutnant (17 Mar 1894); umbenannt in Leutnant (01 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (18 Jul 1903); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1910); Major (22 Mar 1915); Charakter als Oberstleutnant (14 Apr 1920); Oberst (01 Oct 1934); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Jun 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (17 Mar 1894)
Sekondeleutnant in the 57th Infantry-Regiment (17 Mar 1894-01 Jul 1907)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1902-20 Jul 1907)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 57th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1907-27 Jan 1910)
Hauptmann in the 13th Infantry-Regiment (27 Jan 1910-22 Mar 1910)
Company-Chief in the 13th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1910-02 Aug 1914)
Adjutant of the 13th Reserve-Division (02 Aug 1914-17 Sep 1914)
Acting-General-Staff-Officer of the 13th Reserve-Division (17 Sep 1914-14 Jan 1915)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 13th Reserve-Division (14 Jan 1915-17 Dec 1915)
Transferred into the General-Staff of Staging-Inspection 7 (17 Dec 1915-21 Sep 1917)
Detached as Representative of the Senior-Quartermaster of the 7th Army (29 Aug 1917-05 Sep 1917)
Acting-General-Staff-Officer of the 9th Infantry-Division (21 Sep 1917-07 Oct 1917)
Detached as Acting-General-Staff-Officer of the XXXIX. Reserve-Corps (07 Oct 1917-09 Oct 1917)
Officer of the Army (09 Oct 1917-07 Apr 1918)
With the General-Staff of the XXI. Army-Corps (07 Apr 1918-06 Aug 1918)
Transferred into the General-Staff of Army-Detachment C (06 Aug 1918-05 Jan 1919)
Transferred into the 13th Infantry-Regiment (05 Jan 1919-18 Jan 1919)
Officer of the Army and Assigned to the Chief of the General-Staff of the Field-Army for Special Duties, Detached to the General-Command of the VII. Army-Corps (18 Jan 1919-31 Dec 1919)
Retired (31 Dec 1919)
Territorial-Officer (01 Apr 1923); Supplemental-Officer (01 Oct 1934) Group-Director L with Military-District-Command VI (01 Apr 1923-01 Oct 1934)
Oberst with the General-Command of the VI. Army-Corps, Specialist for Mobilisation and Occupation of the Rhineland (01 Oct 1934-01 May 1936)
Retired (01 May 1936)
Employed by the Army (01 Jun 1936)
With the General-Command of the VI. Army-Corps (01 Jun 1936-02 Oct 1936)
Civilian Employee in OKH (02 Oct 1936-01 Sep 1939)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Sep 1939)
Oberst in the General-Staff to OKH (01 Sep 1939-31 Jan 1943)
Retired (31 Jan 1943)
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