Generalmajor Paul Gallas Born: 25 Jan 1885 in Alt-Rehfelde, Crossen, Oldenburg Died: 18 Sep 1944 near Kasep�a, Lake Peipus (KIA) Promotions:
Gefreiter (03 Sep 1907); Unteroffizier (25 Sep 1908); Sergeant (04 Apr 1911); Wachtmeister (01 Jun 1913); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (15 Nov 1915); Feldwebel-Leutnant (15 Aug 1918); Oberleutnant (01 Jan 1921); Rittmeister (01 Feb 1925); Major (01 Apr 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (nachtr�glich) (15 Dec 1944) Commands � Assignments
Entered Army Service (04 Oct 1905)
Volunteer in the 10th Ulanen-Regiment (04 Oct 1905-06 Aug 1914)
Detached to Riding-School in Hannover (01 Oct 1908-30 Sep 1910)
Wounded, in Hospital (06 Aug 1914-26 Aug 1914)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 10th Ulanen-Regiment (26 Aug 1914-16 Sep 1914)
In the Field with the Regiment (16 Sep 1914-02 Sep 1918)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 10th Ulanen-Regiment (02 Sep 1918-01 Jun 1919)
Granted Leave to the Magistrate Z�llichau for informative tasks (15 Nov 1918-01 Mar 1919)
Detached to the Central-Military-Police East (05 Apr 1919-09 May 1919)
Transferred into the 27th Cavalry-Regiment (01 Jun 1919-14 Feb 1920)
Transferred into the 5th Cavalry-Regiment (14 Feb 1920-11 Mar 1920)
Transferred into the 10th Mounted-Regiment (11 Mar 1920-16 May 1920)
Transferred into the active Officer-Corps of the 10th Mounted-Regiment (16 May 1920-01 Feb 1925)
Detached to the Command-Office Berlin (01 Feb 1925-01 Oct 1925)
Squadron-Chief in the 10th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-26 Feb 1935)
With the Staff of the 1st Division (26 Feb 1934-01 Nov 1934)
Transferred to F�hnrich-Course in Munich (01 Nov 1934-01 Jan 1935)
Leader of Instruction-Command of the War School in Munich (01 Jan 1935-26 Aug 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (26 Aug 1939-28 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 7th Transport-Replacement-Battalion (28 Sep 1939-31 Jul 1941)
Field-Commandant 247 (31 Jul 1941-25 Jun 1942)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Regiment-Staff with the Staff of the 281st Security-Division (25 Jun 1942-1943)
Battle-Group-Commander with the 207th Security-Division (1943-18 Sep 1944)
Killed-in-Action (18 Sep 1944)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (23 Apr 1944)
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