Generalmajor Hans Gaul Born: 13 Jun 1877 in Regensburg Died: 01 Sep 1957 in Reistenhausen, Main (Now: Collenberg) Promotions:
F�hnrich (25 Jan 1898); Leutnant (10 Mar 1899); Oberleutnant (07 Mar 1910); Hauptmann (10 Sep 1914); Major (23 Jun 1920); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1925); Oberst (01 Feb 1929); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Feb 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Jul 1897)
Fahnenjunker in the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1897-1914)
Company and Battalion Leader and Temporary-Regiment-Leader in the 2nd Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (1914-1918)
Leader of Freikorps Passau (1919-01 Oct 1919)
Member of the Bavarian Military-Firing-School (19 Jan 1919-01 Jun 1919)
Transferred into the 19th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
With the Staff of the 42nd Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
With the Staff of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Mar 1922)
With the Inspection of Infantry, RWM (01 Mar 1922-01 Feb 1925)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1925-01 Feb 1928)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Grafenw�hr (01 Feb 1928-31 Mar 1929)
Retired (31 Mar 1929)
Entered Army Service as a Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935)
Commander of Military-District-Command I, Nuremberg (01 Oct 1933-30 Jun 1937)
Retired (30 Jun 1937)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (21 Jul 1940)
Commandant of POW-District B (21 Jul 1940-29 Aug 1941)
Commandant of POW-District N (29 Aug 1941-16 Mar 1942)
Field-Commandant 679, Lubny (16 Mar 1942-01 Aug 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve (01 Aug 1942-30 Sep 1942)
Retired (30 Sep 1942)
Instructed with the Organisation and Leadership of the Volkssturm in the District of Miltenberg (1944-1945)
Severely Wounded in Retreat Engagements, in US Captivity (02 Apr 1945-12 May 1947)
Released (12 May 1947)
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