Generalmajor Gero von Gersdorff Born: 17 Oct 1892 in Charlottenhof, District Beeskow-Starkow, Mark Died: 15 Nov 1967 in Munich (M�nchen) Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1912); Oberleutnant (24 Nov 1919); Rittmeister (01 May 1925); Major (01 May 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Jun 1939); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1912)
Passed Out the Cadet-Corps as Leutnant in the 3rd Foot-Guards-Regiment (22 Mar 1912-31 Aug 1914)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 10th Company of the 3rd Foot-Guards-Regiment (31 Aug 1914-22 Sep 1914)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 9th Company of the 3rd Foot-Guards-Regiment (22 Sep 1914-26 Sep 1914)
Wounded, in French Captivity, later Interned in Switzerland (26 Sep 1914-26 Aug 1919)
Released from Internment and back with the 3rd Foot-Guards-Regiment (26 Aug 1919-27 Sep 1919)
Transferred into the 3rd Reichswehr-Cavalry-Regiment (27 Sep 1919-21 Jun 1920)
Transferred into the 9th Mounted-Regiment (21 Jun 1920-01 Oct 1923)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with Military-District-Command III � I. Course (01 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1924)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with Military-District-Command I � II. Course (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred into the Training-Squadron of the 9th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 May 1926)
Detached to Battle-School-Course in D�beritz (02 Nov 1925-28 Nov 1925)
Chief of the 6th Squadron of the 6th Mounted-Regiment (01 May 1926-05 Sep 1929)
Detached to Course for Physical-Training in W�nsdorf (06 Mar 1928-25 Mar 1928)
Detached to Artillery-School, J�terbog (01 Oct 1928-03 Mar 1929)
Detached to the 7th Signals-Battalion (04 Mar 1929-31 Aug 1929)
Chief of the 6th Squadron of the 6th Mounted-Regiment (05 Sep 1929-01 Oct 1934)
At the same time, Location-Senior in Schwedt, Oder (01 Feb 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Squadron-Chief in the Mounted-Regiment Schwedt (01 Oct 1934-01 Apr 1935)
Transferred to the Staff of the Reichswehr-Service-Office Hamburg (01 Apr 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to the Staff of the Command-Office Hamburg (15 Oct 1935-20 Sep 1937)
Detached to the 70th Infantry-Regiment (20 Sep 1937-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 118th Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-01 Dec 1939)
Commander of the 166th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1939-24 Sep 1941)
Commander of the 80th Infantry-Regiment (24 Sep 1941-00 Jan 1942)
Wounded, in Hospital � F�hrer-Reserve, Military-District XII (00 Jan 1942-11 Mar 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (11 Mar 1942-27 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 246th Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (27 Apr 1942-31 Dec 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of Division 411 (31 Dec 1942-24 Sep 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Oct 1944-04 Dec 1944)
Transferred to the Staff of the Inspector of Land Fortifications West (04 Dec 1944-08 May 1945)
Discharged without captivity (08 May 1945)
In Captivity (30 Jul 1946-11 Jun 1947)
Released (11 Jun 1947)
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