Generalmajor Kurt Geschwandtner Born: 26 Feb 1892 in Saarbr�cken Died: 03 Dec 1953 in G�ppingen Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Nov 1911); Leutnant (18 Aug 1912); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1916); Hauptmann (01 Jul 1922); Major (01 Feb 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Sep 1935); Oberst (01 Mar 1938); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (11 Mar 1911)
Fahnenjunker in the 14th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (11 Mar 1911-12 Nov 1914)
Detached to the War School in Hannover (1911-1912)
Temporary-Battalion-Adjutant in the 14th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (03 Nov 1914-08 Nov 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 14th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (12 Nov 1914-29 Nov 1915)
Temporary-Battalion-Adjutant in the 14th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (18 Dec 1914-20 Jan 1915)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 14th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (29 Nov 1915-14 Apr 1918)
Taken Ill, in Hospital (14 Apr 1918-29 May 1918)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 14th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (29 May 1918-14 Jun 1918)
Leader of the 1021st Foot-Artillery-Battery (14 Jun 1918-20 Nov 1918)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 14th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (20 Nov 1918-01 Feb 1919)
Adjutant of the Artillery-Officer on Location in Fort Boyen (01 Feb 1919-15 Mar 1919)
Battery and Column Leader in the 22nd Foot-Artillery-Regiment (15 Mar 1919-18 Jul 1919)
Battery-Leader in the 22nd Heavy Artillery-Regiment (18 Jul 1919-01 Jun 1920)
Battery-Leader in the 20th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jun 1920-01 Jul 1920)
Battery-Officer in the 20th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1920-06 Nov 1920)
Battery-Officer in the 1st Artillery-Regiment (06 Nov 1920-01 Oct 1922)
Detached to Course at the Artillery School in J�terbog (05 Jan 1922-29 Mar 1922)
With the Staff of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-11 Aug 1923)
Battery-Chief in the 1st Artillery-Regiment (11 Aug 1923-01 Oct 1926)
Instructor with the Training-Course on Heavy Cannons in K�nigsberg (30 Sep 1925-06 Nov 1925)
With the Staff of the IV. (Mounted) Battalion of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-01 Oct 1928)
With the Regiments-Adjutant of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1928-01 Feb 1931)
Welfare-Officer with the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1931-01 May 1931)
Transferred to the Cavalry School in Hannover (01 May 1931-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the IV. Battalion of the Artillery-Regiment Hannover (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 55th artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 67th Artillery-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-01 Feb 1937)
Commander of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1937-15 Apr 1940)
Artillery-Commander 130 (15 Apr 1940-01 Oct 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Oct 1941-16 Mar 1942)
Artillery-Commander 138 (16 Mar 1942-25 Apr 1942)
Artillery Commander 137 (Motorised) (25 Apr 1942-27 Feb 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (27 Feb 1943-10 Jul 1943)
Detached to the Staff of the Military-Commander France (10 Jul 1943-01 Oct 1943)
Detached to the Staff of the Replacement-General-Command of the VIII. Army-Corps for Special Duties (01 Oct 1943-20 Mar 1944)
Detached to the Army Field-Equipment-Master (20 Mar 1944-01 Sep 1944)
Field-Equipment-Master III (01 Sep 1944-25 Apr 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (25 Apr 1945-16 May 1945)
In US Captivity (16 May 1945-11 Jun 1947)
Released (11 Jun 1947)
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