(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Bruno Giehrach
Born: 27 Jan 1882 in Berlin
Died: 12 Apr 1963 in Forchheim, Upper Bavaria (Oberbayern)
Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Oct 1901); Leutnant (18 Aug 1902); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1902); Hauptmann (08 Oct 1914); Major (01 Nov 1924); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1933); Oberst (01 Jan 1936); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (11 Apr 1911)
Fahnenjunker in the 71st Field-Artillery-Regiment (11 Apr 1901-13 Sep 1914)
Temporary-Adjutant of the 35th Field-Artillery-Brigade (13 Sep 1914-15 Nov 1914)
Transferred back into the 71st Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Nov 1914-01 Oct 1915)
With the Military-Railway-Direction 1 (01 Oct 1915-01 Sep 1916)
German Officer with the Royal and Imperial Austro-Hungarian 12th Field-Transport-Battalion (01 Sep 1916-27 Dec 1916)
German Officer with the Royal and Imperial Austro-Hungarian 21st Field-Transport-Battalion (27 Dec 1916-01 Apr 1917)
Representative of the Field-Railway-Chief with Staging-Inspection 15 (Romania) (01 Apr 1917-10 Sep 1917)
Representative of the Field-Railway-Chief with Staging-Inspection 14 (Isonzo-Front) (10 Sep 1917-10 Feb 1918)
Representative of the Field-Railway-Chief with Army-Detachment A (Alsace) (10 Feb 1918-10 Jun 1918)
Transport-Chief of Railway-Central Kiev (10 Jun 1918-10 Feb 1919)
With the Line-Commander Danzig (10 Feb 1919-01 Feb 1920)
In the Railway-Department of the Grand General Staff (01 Feb 1920-01 Apr 1920)
In the Transport-Department of the RWM (01 Apr 1920-10 May 1921)
Military Member of the Line-Commission Breslau (10 May 1921-01 Apr 1924)
With the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1924-01 Sep 1924)
Battery-Chief in the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Sep 1924-01 Apr 1926)
With the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1926-30 Apr 1927)
Retired (30 Apr 1927)
Employed by the Army (01 May 1927); Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Reactivated-Officer (01 Jun 1941)
Welfare-Officer with Military-District-Command II (01 May 1927-01 Oct 1935)
Director of the Welfare and Supplying Department with Military-District-Command II (01 Oct 1935-01 Jun 1938)
Director of the Welfare and Supplying Department with Military-District-Command XVII (01 Jun 1938-28 Feb 1943)
Retired (28 Feb 1943)

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