Generalmajor Erich Gießen Born: 08 Jun 1890 in Zweibrücken Died: 04 Apr 1950 in Grassau, Chiemgau Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (27 Feb 1909); Fähnrich (19 Jun 1909); Leutnant (22 Mar 1910); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1915); Hauptmann (01 Jul 1921); Hauptmann (L) (01 Aug 1934); Hauptmann (E) (05 Mar 1935); Major (E) (01 Sep 1935); Major (01 Nov 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1938); Oberst (01 Mar 1941); Generalmajor (15 Feb 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (17 Oct 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 10th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (17 Oct 1908-09 Oct 1914)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 10th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (09 Oct 1914-23 Mar 1916)
Detached to Course at the Foot Artillery Firing School in Jüterbog (04 Aug 1915-24 Aug 1915)
Battery-Leader in the 10th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (23 Mar 1916-20 Nov 1916)
Detached as Instructor at the Foot Artillery Firing School in Jüterbog (20 Nov 1916-12 Aug 1917)
Transferred into the 402nd Foot-Artillery-Battalion (12 Aug 1917-29 Sep 1917)
Wounded, in Hospital (29 Sep 1917-09 Dec 1917)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 10th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (09 Dec 1917-08 Oct 1918)
Detached as Command-Leader to the Fortress Kaiser Wilhelm II, Strasbourg (Straßburg) (09 Sep 1918-24 Sep 1918)
Detached to the Staff of the General-Command of the XV. Army-Corps (08 Oct 1918-01 Feb 1920)
Transferred into the 16th Reichswehr-Light-Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1920-09 Nov 1920)
Transferred into the 7th Artillery-Regiment (09 Nov 1920-30 Apr 1921)
Transferred into the 6th Artillery-Regiment (30 Apr 1921-11 Mar 1922)
Transferred to the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (11 Mar 1922-30 Apr 1923)
Retired (30 Apr 1923)
Landwehr-Employee (07 Jun 1934)
Advisor in the Army-Weapons-Office, RWM (07 Jun 1934-01 Aug 1934)
Entered Army Service as a Territorial-Officer (01 Aug 1934); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Nov 1936)
Landwehr-Agent in the Army-Weapons-Office/WA/Prw. 4 (01 Aug 1934-01 Nov 1936)
Assigned to the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1936-01 Feb 1937)
Chief of the 9th Battery of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1937-15 Feb 1938)
Detached to the 28th Artillery-Regiment (15 Feb 1938-01 Mar 1938)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 28th Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1938-30 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 18th Artillery-Replacement-Regiment, Glogau (30 Sep 1939-19 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 8th Artillery-Regiment (19 Oct 1939-1942)
Führer-Reserve – Military-District-Command VIII (1942-25 Mar 1942)
Commander of Coastal-Artillery-Regiment-Staff 839 (25 Mar 1942-15 Nov 1942)
Higher Coastal Artillery Commander North (15 Nov 1942-29 Sep 1943)
Detached to the Army Coastal Artillery School (29 Sep 1943-10 Nov 1943)
Commander of the Army Coastal Artillery School (10 Nov 1943-01 Nov 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Nov 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (09 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
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