Generalmajor Günther von Goeckel Born: 12 Apr 1889 in Neustadt Died: 20 Dec 1979 in Bad Kissingen Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Jul 1908); Fähnrich (19 Nov 1908); Leutnant (17 Aug 1908); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1915); Hauptmann (25 Nov 1916); Major (01 Feb 1930); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1934); Oberst (01 Dec 1935); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Oct 1939); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (27 Feb 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 94th Infantry-Regiment (27 Feb 1908-27 Jan 1914)
Detached to the War School Anklam (05 Oct 1908-25 Jul 1909)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 94th Infantry-Regiment (27 Jan 1914-08 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 94th Infantry-Regiment (08 Aug 1914-03 Dec 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (03 Dec 1914-25 May 1915)
Transferred to the 94th Infantry-Regiment (25 May 1915-06 Jul 1915)
Transferred to the 94th Infantry-Regiment in the Field (06 Jul 1915-11 Jul 1915)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 38th Infantry-Brigade (11 Jul 1915-15 Aug 1915)
Leader of the 3rd Company of the 94th Infantry-Regiment (15 Aug 1915-29 Aug 1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 94th Infantry-Regiment (29 Aug 1915-10 Nov 1916)
Temporary-Adjutant of the 83rd Infantry-Brigade (10 Nov 1916-22 Nov 1916)
Adjutant of the 83rd Infantry-Brigade (22 Nov 1916-09 Oct 1917)
Detached as Battery-Leader to the 19th Field-Artillery-Regiment (20 Aug 1917-29 Aug 1917)
Transferred for General-Staff-Service to Group Ypern, General-Command of the Guards-Corps (09 Oct 1917-09 Jan 1918)
Detached for General-Staff-Service to Group Dixmuiden, General-Command of the X. Reserve-Corps (09 Jan 1918-06 Apr 1918)
Transferred to the Staff of Group Flandern, General-Command of X. Reserve-Corps (06 Apr 1918-03 Jun 1918)
Transferred to a General-Staff-Position of the 44th Reserve-Division (03 Jun 1918-05 Jan 1919)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the XI. Army-Corps (05 Jan 1919-01 Nov 1919)
Company-Leader in the 6th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1919-17 May 1920)
Company-Leader in the 5th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (17 May 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Chief of the 2nd Company of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-28 Aug 1921)
Chief of the 10th Company of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (28 Aug 1921-01 May 1922)
Transferred into the Staff of the 4th Division and at the same time Member of the Line-Commission Dresden (01 May 1922-01 Mar 1924)
Transferred into the Staff of the 1st Division (01 Mar 1924-01 Apr 1927)
At the same time, Member of the Line-Commission Königsberg (01 Mar 1924-31 Oct 1926)
At the same time, Detached for Training to the 1st Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Jun 1926-31 Jul 1926)
Transferred to the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Apr 1927-01 Oct 1927)
Detached to the 6th Motor-Transport-Battalion (08 Jun 1927-18 Jun 1927)
Transferred into the 15th Mounted-Regiment while retaining previous post (01 Oct 1927-01 Mar 1931)
Detached to Course for Supplying and Welfare in the RWM (17 Oct 1927-19 Feb 1928)
Detached to Gas-Protection-Course D in Berlin (19 Feb 1928-26 Feb 1928)
Detached to the Command of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Mar 1931-01 Apr 1931)
Transferred to the Commander Hannover while retaining position with the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Apr 1931-01 May 1933)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Army Command (01 May 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred to the Reichswehr-Central-Office Hamburg (01 Oct 1934-01 May 1935)
Transferred to Military-Replacement-Inspection Hamburg (01 May 1935-01 Aug 1936)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Ohrdruf (01 Aug 1936-01 Feb 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Feb 1943-10 Feb 1944)
Detached to the Commander of POWs in Military-District IV (10 Feb 1944-24 Apr 1944)
Detached to Course in POW Affairs in Vienna (24 Apr 1944-04 May 1944)
Detached to the Commander of POWs in Military-District XIII (08 May 1944-15 May 1944)
Commandant of POW-Camp Oflag XIII.B (15 May 1944-27 Apr 1945)
In Captivity (27 Apr 1945-28 Feb 1947)
Released (28 Feb 1947)
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