Generalmajor Paul Goerbig Born: 23 May 1895 in Saarbr�cken Died: 17 Aug 1974 in Hamburg Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (05 Dec 1914); F�hnrich (27 Jan 1915); Leutnant (18 Apr 1915); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1930); Major (01 Nov 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1938); Oberst (01 Sep 1941); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (08 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer, later Fahnenjunker in the Replacement-Battalion of the 30th Pioneer-Regiment (08 Aug 1914-14 Oct 1914)
Transferred to the 30th Pioneer-Regiment in the Field (14 Oct 1914-22 Feb 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (22 Feb 1915-15 Nov 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 30th Pioneer-Regiment (15 Nov 1915-21 Feb 1916)
Detached to Mortar-School Unterl�ss (21 Feb 1916-07 Apr 1916)
Platoon-Leader in the 19th Mortar-Company (07 Apr 1916-12 Feb 1917)
Adjutant of the Inspectorate of Mortar-Affairs 2 (12 Feb 1917-25 Feb 1917)
Adjutant of the Staff-Officer of Mortar-Affairs 2 (25 Feb 1917-24 Oct 1918)
Transferred to the 5th Mortar-Replacement-Battalion (24 Oct 1918-04 Nov 1918)
Company-Leader in the 23rd Mortar-Battalion (04 Nov 1918-09 Jan 1919)
Adjutant of the Assault-Detachment Henschkel (09 Jan 1919-01 Feb 1919)
Court-Officer of the 5th Mortar-Replacement-Battalion, Unterl�ss (01 Feb 1919-02 Apr 1919)
Transferred to the Assault-Battalion Henschkel (02 Apr 1919-03 Apr 1919)
Leader of the 1st Mortar-Company of Assault-Battalion Henschkel (03 Apr 1919-06 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the Assault-Battalion Schmidt, 15th Reichswehr-Brigade (06 Oct 1919-24 Jan 1920)
Transferred into the 6th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (24 Jan 1920-03 May 1920)
Transferred into the Mortar-Company of the 2nd Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (03 May 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the Mortar-Company of the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1924)
Detached to the Inspection for Weapons and Equipment, RWM (20 Jun 1923-31 Mar 1924)
Transferred to the 5th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1924-01 Jun 1928)
Detached to Officers Weapons School Course in Dresden (01 Apr 1926-15 Aug 1926)
Transferred to Motor-Transport-Personnel of the 2nd Medical-Battalion (01 Jun 1928-01 Mar 1930)
Detached to the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion, Panzer-Special-Command D�beritz (01 Mar 1930-01 Feb 1931)
Retired (01 Feb 1931)
Detached to secret Panzer-Command in the USSR (01 Feb 1931-01 Jan 1932)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Jan 1932)
Assigned with the Staff of the 2nd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Jan 1932-01 May 1932)
Chief of the 1st Company of the 2nd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 May 1932-01 Aug 1934)
Detached to the Staff of the Inspection of Motor Transport Troops (01 Aug 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Detached to the Staff of the Command of Panzer Troops (15 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1938)
Transferred to the General-Staff of XVI. Motorised-Army-Corps (01 Apr 1938-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 67th Panzer-Detachment (10 Nov 1938-01 Nov 1939)
Chief of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Department in the General Army Office, OKH (01 Nov 1939-01 Apr 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Apr 1943-15 Apr 1943)
Detached to the Commanding General of Security Troops and Commander in Army-Area South (15 Apr 1943-15 May 1943)
Field-Commandant 509 (15 May 1943-10 Jun 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Oct 1944-1945)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Sennelager (1945-01 Apr 1945)
Commander of Battle-Group Goerbig, also Battle-Group Senne then renamed Division Goerbig (from the Troops of Sennelager) (01 Apr 1945-11 Apr 1945)
Captured by the US at Bad Grund (11 Apr 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I. Klasse
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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