Generalmajor Ernst Gonell Born: 24 Nov 1902 in K�nigsberg, Prussia (Preu�en) Died: 23 Feb 1945 in Posen (Suicide) Promotions:
Gefreiter (12 Nov 1919); Fahnenjunker (01 Apr 1922); Oberj�ger (15 Nov 1923); F�hnrich (01 Oct 1924); Oberf�hnrich (01 Oct 1925); Leutnant (01 Dec 1925); Oberleutnant (01 Jul 1928); Hauptmann (01 Sep 1934); Major (01 Apr 1939); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1940); Oberst (01 Apr 1942); Generalmajor (30 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (02 May 1919)
J�ger in the 39th Infantry-Regiment (02 May 1919-11 Nov 1920)
Transferred into the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (11 Nov 1920-01 Oct 1934)
Appointed Offiziersanw�rter (10 Aug 1923)
Detached to I. Course at the Infantry-School (21 Sep 1923-11 Nov 1923)
Course Interrupted (11 Nov 1923)
Continued I. Course in Ohrdruf (01 May 1924-30 Sep 1924)
II. Course at the Infantry-School (01 Mar 1925-31 Oct 1925)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1934-06 Oct 1936)
Company-Chief in the 87th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Instructor at the War School in Dresden (10 Nov 1938-29 Aug 1939)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 234th Infantry-Regiment (29 Aug 1939-15 Mar 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 Mar 1940-30 Apr 1940)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 433rd Infantry-Regiment (30 Apr 1940-21 Aug 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (21 Aug 1941-03 Sep 1941)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (03 Sep 1941-10 Oct 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (10 Oct 1941-01 Jan 1942)
Commander of the 12th Grenadier-Replacement-Battalion (01 Jan 1942-15 Nov 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 Nov 1942-19 Apr 1943)
With the Staff of the General Of Infantry in OKH (19 Apr 1943-10 Jun 1943)
Commander of the Officer-Aspirant-School V, Posen (10 Jun 1943-15 Feb 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 Feb 1945-17 Feb 1945)
Commandant of Fortress Posen (17 Feb 1945-23 Feb 1945)
Committed Suicide (23 Feb 1945)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (22 Feb 1945
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (00 Jan 1945)
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