Generalmajor Reinhold Gothsche Born: 23 Nov 1893 in Erfurt Died: 22 Apr 1945 in Pre�nitz, Bohemia (B�hmen) (Shot) Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1914); Oberleutnant (01 Feb 1924); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1929); Major (01 May 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1938); Oberst (01 Aug 1940); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1914)
Leutnant in the 27th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1914-02 Aug 1914)
Company-Officer in the 27th Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-06 Aug 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (06 Aug 1914-08 Aug 1914)
Detached to the Commander L�ttisch (08 Aug 1914-08 Nov 1914)
Temporary-Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 27th Infantry-Regiment (08 Nov 1914-27 Nov 1914)
Company-Officer in the 27th Infantry-Regiment (27 Nov 1914-05 Feb 1915)
Adjutant and Court-Officer of the II. Battalion of the 27th Infantry-Regiment (05 Feb 1915-11 Oct 1915)
Company-Officer in the 27th Infantry-Regiment (11 Oct 1915-27 May 1916)
Adjutant of the supernumerary Battalion Burmester of the 27th Infantry-Regiment (27 May 1916-28 Jun 1916)
Leader of the supernumerary Company Gothsche (28 Jun 1916-05 Jul 1916)
Transferred into the 7th Company of the 27th Infantry-Regiment (05 Jul 1916-23 Jul 1916)
Company-Leader in the 27th Infantry-Regiment (23 Jul 1916-22 Oct 1916)
Wounded, in Hospital (22 Oct 1916-07 Feb 1917)
Company-Leader with the Replacement-Battalion of the 27th Infantry-Regiment (07 Feb 1917-08 May 1917)
Gas-Protection-Officer with the Staff of the 255th Infantry-Division (08 May 1917-10 Jun 1917)
Adjutant of the Staff-Officer of Gas-Service of the Government Metz (10 Jun 1917-06 Jul 1918)
Transferred into the 4th Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment and Detached to the Staff of the 3rd Infantry-Division (06 Jul 1918-05 Aug 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 3rd Infantry-Division (05 Aug 1918-23 Dec 1918)
Transferred back into the 27th Infantry-Regiment (23 Dec 1918-06 Feb 1919)
Company-Leader in the 27th Infantry-Regiment (06 Feb 1919-15 Mar 1919)
Leader of the Supply-Office of the 27th Infantry-Regiment (15 Mar 1919-30 Mar 1919)
With the Staff of the 117th Infantry-Division (Border-Protection East) (30 Mar 1919-14 Jun 1919)
Transferred into the 9th Brigade-Motor-Transport-Battalion (14 Sep 1919-18 Jun 1919)
Company-Leader in the 9th Brigade-Motor-Transport-Battalion (18 Jun 1919-08 Sep 1919)
Adjutant of the 9th Brigade-Motor-Transport-Battalion (08 Sep 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 2nd Artillery-Regiment and Detached to the 2nd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-01 Apr 1922)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 2nd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Apr 1922-01 Apr 1927)
Adjutant of the 2nd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Sep 1922-30 Sep 1925)
Detached to the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1925-30 Sep 1926)
Transferred into the 6th Mounted-Regiment and Detached to the 5th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Apr 1927-01 Apr 1928)
Transferred into the 5th Medical-Battalion and Retained previous post (01 Apr 1928-01 Nov 1928)
Company-Chief in the 5th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Nov 1928-01 Oct 1932)
Detached to Motor-Vehicle-Training-Command Berlin (01 Oct 1929-21 Dec 1929)
Instructor at the War School in Dresden (01 Oct 1932-15 May 1935)
Commander of the I. Half-Regiment of the Mounted-Regiment Kamenz (15 May 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 3rd Panzer-Regiment 15 Oct 1935-16 Aug 1937)
Detached to the RWM (16 Aug 1937-12 Oct 1937)
Advisor in the RWM/General Army Office/In 5 (12 Oct 1937-04 Feb 1938)
Advisor in the General Army Office/OKH/In 6 (04 Feb 1938-01 Jan 1940)
Department-Chief in the General Army Office/OKH/In 6 Chief of the Motor Department in Office-Group K/AHA (01 Jan 1940-01 May 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, remained Detached up to 09 Jun 1943 in his previous position, from 10 Jun 1943 Detached to the 25th Panzer-Division (01 May 1943-01 Oct 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of Panzer-Division Norwegen (01 Oct 1943-20 Nov 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Nov 1943-01 Mar 1944)
Detached to the 8th Division-Leaders-Course (16 Nov 1943-14 Dec 1943)
Detached to Army-Group South (15 Dec 1943-31 Dec 1943)
Detached for Training as a Field-Commandant to the Commander of Army-Area North (01 Mar 1944-26 Mar 1944)
Detached to the Military-Commander Belgium-North France (26 Apr 1944-20 May 1944)
Field-Commandant 520, Antwerp (20 May 1944-25 Jun 1944)
Field-Commandant 520, Antwerp and then Field-Commandant with the Commander of Rear-Army-Area 534 (with the 1st Parachute-Army) (25 Jun 1944-25 Feb 1945)
Field-Commandant 591 (25 Feb 1945-22 Apr 1945)
Because of Alleged Military Strength Corruption was Condemned to Death and under Martial Law, Shot (22 Apr 1945)
His name was cleared by the Regional-Court Berlin (22 Dec 1952)
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