Generalmajor Gerhard Graßmann Born: 20 Oct 1893 in Neisse, Upper Silesia (Oberschlesien) Died: 23 Sep 1975 in Aschaffenburg Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (26 Mar 1915); Fähnrich (22 May 1915); Leutnant (30 Aug 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Dec 1922); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1928); Major (01 Dec 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937); Oberst (30 Jan 1942); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (20 Apr 1912)
Volunteer in the 73rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (20 Apr 1912-26 Jun 1912)
Discharged as being unfit for Service (26 Jun 1912)
Law-Studies (20 Oct 1912-31 Jul 1914)
Called Up for Service (07 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the 16th Field-Artillery-Regiment (07 Aug 1914-28 Oct 1914)
Activated (28 Oct 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 16th Field-Artillery-Regiment (28 Oct 1914-30 Aug 1915)
Battery-Officer in the 16th Field-Artillery-Regiment (30 Aug 1915-15 Jun 1916)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 16th Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Jun 1916-01 Oct 1916)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 16th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1916-14 Dec 1918)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 1st Battery of the Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 16th Field-Artillery-Regiment (14 Dec 1918-18 Feb 1919)
Adjutant of the Volunteer-Battalion of the Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 16th Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Feb 1919-28 May 1919)
Detached as Ordinance-Officer to the General-Command of the I. Army-Corps (28 May 1919-07 Oct 1919)
Transferred to the General-Command of the I. Army-Corps then Military-District-Command I (07 Oct 1919-04 May 1920)
Transferred into the 1st Artillery-Regiment, at the same time Detached to Military-District-Command I until 17 Jun 1920 (04 May 1920-03 Aug 1920)
Again Detached as Ordinance-Officer to Military-District-Command I (03 Aug 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 1st Division (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1922)
Battery-Officer in the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-01 Jul 1925)
Transferred to the Training-Battery of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1925-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred to the 6th Battery of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Nov 1925)
Adjutant of the Fortress-Commander Königsberg (01 Nov 1925-15 Feb 1928)
Transferred to the Regiments-Staff of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (15 Feb 1928-01 Oct 1929)
Chief of the 9th Battery of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-01 Jul 1933)
Detached to Firing Course for Artillery Officers in Jüterbog (25 Sep 1930-05 Nov 1930)
Instructor at the Infantry School in Dresden (01 Jul 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the Artillery-Regiment Königsberg (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Course-Leader in Instruction-Staff A of the Artillery School in Jüterbog (10 Nov 1938-21 Sep 1939)
Staff-Officer of Artillery with the High-Command of Army-Group C (21 Sep 1939-26 Oct 1940)
Staff-Officer of Artillery with the High-Command of Army-Group D (26 Oct 1940-25 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 26th Artillery-Regiment (25 Nov 1940-25 Mar 1942)
Artillery-Commander 122 (25 Mar 1942-06 Nov 1942)
Führer-Reserve, Military-District-Command III (06 Nov 1942-10 Dec 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 333rd Infantry-Division (10 Dec 1942-01 Mar 1943)
Commander of the 333rd Infantry-Division (01 Mar 1943-23 Mar 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (23 Mar 1943-28 Apr 1943)
Assigned to the Staff of the General Of Artillery in OKH (28 Apr 1943-02 Jul 1943)
Acting-Commander of Artillery-School I (02 Jul 1943-01 Sep 1943)
Higher Artillery Commander 311 (with Panzer Army High Command 1) (01 Sep 1943-13 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH – Sick Leave (13 Nov 1943-16 Jan 1944)
Detached to the Staff of Higher Artillery Commander 309 (16 Jan 1944-21 Jan 1944)
Higher Artillery Commander 309 (with High-Command West then Panzer Army High Command 5) (21 Jan 1944-15 Nov 1944)
Higher Artillery Commander 321 (with the 19th Army) (15 Nov 1944-07 Jun 1945)
In Captivity (07 Jun 1945-20 Jun 1947)
Released (20 Jun 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (17 Nov 1941)
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