Generalmajor Egon Groeneveld Born: 25 Jun 1876 in Platenrode, Neustadt, West Prussia (Wesrpreu�en) Died: 17 Nov 1945 in Bad Hersfeld Promotions:
F�hnrich (17 Mar 1894); Sekondeleutnant (18 Aug 1895); umbenannt in Leutnant (01 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (15 Jun 1905); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1912); Major (22 Oct 1918); Oberstleunant (01 Feb 1925); Oberst (01 Feb 1929); Charakter als Generalmajor (31 Jan 1931); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Feb 1942); SS-Brigadef�hrer (09 Nov 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (17 Mar 1894)
F�hnrich in the 129th Infantry-Regiment (17 Mar 1894-09 Jul 1900)
Transferred to the 3rd East Asian Infantry-Regiment (China-Expedition) (09 Jul 1900-12 Oct 1901)
Transferred back into the 129th Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1901-01 Oct 1903)
Adjutant of District-Command Schlawe, Pomerania (01 Oct 1903-22 Apr 1912)
Detached to Unteroffiziers-School in Ettlingen (16 Feb 1907-01 Apr 1907)
Transferred into the 110th Grenadier-Regiment (19 Feb 1910-01 Apr 1910)
Company-Chief in the 110th Grenadier-Regiment (22 Apr 1912-10 Aug 1914)
Temporary-Leader of the I. Battalion of the 110th Grenadier-Regiment (10 Aug 1914-13 Aug 1914)
Company-Chief in the 110th Grenadier-Regiment (13 Aug 1914-14 Aug 1914)
Severely wounded and taken prisoner by the French (14 Aug 1914-01 Sep 1918)
Exchanged and Detached to the 55th Infantry-Brigade (01 Sep 1918-01 Dec 1918)
Commander of the Replacement-Battalion of the 109th Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1918-23 Jan 1919)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 110th Grenadier-Regiment (23 Jan 1919-25 May 1919)
Detached to the Transit-Camp Mannheim (25 May 1919-01 Apr 1920)
With the Staff of the 113th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1920-20 Jun 1920)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 113th Infantry-Regiment (20 Jun 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Feb 1925)
With the Staff of the Infantry-School (01 Feb 1925-01 Feb 1926)
Transferred to the Inspection of Education and Training Affairs, RWM (01 Feb 1926-01 Feb 1929)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds M�nsingen (01 Feb 1929-31 Jan 1931)
Retired (31 Jan 1931)
Entered Army Service as a Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935)
Commander of Military-District-Command Konstanz (01 Oct 1933-30 Sep 1937)
Retired (30 Sep 1937)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (26 Aug 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve (26 Aug 1939-17 Jul 1941)
Field-Commandant 684 (17 Jul 1941-28 Mar 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve (28 Mar 1942-31 May 1942)
Retired (31 May 1942)
With the Staff of SS-Section XXXXV, SW, Stra�burg (09 Nov 1944-00 May 1945)
In US Captivity (00 May 1945-17 Nov 1945)
Died in Captivity (17 Nov 1945)
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