Generalmajor Dr.rer.pol. Walther Grosse Born: 01 Jan 1884 in Marienburg Died: 20 Sep 1969 in M�hlheim Doctorate In Political Sciences: 1923 Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Oct 1903); Leutnant (18 Aug 1904); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1912); Hauptmann (28 Nov 1914); Charakter als Major (31 Mar 1920); Major a.D. (01 Oct 1933); Major (E) (05 Mar 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1936); Oberst (E) (01 Jun 1939); Oberst (20 May 1941); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Mar 1903)
Fahnenjunker in the 1st Pioneer-Battalion (18 Mar 1903-17 Feb 1914)
Detached to the Military Technical Academy (01 Oct 1906-30 Sep 1908)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1911-21 Jul 1914)
Transferred to the 148th Infantry-Regiment (17 Feb 1914-02 Aug 1914)
In the Field as a Company-Leader with the 148th Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-26 Aug 1914)
Severely wounded at Tenneberg and in Russian Captivity, at the end of 1917 fled from East Asia cross country from Russia (26 Aug 1914-00 Jan 1918)
Active as a Military Advisor at the Swedish Legation in St. Petersberg, then returned to Germany (00 Jan 1918-00 Feb 1918)
Personnel-Officer (IIa) in the General-Staff of the Replacement-General-Command of the XX. Army-Corps (01 Jun 1918-01 Oct 1918)
Battalion-Commander in the 401st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1918-20 Oct 1918)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 151st Infantry-Regiment (20 Oct 1918-11 Jan 1919)
Assigned with Border-Protection East Prussia (11 Jan 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Employed by the Army (01 Jul 1930); Territorial-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Apr 1941)
With the 1st Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jul 1930-01 Jul 1934)
Pioneer-Advisor with Military-Region-Administration in K�nigsberg, Prussia (01 Jul 1934-27 May 1935)
Pioneer-Advisor with the Fortress-Commander K�nigsberg (27 May 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Leader of the Blocking-Service-Group K�nigsberg, Prussia (12 Oct 1937-03 Nov 1938)
Transferred to the Staff of the Commandant of Fortifications of K�nigsberg, Prussia (03 Nov 1938-01 Aug 1939)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army (01 Aug 1939-20 Oct 1939)
Detached to the German-Russian Under-Commission for Border-Regulations in Brest-Litovsk (20 Oct 1939-20 Apr 1940)
Commander of Construction-Troops 38 (20 Apr 1940-15 Jul 1940)
Detached to the OKW (15 Jul 1940-05 Dec 1940)
Transferred to the Staff of the General Of Pioneers and Fortresses with the Commander-in-Chief of the Army (Department of Evaluation of Foreign Territorial Defences) (05 Dec 1940-15 May 1942)
Commander of Senior-Construction-Staff 18 (15 May 1942-19 Aug 1943)
Higher Pioneer Leader 18 (19 Aug 1943-02 May 1945)
In Captivity (02 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
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