Generalmajor Herbert Gundelach Born: 15 Jun 1899 in Metz Died: 04 Nov 1971 in Hochdahl by D�sseldorf Promotions:
F�hnrich (22 Jun 1917); Leutnant (27 Feb 1918); Oberleutnant (01 Aug 1925); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1933); Major (01 Jan 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1939); Oberst (01 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (30 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Jun 1917)
Passed Out the Cadet-Corps as F�hnrich in the Guards-Pioneer-Replacement-Battalion (22 Jun 1917-26 Nov 1917)
Detached to Training-Course for Officer-Aspirants with the 3rd Pioneer-Replacement-Battalion, Spandau (23 Jul 1917-03 Nov 1917)
Transferred to the Guards-Pioneer-Battalion in the Field (26 Nov 1917-07 Mar 1918)
Transferred to the Guards-Pioneer-Replacement-Battalion (07 Mar 1918-05 Jun 1918)
Transferred into the 260th Pioneer-Company (05 Jun 1918-02 Sep 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (02 Sep 1918-18 Sep 1918)
Transferred to the Guards-Pioneer-Replacement-Battalion (18 Sep 1918-15 Dec 1918)
Transferred into the Guards-Pioneer-Battalion (15 Dec 1918-01 Jan 1919)
Transferred to the Border-Protection-Battalion Schlettwein (01 Jan 1919-01 Jun 1919)
Transferred into the 15th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Jun 1919-31 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 8th Reichswehr-Pioneer-Battalion (31 Oct 1919-19 Sep 1920)
Detached to Course for Physical Training in Dresden (01 Jun 1920-31 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 6th Reichswehr-Pioneer-Battalion (19 Sep 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Retired (31 Dec 1920)
Reactivated to Army Service (20 Jan 1921)
With the 5th Pioneer-Battalion (20 Jan 1921-01 Nov 1924)
Transferred to the 8th Mounted-Regiment and Detached to Pioneer-School (01 Nov 1924-01 Sep 1925)
Detached to the 5th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Sep 1925-01 Nov 1925)
Transferred back into the 5th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Nov 1925-01 Oct 1926)
Transferred into the 18th Mounted-Regiment and Detached as Supervision-Officer and Pioneer-Instructor to the Cavalry-School Hannover (01 Oct 1926-01 Apr 1928)
Transferred into the 13th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-01 Oct 1930)
Transferred into the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1930-01 Dec 1930)
Transferred into the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Dec 1930-01 Oct 1932)
Transferred to the Staff of the 3rd Division, Detached to the Command-Office Berlin and attending Secret General-Staff-Courses (01 Oct 1932-01 May 1933)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Army Command (01 May 1933-15 Apr 1935)
Transferred into the Staff of Artillery-Leader II (15 Apr 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Detached to the General-Staff of the 2nd Division (15 Oct 1935-15 Apr 1936)
2nd General-Staff-Officer in the General-Staff of the 2nd Division (15 Apr 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Chief of the 3rd Company of the 31st Pioneer-Battalion (12 Oct 1937-15 Jun 1938)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Command-Staff Upper Rhine (15 Jun 1938-10 Nov 1938)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the General-Command of Border-Protection Upper Rhine (10 Nov 1938-08 May 1939)
Detached to the General-Staff of the 16th Division (08 May 1939-01 Jun 1939)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 16th Infantry-Division (01 Jun 1939-00 Aug 1940)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 16th Motorised-Infantry-Division (01 Nov 1940-15 Jan 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 Jan 1942-23 Feb 1942)
Detached to Army High Command 1 (23 Feb 1942-15 Mar 1942)
Senior-Quartermaster of the 1st Army (15 Mar 1942-25 Sep 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (25 Sep 1943-10 Oct 1943)
Chief of the Command Staff of the Military-Commander Albania-Montenegro (10 Oct 1943-01 Dec 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Dec 1943-11 Dec 1943)
Commander of the 24th Grenadier-Regiment (11 Dec 1943-23 Jan 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (23 Jan 1944-01 Feb 1944)
Chief of the General Staff of XXVIII. Army-Corps (01 Feb 1944-20 Nov 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (05 Nov 1944-20 Nov 1944)
Chief Of Staff of the General of Pioneers with the Chief of the General Staff of the Army (20 Nov 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (09 May 1945-00 Sep 1947)
Released (00 Sep 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (26 Jan 1942)
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