Generalmajor Kurt Haehling Born: 07 Nov 1897 in Rosengarten, Angerburg Died: 20 May 1983 in Finsterwalde Promotions:
Gefreiter (18 Aug 1915); Unteroffizier (21 Oct 1916); Vizefeldwebel (24 Nov 1917); Leutnant der Landwehr I (22 Oct 1918); Polizei-Wachtmeister (01 Apr 1925); Polizei-Oberwachtmeister (17 Dec 1925); Polizei-Leutnant (17 Apr 1928); Polizei-Oberleutnant (11 Apr 1930); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Jan 1935); Hauptmann (15 Oct 1935); Major (01 Aug 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Nov 1940); Oberst (01 Jun 1942); Generalmajor (30 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (06 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the 52nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (06 Aug 1914-16 Jan 1915)
In the Field with the Light Munitions Column 1041 (16 Jan 1915-06 Mar 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 52nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (06 Mar 1915-30 Oct 1915)
Transferred into the 97th Field-Artillery-Regiment (30 Oct 1915-1919)
Transferred into the 31st Reichswehr-J�ger-Regiment (1919-29 Feb 1920)
Retired (29 Feb 1920)
Entered Police Service (01 Apr 1920)
With the Protection-Police Berlin (01 Apr 1920-01 Jan 1935)
Transferred to the State-Police Elbing (01 Jan 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Detached to Training-Course for Artillery Officers at the Artillery-School J�terbog (03 Sep 1935-27 Sep 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Hauptmann in the Staff of II. Battalion of the 11th Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1938)
Detached to I. Battalion of the 47th Artillery-Regiment (06 Nov 1935-15 Feb 1936)
Detached to Course for the Introduction of Military Matter Education in W�nsdorf (26 Oct 1937-04 Nov 1937)
Detached to Staff-Officers-Course in K�nigsberg (29 Nov 1937-11 Dec 1937)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1938-09 Jan 1941)
Commander of the 294th Artillery-Regiment (09 Jan 1941-01 Jan 1943)
Leader of the 8th Luftwaffe-Field-Division (01 Jan 1943-15 Feb 1943)
Leader of the 294th Infantry-Division (1943-1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (27 Apr 1943-10 Jun 1943)
Artillery Commander 108 (10 Jun 1943-08 Jan 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve of Army-Group Centre and Commander of the 347th Grenadier-Regiment (08 Jan 1944-08 Apr 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve - Military-District-Commamd I (08 Apr 1944-30 Jul 1944)
Detached to 11th Division-Leaders-Course (01 May 1944-05 Jun 1944)
Detached to Army High Command 9 (25 Jul 1944-30 Jul 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 73rd Infantry-Division (30 Jul 1944-07 Sep 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (27 Sep 1944-09 Nov 1944)
Delegated with the Temporary Leadership of the 87th Infantry-Division (09 Nov 1944-00 Dec 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 126th Infantry-Division (05 Jan 1945-30 Jan 1945)
Commander of the 126th Infantry-Division (30 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (08 May 1945-28 Mar 1951)
Released (28 Mar 1951)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (02 Mar 1945)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (19 Dec 1941)
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