(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Edgar Hieber
Born: 24 Feb 1895 in Munich (M�nchen)
Died: 06 Jul 1943 near Orel, USSR (Killed)
Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1930); Major (01 Nov 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1938); Oberst (01 Sep 1941); Generalmajor (nachtr�glich) (01 Jul 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 120th Infantry-Regiment (18 Aug 1914-00 Aug 1914)
Transferred into the 247th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (00 Aug 1914-22 Mar 1915)
Leutnant in the 120th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1915-1915)
Transferred into the 122nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (1915-29 Mar 1916)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of I. Battalion of the 122nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (29 Mar 1916-10 Jul 1916)
Captured near Contalmaison, in British Captivity (10 Jul 1916-29 May 1918)
Transferred to internment in Switzerland (29 May 1918-04 Jan 1919)
Released from Swiss Internment (04 Jan 1919)
With the 25th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred to the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Feb 1930)
With the Staff of I. Battalion of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1930-01 Oct 1930)
Company-Chief in the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1930-1936)
Instructor at the Gas Protection School Berlin (1936-01 Oct 1938)
Instructor at the Officer-Courses of the Army Gas Protection School Celle (01 Oct 1938-01 Sep 1939)
Commander of the Unteroffiziers-Courses at the Army Gas Protection School Celle (01 Sep 1939-23 Sep 1939)
Commander of Decontamination-Detachment 101 (23 Sep 1939-00 Feb 1941)
Commander of the 2nd Heavy Rocket-Regiment (00 Feb 1941-06 Jul 1943)
Killed (06 Jul 1943)

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