Generalmajor Werner Holzhausen Born: 17 Jun 1892 in R�hstaedt, District West-Priegnitz Died: 31 Jan 1960 in Bad Salzuflen Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (25 Jul 1912); F�hnrich (19 Nov 1912); Leutnant (18 Aug 1913); Oberleutnant (05 Oct 1916); Hauptmann (01 Mar 1924); Major (01 Nov 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (16 Mar 1912)
Fahnenjunker in the 54th Field-Artillery-Regiment (16 Mar 1912-04 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War-School Nei�e (28 Sep 1912-21 Jun 1913)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader in the 3rd Battery of the 54th Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Aug 1914-25 Oct 1914)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 5th Field-Artillery-Brigade (25 Oct 1914-22 Feb 1916)
Wounded, in Hospital (22 Feb 1916-16 Jun 1916)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 102nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (16 Jun 1916-15 Oct 1916)
Leader of 2nd Battery of the 102nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1916-12 Oct 1917)
Leader of the Infantry-Gun-Platoon of Artillery-Battalion Pascha II, German Asian Corps (12 Oct 1917-27 Jul 1918)
Leader of 1st Battery of the 701st Artillery-Battalion, German Asian Corps (27 Jul 1918-10 Jan 1919)
Leader of 6th Battery of the 54th Field-Artillery-Regiment (10 Jan 1919-00 Jul 1919)
Leader of 5th Battery of the 27th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (00 Jul 1919-01 Feb 1920)
Adjutant of III. Battalion of the 5th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1920-01 May 1920)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 5th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1920-15 May 1920)
Transferred into the MG-Platoon of the 10th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (15 May 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Battery-Officer in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Apr 1925)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1925-01 Oct 1925)
Hauptmann with the Staff of II. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Apr 1927)
Detached for Training on Fortress Guns in K�nigsberg (03 Oct 1925-03 Nov 1925)
Detached to Gas-Protection-Course C in Berlin (24 Jan 1927-05 Feb 1927)
Chief of 5th Battery of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1927-01 Feb 1931)
Transferred to the Staff of III. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1931-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of II. Battalion of Artillery-Regiment Frankfurt (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-02 Apr 1937)
Acting-Commandant of the Firing-Grounds Hillersleben (02 Apr 1937-01 Jun 1937)
Commandant of the Firing-Grounds Hillersleben (01 Jun 1937-10 Nov 1938)
Commandant of the Test-Grounds Hillersleben (10 Nov 1938-25 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 196th Artillery-Regiment (25 Sep 1939-01 Apr 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Apr 1942-01 Aug 1942)
Field-Equipment-Commander XVII (01 Aug 1942-06 Dec 1943)
Commander of Senior-Field-Equipment-Staff South-West (06 Dec 1943-15 Sep 1944)
Field-Equipment-Commander XVII (15 Sep 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-25 May 1947)
Released (25 May 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 29.01.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Artillerie-Regiment 196
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- T�rkischer Eiserner Halmond
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942"
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
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