Generalmajor Kurt (von) Jesser Born: 04 Nov 1890 in Wadowice, Poland (Polen) Died: 18 Aug 1950 in Vienna (Wien) Promotions:
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter (18 Aug 1909); Leutnant (01 Nov 1910); Oberleutnant (01 Aug 1914); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1917); Major (08 Jul 1921); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1937); Oberst (01 Aug 1939); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1942) Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Aug 1909)
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter in the 6th Landwehr, then Rifle-Regiment (18 Aug 1909-01 May 1915)
Company-Commander in the 6th Rifle-Regiment (01 May 1915-11 Jan 1916)
Signals-Officer with the General-Staff of the 7th Army (11 Jan 1916-01 Jun 1917)
Detached as Company-Chief to the 157th Prussian Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1927-25 Jul 1918)
Detached to MG-Course at Bruck on the Leitha (25 Jul 1918-13 Jan 1919)
Transferred into the 5th Volkswehr-Battalion, Vienna (13 Jan 1919-01 Sep 1920)
With 1st Brigade-Command (01 Sep 1920-16 Jun 1923)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (16 Jun 1923-01 Aug 1925)
Company-Commander in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1925-01 Mar 1933)
Company-Commander in the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion, Stockerau (01 Mar 1933-15 Apr 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Interim-Commander of the former Austrian 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (15 Apr 1938-03 May 1938)
On Leave (03 May 1938-01 Aug 1938)
Transferred into the 11th Rifle-Regiment (01 Aug 1938-10 Nov 1938)
Transferred to the Staff of the 2nd Panzer-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-01 Sep 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Sep 1939-10 Feb 1940)
Detached to the 36th Panzer-Regiment (10 Feb 1940-15 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 36th Panzer-Regiment (15 Feb 1940-25 Apr 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve (25 Apr 1942-11 May 1942)
Commander of Fast Troops in Military-District XIII (11 May 1942-01 Dec 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 386th Motorised-Infantry-Division (01 Dec 1942-28 Feb 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (28 Feb 1943-30 Apr 1943)
Detached to Army-Group D (30 Apr 1943-24 Aug 1943)
Delegated with the Temporary Leadership of the 155th Reserve-Panzer-Division (24 Aug 1943-06 Sep 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (06 Sep 1943-01 Jan 1944)
Detached to the Staff of the Military-Commander France (01 Jan 1944-04 Oct 1944)
Commandant of Fortress-Section Styria (02 Jan 1945-22 Oct 1945)
In Captivity (22 Oct 1945-17 Mar 1949)
Released 17 Mar 1949)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 18.01.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Panzer-Regiments 36
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 29.11.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Panzer-Regiments 36
- 1914 EK II
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration und Schwertern
- k.u.k. �sterr. Bronzene Milit�r-Verdienstmedaille (�Signum Laudis�) am Band des Milit�r-Verdienstkreuzes und den Schwertern
- k.u.k. �sterr. Silberne Milit�r-Verdienstmedaille (�Signum Laudis�) am Band des Milit�r-Verdienstkreuzes und den Schwertern
- k.u.k. �sterr. Karl-Truppen-Kreuz
- k.u.k. �sterr. Verwundeten-Medaille mit 1 Mittelstreifen
- Goldenes Verdienstzeichen der Republik �sterreich
- Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern der Republik �sterreich
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- 1939 EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres: am 06.07.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Panzer-Regiment 36
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
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