Generalmajor Gerhard Jordan Born: 01 Jun 1893 in Schlecke, District Goslar Died: 27 Mar 1964 in H�xter Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (01 Jul 1913); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (09 Aug 1913); F�hnrich (18 Oct 1913); Leutnant (05 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Dec 1917); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1926); Major (01 Jul 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1937); Oberst (01 Oct 1939); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (20 Feb 1913)
Fahnenjunker in the 11th Pioneer-Battalion (20 Feb 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War-School Potsdam (08 Nov 1913-30 Jul 1914)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader with the 11th Pioneer-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-11 Nov 1916)
Detached to Mortar-School Harken (12 Dec 1915-10 Jan 1916)
Detached to Assault-Troop-Course with Assault-Battalion R�hr (11 Nov 1916-04 Jul 1917)
Company-Leader in the 27th Pioneer-Battalion (04 Jul 1917-22 Dec 1917)
Temporary Commander of Pioneers of the 224th Infantry-Division and Temporary Commander of the 224th Pioneer-Battalion (22 Dec 1917-21 Jan 1918)
Company-Leader in the 27th Pioneer-Battalion (21 Jan 1918-16 Mar 1918)
Temporary Commander of Pioneers of the 219th Infantry-Division and Temporary Commander of the 219th Pioneer-Battalion (16 Mar 1918-15 Apr 1918)
Company-Leader in the 27th Pioneer-Battalion (15 Apr 1918-12 Jan 1919)
Leader of the Searchlight-Platoon of the 27th Pioneer-Battalion (12 Jan 1919-21 Mar 1919)
Company-Leader in the 11th Pioneer-Battalion in Freikorps (Eiserne Division) (21 Mar 1919-10 May 1919)
Pioneer-Company-Leader in Border-Protection (10 May 1919-11 Jan 1920)
Transferred into the 40th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (11 Jan 1920-10 Feb 1920)
Detached as Company-Leader to the 233rd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (10 Feb 1920-24 Apr 1920)
Transferred into the 7th Reichswehr-Pioneer-Battalion (24 Apr 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 10th Reichswehr-Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jan 1921-15 Nov 1922)
Adjutant of the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (15 Nov 1922-01 May 1924)
Chief of 1st Company of the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (01 May 1924-01 Mar 1928)
Detached to Course for Machinery and Motor Troops at the Pioneer-School (21 Nov 1927-11 Dec 1927)
Detached to the Naval-Station of the North Sea (01 Mar 1928-01 Apr 1928)
Transferred to the Command-Office Wilhelmshaven and Pioneer-Officer with the Command of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (01 Apr 1928-01 Aug 1930)
Detached to Course at the Pioneer-School (25 Nov 1929-14 Dec 1929)
With unchanged Service Use, transferred to Command-Office M�nster (01 Aug 1930-01 Apr 1932)
Transferred to Command-Office Ulm, Detached to the 4th Infantry-Regiment (Pioneer-Officer with Command-Office Deutsch-Krone) (01 Apr 1932-01 Oct 1932)
With unchanged Service Use, transferred to Command-Office Deutsch-Krone (01 Oct 1932-01 May 1933)
Transferred into the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion and Detached to the RWM/In 5 (01 May 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Advisor with the Inspection of Fortresses, RWM (01 Oct 1934-01 Jul 1935)
Transferred into the 8th Department of the Army General Staff (01 Jul 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 16th Pioneer-Battalion (15 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Chief of Staff of the Inspection of Pioneers/AHA (In 5) (12 Oct 1937-15 Jun 1941)
Commander of Pioneer-Regiment-Staff 507 (15 Jun 1941-19 Aug 1941)
Pioneer-Leader of Panzer-Group Afrika (19 Aug 1941-01 Feb 1942)
Army-Pioneer-Leader of 17th Army (01 Feb 1942-22 May 1943)
General of Pioneers of Army-Group A (22 May 1943-21 Oct 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (21 Oct 1943-25 Oct 1943)
Detached to Army High Command 15 for the Execution of Pioneer Special Tasks (25 Oct 1943-05 Jun 1944)
Higher Pioneer Commander z.b.V. 4 (05 Jun 1944-01 Feb 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Feb 1945-22 Apr 1945)
In US Captivity (22 Apr 1945-05 Jun 1947)
Released (05 Jun 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Bew�hrungsabzeichen zum Braunschweiger Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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