Generalmajor Wilhelm Keiper Born: 03 Jan 1893 in Tribsow, District Cammin, Pomerania (Pommern) Died: 01 Nov 1957 in Bad Canstatt Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (15 Aug 1913); F�hnrich (18 Oct 1913); Leutnant (19 Jun 1914); Oberleutnant (06 Nov 1917); Rittmeister (01 Dec 1925); Major (01 Jun 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Aug 1939); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Mar 1913)
Fahnenjunker in the 9th Grenadier-Regiment (01 Mar 1913-06 Sep 1914)
Detached to the War-School Danzig (23 Aug 1913-19 May 1914)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 9th Grenadier-Regiment (06 Sep 1914-04 Oct 1915)
Compsny-Leader in the 9th Grenadier-Regiment (04 Oct 1915-07 Sep 1916)
Wounded, in Hospital (07 Sep 1916-25 Sep 1916)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 9th Grenadier-Regiment (25 Sep 1916-11 Jan 1917)
Company-Leader in the 9th Grenadier-Regiment (11 Jan 1917-21 Mar 1918)
Wounded, In Hospital & Granted Leave (21 Mar 1918-15 Jul 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with the General-Command of VII. Reserve-Corps (15 Jul 1918-19 Dec 1918)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 9th Grenadier-Regiment (19 Dec 1918-01 May 1919)
Company-Leader in Freikorps Klewitz, Guards-Cavalry-Rifle-Corps (01 May 1919-10 Jul 1919)
Company-Leader in the 27th Bicycle-Battalion (10 Jul 1919-01 Feb 1920)
Transferred into the 30th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment & Platoon-Leader in the Bicycle-Company (01 Feb 1920-01 Sep 1920)
Transferred into the 29th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-18 Nov 1921)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 8th Infantry-Regiment (18 Nov 1921-01 Jan 1923)
Transferred into the 11th Mounted-Regiment (01 Jan 1923-01 Mar 1927)
Detached to MG-Course on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds K�nigsbr�ck (16 Sep 1924-07 Oct 1924)
Detached to Combat-School-Course in D�beritz (02 Nov 1925-28 Nov 1925)
Chief of 4th Squadron of the 11th Mounted-Regiment (01 Mar 1927-00 Apr 1928)
Detached to Course for Physical-Exercise at W�nsdorf (14 Feb 1928-03 Mar 1928)
Transferred to the Staff of the 12th Mouynted-Regiment & Leader of the Regiment-MG-Platoon (00 Apr 1928-15 Oct 1928)
Chief of 4th Squadron of the 12th Mounted-Regiment (15 Oct 1928-01 Nov 1932)
Detached to Cavalry-Signals-Course with the 4th Mounted-Regiment (08 Apr 1929-04 May 1929)
Detached to MG-Course in Neuhammer (30 Sep 1929-19 Oct 1929)
MG-Course in D�beritz (24 Feb 1931-13 Mar 1931)
Transferred to the Staff of the 18th Mounted-Regiment (01 Nov 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred into Mounted-Regiment Canstatt (01 Oct 1934-09 Jan 1935)
Transferred into Signals-Battalion Canstatt (09 Jan 1935-01 Jul 1935)
Delegated with the Leadership of Signals-Battalion Canstatt (01 Jul 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 25th Signals-Battalion (15 Oct 1935-08 Nov 1939)
Field-Signals-Commander 15, Warsaw (08 Nov 1939-05 Jan 1940)
Field-Signals-Commander 2m Krakau and Signals-Leader with Border-Section-Command South (05 Jan 1940-01 May 1940)
Commander of Signals-Troops IX, Kassel (01 May 1940-28 Sep 1941)
Signals-Leader with Order-Office Breslau (28 Sep 1941-28 Jan 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH & Military-District-Command V (28 Jan 1942-16 Mar 1942)
Field-Commandant 509, Kirovograd (16 Mar 1942-15 May 1943)
Commander of East-Troops 721 (15 May 1943-01 Aug 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Aug 1943-01 Jun 1944)
German Plenipotentiary General in Montenegro & Senior-Field-Commandant Cetinje (01 Jun 1944-15 Dec 1944)
Senior-Field-Commandant 1040, Cetinje (26 Aug 1944-28 Feb 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (28 Feb 1945-20 Apr 1945)
In US Captivity (20 Apr 1945-19 May 1948)
Released (19 May 1948)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des k�niglichen Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern (28 Nov 1917)
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