Generalmajor Wilhelm Kirchenpauer von Kirchdorf Born: 03 Sep 1888 in Strasbourg (Stra�burg), Alsace (Elsa�) Died: 30 Jul 1960 in Wilhelmshaven Promotions:
F�hnrich (04 Nov 1908); Leutnant (19 Aug 1909); Oberleutnant (01 Dec 1914); Hauptmann (21 Dec 1916); Charakter als Major (28 Feb 1927); Major (E) (05 Mar 1934); Oberstleutnant (E) (01 Apr 1937); Oberst (01 Oct 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (23 Mar 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 101st Grenadier-Regiment (23 Mar 1908-03 Feb 1914)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 101st Grenadier-Regiment (03 Feb 1914-04 Aug 1914)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 100th Grenadier-Reserve-Regiment (04 Aug 1914-26 Jul 1915)
Company-Leader in the 100th Grenadier-Reserve-Regiment (26 Jul 1915-20 Sep 1916)
Detached to the General-Command of XII. Reserve-Corps (20 Sep 1916-01 Jan 1917)
2nd General-Staff-Officer of the 24th Reserve-Division (01 Jan 1917-01 Apr 1917)
Transferred into the General-Staff (01 Apr 1917-19 Dec 1918)
Leader of Volunteer-Detachment von Kirchenpauer (19 Dec 1918-15 Feb 1919)
Company-Leader in the 1st Border-J�ger-Regiment (15 Feb 1919-01 Apr 1919)
With the Staff of the 12th Border-J�ger-Brigade (01 Apr 1919-01 Oct 1919)
With the Staff of the 12th Reichswehr-Brigade (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
With the Staff of Infantry-Leader IV (01 Oct 1920-25 Nov 1921)
With the Staff of Artillery-Leader IV (25 Nov 1921-01 Oct 1923)
With the Staff of the 4th Division (01 Oct 1923-01 Jul 1924)
Company-Chief in the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1924-28 Feb 1927)
Retired (28 Feb 1927)
Landwehr-Employee (01 Jul 1927)
Landwehr-Officer with Military-District-Command IV, Landwehr-Director for Anhalt (01 Jul 1927-01 Apr 1928)
Landwehr-Director for the Provence of Saxony in the Staff of Infantry-Leader IV (01 Apr 1928-01 Apr 1930)
Director of the Landwehr-Organisation-Department, later of the Mobilisation-Department with the Staff of 4th Division (01 Apr 1930-01 Oct 1933)
Entered Army Service as a Landwehr-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Apr 1941)
With the Staff of Military-District-Command IV then with the General-Staff of the General-Command of IV. Army-Corps (01 Oct 1933-26 Aug 1939)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the General-Staff of the Replacement General-Command of IV. Army-Corps (26 Aug 1939-10 Sep 1939)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the Replacement General-Command of IV. Army-Corps (10 Sep 1939-04 Feb 1940)
Chief of the General Staff of the Replacement IV. Army-Corps (04 Feb 1940-28 Jul 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH & Arrested (28 Jul 1944-31 Dec 1944)
Retired (31 Dec 1944)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (15 Apr 1945)
Chief of Staff of Defence-Staff Dresden (Fortress-Command-Office Dresden) (15 Apr 1945-02 May 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve & Chief of the General Staff of the Replacement IV. Army-Corps, Dresden (02 May 1945-10 May 1945)
In US Captivity (10 May 1945-30 Jun 1947)
Interned (30 Jun 1947-31 Jan 1948)
Released (31 Jan 1948)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (10 Mar 1944)
Ritter des k�niglich s�chsischen Milit�r-St. Heinrich-Ordens (28 Aug 1916)
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