Generalmajor Ludwig Kirschner Born: 12 Jun 1904 in Bayreuth Died: 11 Feb 1945 near Saybusch, Galizia (Killed) Promotions:
Polizei-Hilfswachtmeister (01 May 1925); Polizei-Unterwachtmeister (01 Sep 1926); Polizei-Wachtmeister (01 Oct 1927); Polizei-Oberwachtmeister (01 Oct 1928); Polizei-Leutnant (16 Dec 1928); Polizei-Oberleutnant (01 Jan 1934); Oberleutnant (16 Mar 1936); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1936); Major (01 Aug 1941); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1942); Oberst (10 Jun 1943); Generalmajor (30 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered Police Service (01 May 1925)
Hilfswachtmeister & Police-Officer-Aspirant with State-Police-Command Bayreuth (01 May 1925-23 Sep 1926)
MG-Course with State-Police Bayreuth (22 Oct 1925-01 Jul 1926)
Training-Course in Public Relief Works with the State-Police Bayreuth (12 Jul 1926-22 Jul 1926)
Signals-Course with the State-Police Bayreuth (27 Aug 1926-03 Sep 1926)
Transferred to State-Police-Command Munich (23 Sep 1926-01 Oct 1928)
Officer-Aspirant-Course (01 Oct 1927-30 Sep 1928)
Transferred to Police-Direction Munich (01 Oct 1928-16 Dec 1928)
Platoon-Leader with State-Police-Command Munich (16 Dec 1928-01 Mar 1929)
Platoon-Leader with State-Police-Command Nuremberg-F�rth (01 Mar 1929-01 Dec 1929)
Detached to MG-Training-Course (01 Jul 1929-14 Sep 1929)
Detached to MG-Training-Course (19 Oct 1929-30 Oct 1929)
Platoon-Leader with Protection-Police Nuremberg (01 Dec 1929-01 Apr 1933)
Detached to MG-Training at Grafenw�hr (22 Sep 1931-01 Oct 1931)
Detached to MG-Training at Grafenw�hr (18 Sep 1932-28 Sep 1932)
Platoon-Leader with the 3rd Inastruction-Battalion at the Police-Preparatory-School Bamberg (01 Apr 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred to the 3rd Unit of the State-Police Nuremberg-F�rth (01 Oct 1934-21 Jan 1935)
Temporary Leader of the 3rd Unit of the State-Police Nuremberg-F�rth (21 Jan 1935-01 Apr 1935)
Transferred to the Technical State-Police-Detachment Mannheim (01 Apr 1935-01 Oct 1935)
Leader of the MG-Company of State-Police-Detachment Heidelberg (01 Oct 1935-16 Mar 1936)
Transferred to Army Service (16 Mar 1936)
Oberleutnant in III. Battalion of the 110th Infantry-Regiment (16 Mar 1936-15 May 1936)
Company-Chief in the 110th Infantry-Regiment (15 May 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Detached to Transport (Organic) & Equipment Training at the Cavalry-School Hannover (10 Jun 1936-04 Jul 1936)
Detached to Course at the War School Dresden (10 Jul 1938-10 Aug 1938)
Company-Chief in the 104th Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-01 Aug 1941)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 436th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1941-14 May 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 72nd Infantry-Regiment (14 May 1942-01 Aug 1942)
Commander of the 72nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1942-25 Sep 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (25 Sep 1943-02 Nov 1943)
Detached to Battalion-Leader-School Antwerp (02 Nov 1943-08 Nov 1943)
Commander of the Battalion-Leader-School Antwerp (08 Nov 1943-25 Jul 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (25 Jul 1944-01 Aug 1944)
Commander of the Grenadier-Instruction-Brigade (01 Aug 1944-20 Aug 1944)
Placed to the Disposal of Army High Command 14 for the Execution of Special Tasks (20 Aug 1944-01 Sep 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Sep 1944-17 Oct 1944)
Division-Leader-Course (08 Sep 1944-07 Oct 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 320th Volksgrenadier-Division (01 Nov 1944-30 Jan 1945)
Commander of the 320th Volksgrenadier-Division (30 Jan 1945-11 Feb 1945)
Killed (11 Feb 1945)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (825): am 18.01.1942 als Major und Kommandeur des I. Bataillons / Infanterie-Regiment 436
- Eichenlaub (135): am 28.10.1942 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiments 72
- EK I: 14.09.1941
- EK II: 31.12.1940
- Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
- Nennung im Ehrenblatt des Heeres (667): am 08.02.1942 als Major und Kommandeur des I. Bataillons/ Infanterie-Regiment 436
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Gold
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
- Krimschild
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
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