Generalmajor Friedrich Kleinhans Born: 19 Mar 1873 in Magdeburg Died: 30 Oct 1948 in Gie�en Promotions:
Sekondeleutnant (22 Mar 1892); Oberleutnant (14 Sep 1900); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1908); Major (27 Jan 1915); Oberstleutnant (18 Dec 1920); Oberst (01 Oct 1923); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Jul 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1892)
Sekondeleutnant in the 8th J�ger-Battalion (22 Mar 1892-01 Oct 1902)
Transferred into the 10th MG-Detachment (01 Oct 1902-27 Jan 1908)
Company-Chief in the 8th J�ger-Battalion (27 Jan 1908-22 May 1912)
Leader of the 3rd MG-Detachment (22 May 1912-20 May 1913)
Member of the Gun Testing Commission (20 May 1913-04 Aug 1914)
Leader of the 9th MG-Detachment (04 Aug 1914-07 Mar 1915)
Department-Executive with the Gun Testing Commission (07 Mar 1915-30 Jan 1920)
Staff-Officer for Infantry-Weapons & Equipment with the Staff of the 6th Division (30 Jan 1920-01 Apr 1922)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1922-17 Jan 1923)
With the Staff of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (17 Jan 1923-31 Mar 1924)
Retired (31 Mar 1924)
Landwehr-Employee (01 Oct 1924)
District-Director of Districts Gie�en, Alsfeld & Lauterbach (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1933)
Entered Army Service as a Landwehr-Officer (01 Oct 1933)
Commander of Military-District-Command Wetzlar (01 Oct 1933-30 Sep 1934)
Retired (30 Sep 1934)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Sep 1939)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Wildflecken (01 Sep 1939-06 Nov 1939)
Commandant of POW-Camp Stalag IX.B (06 Nov 1939-01 Dec 1939)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Wildflecken (01 Dec 1939-30 Apr 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve (30 Apr 1942-31 May 1942)
Retired (31 May 1942)
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