Generalmajor Dipl.Ing. Heinrich Kleinschroth Born: 29 Jan 1895 in Munich (M�nchen) Died: 21 Dec 1965 in Munich-Pasing Diploma in Engineering: 29 Mar 1933 Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (22 Oct 1914); F�hnrich (26 Apr 1915); Leutnant (25 Aug 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Oct 1923); Hauptmann/Rittmeister (01 May 1928); Major (01 Mar 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1938); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (04 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the Radio-Operator-Replacement-Company of the 2nd Bavarian Telegraph-Battalion (04 Aug 1914-07 Nov 1914)
Transferred to the 3rd Bavarian Pioneer-Replacement-Battalion (07 Nov 1914-14 Feb 1915)
Detached to Training-Course for Fahnenjunker with the 1st Pioneer-Replacement-Battalion (07 Dec 1914-13 Feb 1915)
Transferred back to the Radio-Operator-Replacement-Company of the 2nd Bavarian Telegraph-Battalion (14 Feb 1915-16 Feb 1915)
Transferred to the 1st heavy Radio-Operator-Station with Army High Command 6 (16 Feb 1915-21 Nov 1915)
Leader of the Bavarian Mountain Radio Troop 2 (21 Nov 1915-21 Nov 1916)
Leader of the Bavarian Mountain Signal Platoon 41 (21 Nov 1916-09 Apr 1917)
Leader of the 1st Radio-Operator-Small-Detachment, later Division-Radio-Operator-Detachment 99b (09 Apr 1917-24 Feb 1918)
Leader of Division-Radio-Operator-Detachment 132b (24 Feb 1918-1919)
With the Volunteer Rifle-Corps Epp (1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 21st Brigade-Signals-Battalion (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred to the 7th Signals-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-01 Nov 1925)
Supervision-Officer & Radio-Instructor at the Artillery-School (01 Nov 1925-01 Apr 1928)
Studies at the Technical College Munich (01 Apr 1928-01 Apr 1934)
Company-Chief in the Signals-Battalion M�nchen (01 Apr 1934-15 Mar 1935)
Group-Director in the RWM/In 7 (15 Mar 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of the 54th Mountain-Signals-Battalion (12 Oct 1937-01 Nov 1939)
Commander of the 520th Army-Signals-Regiment (01 Nov 1939-25 Oct 1940)
Army-Signals-Leader of the 9th Army (25 Oct 1940-15 Sep 1943)
Commander of Army-Signals-School I (15 Sep 1943-01 Apr 1944)
Detached to the Army Weapons Office, OKH (01 Apr 1944-01 Nov 1944)
Office-Group-Chief in the Army Weapons Office, OKH (01 Nov 1944-10 May 1945)
In US Captivity (10 May 1945-11 Jun 1947)
Released (11 Jun 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 30.11.1942 als Oberst und Armee-Nachrichtenf�hrer der 9. Armee
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. bis I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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