Generalmajor Ernst Klüg Born: 10 Jun 1888 in Weiden, Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz) Died: 27 Nov 1944 in Nuremberg (Nürnberg) (Accidental Death) Promotions:
Gefreiter (01 May 1914); Unteroffizier (02 Sep 1914); Fähnrich (04 Mar 1915); Leutnant (16 May 1915); Oberleutnant (31 Mar 1922); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1927); Major (01 Sep 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1937); Oberst (01 Mar 1940); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1913)
One Year Volunteer in the 9th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 9th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-04 Mar 1915)
Fähnrich in the 9th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (04 Mar 1915-24 Jun 1915)
Detached to Training-Course for Fahnenjunker at Döberitz (19 Apr 1915-12 Jun 1915)
Transferred to the 2nd Replacement-Company of II. Bavarian Army-Corps (24 Jun 1915-29 Aug 1915)
Detached to MG-Instruction-Course at Hammelburg (01 Jul 1915-28 Aug 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 248th Mountain-MG-Detachment (29 Aug 1915-01 May 1916)
Detached to Gas Course at Berlin (01 May 1916-01 Feb 1917)
Detached to MG-Weapon-Officer-Course in Spandau (01 Feb 1917-20 Jul 1917)
Adjutant of the MG-Officer with the 5th Bulgarian Division (20 Jul 1917-15 Jul 1918)
Auxiliary-Officer with the German General-Staff-Officer of I. Bulgarian Army (15 Jul 1918-02 Oct 1918)
Leader of the 248th Bavarian Mountain-MG-Detachment (02 Oct 1918-10 Feb 1919)
Company-Leader in the 9th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (10 Feb 1919-09 Apr 1919)
Adjutant of Volunteer-Battalion Dittmar (09 Apr 1919-26 May 1919)
MG-Platoon-Officer in the 45th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (26 May 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Detached to Officer-School Munich (09 Jul 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Detached as Control-Officer to Depot-Battalion 23, Grafenwöhr (25 Nov 1919-15 May 1920)
MG-Platoon-Officer in the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-28 Jun 1925)
Detached to Training-Course in Snow-Shoes with III. Battalion of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (09 Feb 1921-04 Mar 1921)
Detached as Instructor to Snow Shoe Course with the 20th Infantry-Regiment in Ruhpolding (07 Dec 1921-22 Dec 1921)
Detached as Instructor to Snow Shoe Course with the 20th Infantry-Regiment in Ruhpolding (02 Jan 1922-25 Feb 1922)
Company-Leader in the 21st Infantry-Regiment (28 Jun 1925-01 Apr 1926)
Company-Chief in the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1926-01 Oct 1934)
Detached to Combat School Course in Döberitz (18 Oct 1926-16 Nov 1926)
Commander of I. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Bayreuth (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 42nd Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 47th MG-Battalion (10 Nov 1938-00 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 186th Infantry-Regiment (00 Feb 1940-1940)
Führer-Reserve - Military-District-Command XIII (1940-06 Sep 1942)
Commander of the 231st Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (06 Sep 1942-01 Jul 1943)
Commandant of Nuremberg (01 Jul 1943-27 Nov 1944)
Died (27 Nov 1944)
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