Generalmajor Hans von Knauer Born: 15 May 1874 in Oldenburg Died: 01 Feb 1944 in Gildehaus Promotions:
F�hnrich (14 Feb 1893); Sekondeleutnant (18 Nov 1893); Oberleutnant (19 May 1903); Hauptmann (22 Mar 1907); Major (01 Oct 1913); Oberstleutnant (16 Jun 1920); Oberst (15 Jun 1921); Chilean Generalmajor (1932); Oberst z.V. (01 Oct 1939); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Jan 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (04 Nov 1892)
Fahnenjunker in the 10th Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Nov 1892-22 Mar 1907)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1901-15 Oct 1904)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (15 Oct 1904-00 Jul 1904)
Aggregated to the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1907-18 Feb 1908)
Transferred to the Grand General Staff (18 Feb 1908-07 Feb 1910)
Battery-Chief in the 26th Field-Artillery-Regiment (07 Feb 1910-27 Jan 1912)
Transferred into the Grand General Staff (27 Jan 1912-01 Aug 1914)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 1st Guards-Reserve-Division (01 Aug 1914-23 May 1915)
Chief of Operations (Ia) & Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Landwehr-Corps (23 May 1915-22 Nov 1915)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Army-Group von Woyrsch (22 Nov 1915-10 Oct 1916)
Chief of the General Staff of Landwehr-Corps (10 Oct 1916-14 Aug 1917)
Chief of the General Staff of XXIV. Reserve-Corps (14 Aug 1917-16 Jun 1918)
Commander of the 44th Field-Artillery-Regiment (16 Jun 1918-01 Oct 1919) Because of Special Services as Regimental Commander, he was Submitted for award of the Pour le m�rite by the Commander of the 44th Reserve-Division, Generalleutnant M. Haas. The award request was not followed up on due to the outbreak of the Revolution in Germany (22 Oct 1918)
With the Staff of Artillery-Leader IV (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
With the Staff of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-15 Jun 1921)
Retired (15 Jun 1921)
Member of the Reichs Archives, Berlin (1921-00 Jul 1927)
Entered into the Chilean Army (00 Jul 1927)
Director of the Reorganisation of National Conscription in Chile and Chief of the Geografico Military Institute, also Instructor for Tactics & War History at the Chilean War Academy (00 Jul 1927-00 Oct 1935)
Instructor for War History at the War Academy, Berlin (00 Feb 1937-00 Feb 1937)
Military Advisor of the German Embassy in (Nationalist) Spain & Liaison-Officer of the Embassy to Legion Condor (00 Feb 1937-01 Oct 1939)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Oct 1939)
In the War History Department of the Army General Staff (01 Oct 1939-00 Jun 1940)
Field-Commandant Vannes (00 Jun 1940-00 Jul 1941)
Group-Director in the War History Department of the Army General Staff (00 Jul 1941-19 Oct 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (19 Oct 1942-28 Feb 1943)
Retired (28 Feb 1943)
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