Generalmajor Ernst-Richard Knecht Born: 19 Mar 1893 in Hermersberg, Palatinate (Pfalz) Died: 09 Jul 1941 near Dudnow (Killed) Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (19 Dec 1912); F�hnrich (22 Mar 1913); Leutnant (17 Feb 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Apr 1917); Rittmeister (01 Aug 1924); Major (01 Mar 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Mar 1939); Generalmajor (nachtr�glich) (27 Jun 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (15 Jul 1912)
Fahnenjunker in the 15th Train-Battalion (15 Jul 1912-01 Aug 1914)
With the Staff of 1st Squadron of the 115th Train-Battalion, Squadron-Staff 72 (01 Aug 1914-08 Jan 1917)
2nd Adjutant of the Commander of the Munitions-Column & of Trains of the 7th Army (08 Jan 1917-24 Sep 1918)
1st Adjutant of the Commander of the Munitions-Column & of Trains of the 7th Army (24 Sep 1918-1919)
Transferred to Field-Column 16, later Field-Column 14 (1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 4th Reichswehr-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1919-01 Jun 1924)
Transferred into the 12th Mounted-Regiment (01 Jun 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred into the 4th Medical-Detachment of the 4th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1925-19 Feb 1928)
With the Staff of Group-Command 1 (19 Feb 1928-01 Oct 1929)
Squadron-Chief in the 5th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1931)
Transferred into the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1931-01 May 1933)
With the Staff of the 5th Division (01 May 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of Artillery-Battalion K�nigsbr�ck (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1935)
Commander of Smoke-Battalion K�nigsbr�ck (01 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of the Smoke Instruction & Experiment Battalion (12 Oct 1937-15 Oct 1939)
Commander z.b.V. 1, Regiment-Staff of Smoke-Troops (15 Oct 1939-08 Feb 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (08 Feb 1940-15 Mar 1940)
Commander of Smoke-Troops z.b.V. 2 (15 Mar 1940-17 Mar 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the Smoke-Instruction-Regiment (17 Mar 1941-30 Apr 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve & Detached to the Staff of the Smoke-Instruction-Regiment (30 Apr 1941-09 Jul 1941)
Killed (09 Jul 1941)
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