Generalmajor Hans Knoerzer Born: 01 Apr 1889 in Ulm, Danube (Donau) Died: 29 Sep 1969 in S�cking, Starnberg Promotions:
F�hnrich (24 Mar 1909); Leutnant (19 Nov 1909); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1915); Hauptmann (15 Sep 1917); Major (01 Apr 1930); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1934); Oberst (01 Mar 1936); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (29 Jun 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 123rd Infantry-Regiment (29 Jun 1908-18 Oct 1913)
Detached to Seminar for Oriental Languages, Berlin (15 Apr 1913-15 Aug 1913)
Transferred to the Protection-Troop in Cameroon (22 Oct 1914-1915)
In French Captivity (1915-08 Jul 1917)
Back out from Captivity (08 Jul 1917)
Transferred back to the 123rd Grenadier-Regiment (18 Oct 1917-01 Nov 1917)
Detached to General-Command 64 (01 Nov 1917-15 Mar 1918)
Company & Battalion Leader in the 122nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (15 Mar 1918-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 26th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Chief in the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jul 1928)
With the Staff of I. Battalion of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1928-15 Oct 1929)
Detached to the Staff of the VI. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (15 Oct 1929-01 Apr 1933)
Commander of the Training-Battalion of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of IV. Battalion of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1934-06 Mar 1936)
Commander of the 109th Infantry-Regiment (06 Mar 1936-01 May 1937)
Supplemental-Officer (01 May 1937); Active-Officer again (01 Jun 1941)
Training-Director Hanau (01 May 1937-01 Mar 1939)
To the Disposal of the Army General Staff (Legion Condor, Spain) (15 Aug 1937-01 Dec 1938)
Training-Director Graz (01 Mar 1939-03 May 1941)
Commander of the 353rd Infantry-Regiment (03 May 1941-01 May 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 May 1942-10 Jul 1942)
Chief of an Employment-Staff of the Liaison-Command of the Military-Commander in France to Army High Command 1 (10 Jul 1942-15 Aug 1942)
Field-Commandant 529, Bordeaux (15 Aug 1942-01 Nov 1944)
Wehrmacht-Commandant of Freiburg (01 Nov 1944-01 Apr 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Apr 1945-05 May 1945)
In Captivity (05 May 1945-10 Aug 1945)
Released (10 Aug 1945)
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