Generalmajor Paul Kohwalt Born: 26 Oct 1896 in Neu-Paleschken, District Berent, West Prussia (Westpreu�en) Died: 31 Aug 1944 near Mereni, Romania (Killed) Promotions:
Gefreiter (03 Mar 1915); Unteroffizier (16 Jun 1916); Vizewachtmeister (19 Mar 1917); Leutnant der Reserve (24 May 1917); Polizei-Oberwachtmeister (09 Dec 1920); Polizei-Leutnant (27 Oct 1922); Polizei-Oberleutnant (25 Dec 1925); Polizei-Hauptmann (30 Nov 1932); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1935); Major (01 Aug 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1940); Oberst (01 Mar 1942); Generalmajor (nachtr�glich) (01 Aug 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (Reserves) (03 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the 53rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (03 Aug 1914-30 Jan 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 53rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (30 Jan 1915-03 Mar 1915)
Transferred to the Light Munitions Column of the 53rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (03 Mar 1915-25 May 1916)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 53rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (25 May 1916-07 Jul 1916)
Transferred to the 5th Replacement-Battery of the 53rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (07 Jul 1916-05 Sep 1916)
Transferred to the 5th Replacement-Battery of the 271st Field-Artillery-Regiment (05 Sep 1916-25 Jun 1917)
Transferred into the 252nd Landwehr-Field-Artillery-Regiment (25 Jun 1917-28 Mar 1918)
Transferred to Field-Recruitment-Depot 17 (28 Mar 1918-19 Apr 1918)
Transferred into the 107th Field-Artillery-Regiment (19 Apr 1918-26 Jul 1918)
Transferred to the II. Replacement-Battalion of the 51st Field-Artillery-Regiment (26 Jul 1918-28 Aug 1918)
Transferred into the 271st Field-Artillery-Regiment (28 Aug 1918-01 Dec 1918)
Transferred to the Staff of II. Battalion of the 271st Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Dec 1918-01 Jan 1919)
Transferred into the 53rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1919-19 Jan 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of III. Battalion of the 53rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (19 Jan 1919-27 Jan 1919)
Battery-Officer in the 53rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (27 Jan 1919-01 Sep 1919)
Battery-Leader in the 53rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Sep 1919-22 Sep 1919)
Battery-Officer in the 53rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (22 Sep 1919-10 Jan 1920)
Battery-Leader in the 53rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (10 Jan 1920-15 Feb 1920)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of II. Battalion of the 42nd Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (15 Feb 1920-01 May 1920)
Retired (01 May 1920)
Entered Police Service (09 Dec 1920)
With the Prussian Police in Magdeburg, later Cologne (09 Dec 1920-1926)
Transferred to the Police in D�sseldorf (1926-1932)
Transferred to the Police in Cologne (1932-01 Apr 1935)
Transferred into Army Service (01 Apr 1935)
Battery-Officer in Artillery-Regiment Frankfurt (01 Apr 1935-01 Jul 1935)
Hauptmann with the Staff of II. Battalion of Artillery-Regiment Frankfurt (01 Jul 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Hauptmann with the Staff of II. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-08 Apr 1937)
Detached to Firing Course for Artillery Officers in J�terbog (02 Oct 1935-28 Oct 1935)
Detached to Signals Course for Staff Officers of Artillery at the Army & Air Signals School Halle/Saale (16 Dec 1935-20 Dec 1935)
Delegated with the Leadership of II. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (08 Apr 1937-10 Nov 1938)
At the same time, Detached as Commander of the 1st Reserve-Artillery-Battalion (25 Apr 1938-30 May 1938)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-29 May 1940)
At the same time, detached as Acting-Commander of the 168th Artillery-Regiment (27 Apr 1940-15 Jun 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH & Detached to the 3rd Artillery-Replacement-Regiment (29 May 1940-01 Jun 1940)
Commander of the 272nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jun 1940-25 Jul 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH & Detached as Acting-Commander of the 168th Artillery-Regiment (25 Jul 1940-07 Sep 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (07 Sep 1940-01 Oct 1940)
Commander of the 123rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1940-06 Nov 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH & Acting-Artillery-Commander 134 (06 Nov 1943-04 Dec 1943)
Artillery-Commander 134 (04 Dec 1943-31 Aug 1944)
Killed (31 Aug 1944)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (25 May 1942)
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