Generalmajor Walter Kossack Born: 01 Oct 1881 in Kulm, West Prussia (Westpreu�en) Died: 05 Dec 1971 in Pl�n, Schleswig-Holstein Promotions:
F�hnrich (17 May 1902); Leutnant (27 Jan 1903); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1911); Hauptmann (08 Oct 1914); Major (01 Mar 1925); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1930); Oberst (01 Oct 1932); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (30 Sep 1901)
Fahnenjunker in the 72nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (30 Sep 1901-01 Apr 1914)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 72nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1914-11 Aug 1915)
Battery-Leader in the 72nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (11 Aug 1915-11 Jan 1917)
Transferred into II. Replacement-Battalion of the 55th Field-Artillery-Regiment (11 Jan 1917-28 Jan 1917)
Leader of III. Battalion of the 95th Field-Artillery-Regiment (28 Jan 1917-30 Dec 1918)
Transferred back into the 72nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (30 Dec 1918-06 Jan 1919)
Battery-Leader in the 72nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (06 Jan 1919-24 Jan 1919)
Leader of Volunteer-Battery Kossack (24 Jan 1919-17 Mar 1920)
Battery-Chief in the 2nd Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (17 Mar 1920-01 May 1922)
With the Staff of Artillery-Leader II (01 May 1922-01 Oct 1924)
With the Staff of 2nd Division (01 Oct 1924-01 Nov 1927)
Advisor in the Army Personnel Office, RWM (01 Nov 1927-01 Apr 1930)
Commander of IV. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1930-01 Jun 1932)
With the Staff of Artillery-Leader III (01 Jun 1932-31 Jan 1933)
Retired (31 Jan 1933)
Employed by the Army (01 Feb 1933)
Director of the Psychological Tests Office I (01 Feb 1933-01 Nov 1939)
Entered Army Service as a Supplemental-Officer (01 Nov 1939); Active-Officer (01 Jun 1942)
Commander of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1939-24 May 1940)
Artillery-Commander 18 (24 May 1940-01 Jul 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Jul 1942-01 Aug 1942)
Field-Commandant 725, Zagreb (01 Aug 1942-30 Apr 1944)
Retired (30 Apr 1944)
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