Generalmajor Helmuth von Kropff Born: 31 Jan 1888 in Saarburg Died: 26 Apr 1946 in Berlin Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Nov 1907); Leutnant (18 Aug 1908); Oberleutnant (28 Nov 1914); Hauptmann (18 Apr 1916); Polizei-Hauptmann (25 Sep 1919); Polizei-Major (13 Jul 1921); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (09 Nov 1933); Polizei-Oberst (01 Apr 1934); Oberst (15 Oct 1935); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1939) Career:
Entered Army Service (17 Mar 1907)
Fahnenjunker in the 4th Foot Guards-Regiment (17 Mar 1907-02 Aug 1914)
Adjutant of III. Battalion of the 93rd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-25 Nov 1914)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 262nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (25 Nov 1914-14 Nov 1915)
Regiments-Adjutant with the 80th Reserve-Division (14 Nov 1915-21 Nov 1915)
Adjutant of the 182nd Landwehr-Brigade (21 Nov 1915-01 Sep 1916)
In the General-Staff of Staging-Inspection 8 (01 Sep 1916-03 Jan 1917)
In the General-Staff of the 11th Reserve-Division (03 Jan 1917-04 Apr 1917)
In the General-Staff of the Guards-Reserve-Corps (04 Apr 1917-18 Apr 1917)
Transferred into the Army General Staff (18 Apr 1917-20 May 1917)
In the General-Staff of the 6th Army (20 May 1917-03 Oct 1917)
In the General-Staff of XXV. Reserve-Corps (03 Oct 1917-29 Nov 1917)
In the General-Staff of Staging-Inspection South (29 Nov 1917-07 Jul 1918)
Officer of the Army (07 Jul 1918-10 Jul 1918)
In the General-Staff of Group Saarburg (10 Jul 1918-10 Dec 1918)
Detached to General-Command L�ttwitz (10 Dec 1918-04 May 1919)
Detached as District-Commissioner (04 May 1919-25 Sep 1919)
Granted Leave (25 Sep 1919-25 Sep 1919)
Transferred to Police Service (25 Sep 1919)
Adjutant of Police-Administration Berlin (25 Sep 1919-23 Dec 1926)
Retired from Army Service (31 Jan 1920)
Instructor at the Police-School Hannoversch-M�nden (23 Dec 1926-01 Apr 1927)
Commander of Police-Administration Wiesbaden (01 Apr 1927-01 Feb 1931)
Transferred to Police-Administration Cologne (01 Feb 1931-01 May 1932)
Battalion-Commander with the Police-Inspection Cologne-North (01 May 1932-01 May 1933)
Commander of Police-Administration M�nchengladbach (01 May 1933-15 Nov 1933)
Chief of Operations (Ia) with the Chief of Staff of the State-Police Frankfurt/Main (15 Nov 1933-23 Mar 1934)
Regiment-Commander with the Police-Inspection South West, Oppeln (23 Mar 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 43rd Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-26 Oct 1939)
Commander of Rear Army Area 501 (26 Oct 1939-08 Nov 1939)
Commander of Division 421 (08 Nov 1939-15 Mar 1940)
Commander of the 399th Infantry-Division (15 Mar 1940-20 Aug 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (20 Aug 1940-30 Jan 1941)
Commandant of Gnesen (30 Jan 1941-01 May 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 May 1943-22 Jul 1943)
Commander of POWs in Operation-Area I (22 Jul 1943-01 Oct 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Oct 1943-31 Jan 1944)
Retired (31 Jan 1944)
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