Generalmajor Claus Kühl Born: 18 Aug 1898 in Karlsburg, District Eckernförde Died: 25 Feb 1952 in Eisenthal Promotions:
Leutnant (30 Sep 1917); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1933); Major (01 Oct 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1939); Oberst (01 Jan 1942); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (14 Jul 1916)
Volunteer with II. Replacement-Battalion of the 9th Field-Artillery-Regiment (14 Jul 1916-01 Dec 1919)
Transferred into the 9th Reserve-Signals-Battalion (01 Dec 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 2nd Signals-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1923)
Detached to the Cavalry-School Hannover (01 Oct 1923-01 Apr 1926)
Adjutant of the 2nd Signals-Battalion (01 Apr 1926-01 Oct 1927)
Adjutant of Department D of the Artillery-School (01 Oct 1927-01 Apr 1931)
Company-Officer with the Instruction-Battalion of Department D of the Artillery-School (01 Apr 1931-01 Oct 1931)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of 6th Division (01 Oct 1931-01 Oct 1933)
Detached to the War-Academy (01 Oct 1933-01 Sep 1934)
Transferred into the 3rd Signals-Battalion (01 Sep 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in the 3rd Signals-Battalion (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 43rd Signals-Battalion (15 Oct 1935-15 Feb 1936)
With the Staff of the General-Command of II. Army-Corps (15 Feb 1936-15 Oct 1936)
Transferred into the General-Staff of II. Army-Corps (15 Oct 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 4th Infantry-Division (10 Nov 1938-10 Jun 1940)
Führer-Reserve (15 Aug 1940-26 Sep 1940)
Quartermaster of Army-Group XXI (26 Sep 1940-19 Dec 1940)
Senior-Quartermaster of Army High Command Norwegen (19 Dec 1940-11 Sep 1943)
Detached to thr Grenadier-Replacement-Battalion Reichenberg (11 Sep 1943-18 Dec 1943)
Commander of the 145th Grenadier-Regiment (18 Dec 1943-23 Aug 1944)
Führer-Reserve (23 Aug 1944-08 Dec 1944)
With the Staff of the 365th Infantry-Division (08 Dec 1944-01 Mar 1945)
Commander of the 365th Infantry-Division (01 Mar 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-30 Aug 1947)
Released (30 Aug 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (22 Feb 1943)
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