Generalmajor Dr.rer.Pol. Walter Kühn Born: 04 Feb 1893 in Danzig Died: 01 Nov 1984 in Sonthofen Promotions:
Charakter als Fähnrich (14 Mar 1911); Fähnrich (18 Oct 1911); Leutnant (22 May 1912); Oberleutnant (18 Dec 1915); Charakter als Hauptmann (31 Aug 1919); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Sep 1919); Polizei-Major (01 Aug 1931); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1934); Oberstleutnant (15 Dec 1935); Oberst (01 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (30 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (14 Mar 1911)
Fähnrich in the 1st Foot-Artillery-Regiment (14 Mar 1911-1914)
Battery-Officer & Battery-Leader (1914-1918)
Retired (31 Aug 1919)
Entered Police Service (01 Sep 1919)
With the Prussian Security & Protection Police, later Prussian State Police (01 Sep 1919-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 64th Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-31 Oct 1935)
Retired (31 Oct 1935)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Oct 1939)
Department-Chief in OKH (01 Oct 1939-31 Oct 1942)
Delegated with the Temporary Leadership of the 13th Panzer-Division (31 Oct 1942-00 Nov 1942)
Staff-Officer of Artillery with the Commander-in-Chief South (24 Jul 1943-16 Nov 1943)
Staff-Officer of Artillery with the Commander-in-Chief South-West & Army-Group C (16 Nov 1943-15 Mar 1944)
Delegated with the Temporary Leadership of the 20th Panzer-Grenadier-Division (01 Sep 1944-00 Sep 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH & Detached to Commander-in-Chief West (30 Nov 1944-01 Jan 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 246th Volksgrenadier-Division (01 Jan 1945-01 Apr 1945)
Commander of the 246th Volksgrenadier-Division (01 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-27 Jun 1947)
Released (27 Jun 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (19 Sep 1942)
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