Generalmajor August-Wilhelm Küster Born: 17 Feb 1896 in Flatow, Grenzmark, West Prussia (Westpreußen) Died: 23 Jul 1942 near Granki in Greater Donbogen, USSR (Killed) Promotions:
Fähnrich (22 Mar 1915); Leutnant (18 Apr 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1930); Major (01 Dec 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1939); Oberst (01 Dec 1941); Generalmajor (nachträglich) (10 Sep 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (13 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the 9th Grenadier-Regiment (13 Aug 1914-00 Sep 1914)
In the Field with the 211th Infantry-Regiment, later Platoon & Company Leader & Battalion-Adjutant (00 Sep 1914-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred to the 3rd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1930)
Company-Chief in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1936)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1936-28 Aug 1939)
Adjutant with Military-District-Command II (28 Aug 1939-09 Nov 1939)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 152nd Replacement & Training Division (09 Nov 1939-23 Apr 1940)
Commander of the 345th Infantry-Regiment (23 Apr 1940-19 Jun 1941)
Führer-Reserve (19 Jun 1941-25 Aug 1941)
Commander of the 29th Motorised-Infantry-Regiment (25 Aug 1941-23 Jul 1942)
Killed (23 Jul 1942)
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