Generalmajor Alfred Kuhnert Born: 19 Mar 1898 in Kreuzberg, Upper Silesia (Oberschlesien) Died: 28 Nov 1977 in Berlin Promotions:
Vizefeldwebel (?? ??? ????); Offizier-Aspirant (?? ??? ????); Polizei-Leutnant (00 Jan 1921); Polizei-Oberleutnant (20 Dec 1924); Polizei-Hauptmann (11 Apr 1930); Hauptmann (15 Oct 1935); Major (01 Mar 1939); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1942); Oberst (01 Feb 1943); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (30 Dec 1914)
War Volunteer in the 102nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (30 Dec 1914-11 Apr 1915)
Transferred into the 101st Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (11 Apr 1915-15 Jul 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (15 Jul 1915-11 Nov 1915)
Back in the Field with the Regiment (11 Nov 1915-18 Jul 1916)
Transferred into the 178th Infantry-Regiment (18 Jul 1916-15 Feb 1919)
Retired (15 Feb 1919)
With Freikorps Weickmann (02 Mar 1919-14 Jun 1919)
Entered Police Service (15 Jul 1919)
With the Security Police Berlin (15 Jul 1919-1926)
With the Command of the Protection Police Berlin (1926-1930)
With the Police in G�rlitz (1933-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 30th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1938)
Company-Chief in the 51st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Delegated with the Leadership of III. Battalion of the 51st Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-01 Sep 1939)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 51st Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1939-15 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 38th Motorcycle-Infantry-Battalion (15 Nov 1940-11 Jul 1942)
Commander of the 51st Motorised-Infantry-Regiment (11 Jul 1942-01 Jan 1944)
Chief of Staff of Special-Staff II in OKH (01 Jan 1944-19 Mar 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 198th Infantry-Division (00 Aug 1944-01 Sep 1944)
Detached to 15th Division-Leaders-Course at Hirschberg (19 Oct 1944-15 Nov 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 26th Panzer-Division (29 Jan 1945-01 Mar 1945)
Detached to Form a Panzer-Division at D�beritz (19 Mar 1945-30 Apr 1945)
In US Captivity (Escaped) (30 Apr 1945-14 Sep 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (14 Sep 1945-08 Oct 1955)
Released (08 Oct 1955)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (20 Apr 1944)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (21 Feb 1942)
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