Generalmajor Heinrich von Kummer Born: 12 May 1874 in Gatterst�dt Died: 04 Nov 1951 in Weimar Promotions:
Sekondeleutnant (22 Mar 1892); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1900); Hauptmann (16 Oct 1906); Major (08 Nov 1914); Oberstleutnant (30 Nov 1920); Charakter als Oberst (31 Mar 1922); Oberst (00 Sep 1934); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Sep 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1892)
Sekondeleutnant in the 79th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1892-01 Oct 1895)
Detached to Unteroffizier-School Wei�enfels (01 Oct 1895-01 Oct 1899)
Transferred into the 162nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1899-01 Apr 1902)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 162nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1902-16 Oct 1906)
Adjutant of the 17th Infantry-Brigade (16 Oct 1906-16 Nov 1910)
Company-Chief in the 175th Infantry-Regiment (16 Nov 1910-00 Nov 1914)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 129th Infantry-Regiment (00 Nov 1914-11 Aug 1915)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 5th Grenadier-Regiment (11 Aug 1915-24 Mar 1918)
Commander of the 68th Infantry-Regiment (24 Mar 1918-00 Jun 1918)
Commander of the 5th Grenadier-Regiment (00 Jun 1918-11 Mar 1919)
Battalion, later Regiment Commander in Border Protection (11 Mar 1919-01 Apr 1920)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 4th Infantry-Regiment & Garrison-Senior in Stralsund (01 Apr 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Commander of the Training-Battalion of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-31 Mar 1922)
Retired (31 Mar 1922)
Employee with the Reichs Compensation Office, Branch-Office, Weimar (00 Jun 1922-00 May 1925)
Department-Director with Branch-Office Oppeln of the Reichs Compensation Office (00 May 1925-01 Jul 1926)
Landwehr-Employee (01 Jul 1926); Landwehr-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935)
With the Staff of the 3rd Cavalry-Division (01 Jul 1926-00 Sep 1934)
Training-Director Weimar (00 Sep 1934-30 Sep 1935)
Retired (30 Sep 1935)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (11 Sep 1939)
Commandant of Weimar (11 Sep 1939-15 Apr 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve (15 Apr 1942-31 May 1942)
Retired (31 May 1942)
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