(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Ernst-August Lassen
Born: 15 Sep 1877 in G�ntersdorf, East Prussia (Ostpreu�en)
Died: 21 Sep 1949 in Dobersdorf near Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Oct 1897); Leutnant (18 Aug 1898); Oberleutnant (24 Mar 1909); Rittmeister (01 Oct 1913); Major (22 Mar 1918); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1924); Oberst (01 Nov 1928); Generalmajor z.V. (01 May 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Mar 1897)
Fahnenjunker in the 9th Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Mar 1897-01 Oct 1899)
Transferred into the 45th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1899-01 Oct 1902)
Detached to the Military Riding Institute (01 Oct 1902-01 Dec 1906)
Detached to the 10th Dragoon-Regiment (01 Dec 1906-18 Nov 1907)
Transferred into the 10th Dragoon-Regiment (18 Nov 1907-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1910-21 Jul 1913)
Squadron-Chief in the 10th Dragoon-Regiment (21 Jul 1913-00 Feb 1915)
Deputy General Staff Officer of Troop-Detachment von Esebeck (00 Feb 1915-00 Oct 1916)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 9th Cavalry-Division (00 Oct 1916-00 Nov 1917)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of XXIV. Reserve-Corps (00 Nov 1917-1918)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the Staging-Inspection of the 5th Army (1918-00 Dec 1918)
Transferred into the General-Staff of XV. Army-Corps (00 Dec 1918-00 Jan 1919)
Transferred into the General-Staff of XX. Army-Corps (00 Jan 1919-00 Jan 1919)
German General-Staff-Officer with the Reichs Commissioner for the South-East Prussian Ballot-Area (00 Jan 1919-00 Aug 1920)
Transferred into the 2nd Mounted-Regiment (00 Aug 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Trabsferred to the Staff of the 2nd Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 May 1922)
Transferred to the Staff of the 16th Mounted-Regiment (01 May 1922-01 Apr 1925)
Commander of the 13th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1925-31 Jan 1929)
Retired (31 Jan 1929)
District-Training-Director Gie�en (01 Apr 1929-30 Jun 1929)
Military Advisor with the National Chinese Government (01 Aug 1929-30 Apr 1937)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 247th Infantry-Regiment (22 Nov 1939-31 May 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve - Military-District-Command III (31 May 1940-01 Aug 1940)
Commander of the 491st Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (01 Aug 1940-30 Sep 1942)
Retired (30 Sep 1942)

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