(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Waldemar Freiherr von Leoprechting
k�niglich-bayerischen Kammerjunker (25 Jan 1906)
Born: 09 Aug 1880 in Nuremberg (N�rnberg)
Died: 22 Jan 1947 in Nuremberg (N�rnberg)
Promotions:
F�hnrich (07 Jul 1899); Leutnant (04 Mar 1901); Oberleutnant (23 Oct 1910); Rittmeister (01 Oct 1913); Charakter als Major (05 Apr 1921); Major a.D. (01 Oct 1933); Oberstleutnant a.D. (15 May 1934); Oberstleutnant (E) (05 Mar 1935); Oberst (E) (01 Aug 1937); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (07 Jul 1899)
Passed Out the Cadet-Corps as F�hnrich in the 2nd Bavarian Ulanen-Regiment (07 Jul 1899-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to the War-School Munich (01 Mar 1900-13 Feb 1901)
Detached to the Equestrian-Institute (01 Oct 1909-01 Sep 1911)
Rittmeister with the Staff of the 2nd Bavarian Ulanen-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-26 Nov 1913)
Detached to the Military Firing School (11 Oct 1913-06 Nov 1913)
Chief of 2nd Squadron of the 2nd Bavarian Ulanen-Regiment (26 Nov 1913-04 Jun 1914)
In the Field with a Squadron (04 Jun 1914-29 Jan 1915)
Taken ill, in Hospital then Granted Leave (29 Jan 1915-11 Mar 1915)
Chief of 2nd Squadron of the 2nd Bavarian Ulanen-Regiment (11 Mar 1915-21 May 1918)
Detached to 51st Course at the Army Gas School Berlin (05 Nov 1917-10 Nov 1917)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 2nd Bavarian Ulanen-Regiment (21 May 1918-22 Oct 1918)
Detached to Home Sick Leave (22 Oct 1918-00 Nov 1918)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 2nd Bavarian Ulanen-Regiment (00 Nov 1918-28 Apr 1919)
Leader of the Volkswehr-Squadron of the 2nd Bavarian Ulanen-Regiment then of the Volunteer-Ulanen-Squadron Leoprechting (Freikorps) (28 Apr 1919-01 Aug 1919)
Chief of 1st Squadron of the 24th Reichswehr-Cavalry-Regiment (01 Aug 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Transferred to the Processing-Office of the 2nd Bavarian Ulanen-Regiment (30 Sep 1919-28 Oct 1919)
Chief of 1st Squadron of the 24th Reichswehr-Cavalry-Regiment (28 Oct 1919-20 Mar 1920)
Chief of 2nd Squadron of the 17th Reichswehr-Mounted-Regiment (20 Mar 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Retired (30 Sep 1920)
Government-Commissioner with Provisions-Office Ansbach (01 Oct 1921-01 Mar 1923)
Empoyed by the Army (01 Mar 1923)
District-Director of District Ansbach (01 Mar 1923-01 Jun 1932)
Director of District-Direction Central Franconia, Nuremberg (01 Jun 1932-01 Oct 1933)
Entered Army Service as a Landwehr-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Jun 1935)
Commander of Military-District-Command F�rth (01 Oct 1933-31 Oct 1942)
Retired (31 Oct 1942)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Nov 1942)
Retired (31 Aug 1943)

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