Generalmajor Hans-Georg Leyser Born: 16 Jun 1896 in Worin, Kreis Lebus, Mark Brandenburg Died: 18 Apr 1980 in Hannover Promotions:
F�hnrich (22 Mar 1915); Leutnant (14 Jul 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1931); Major (01 Dec 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1939); Oberst (01 Dec 1941); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (04 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the 18th Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Aug 1914-11 Dec 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 9th Grenadier-Regiment, later Platoon and Company Leader, lastly, Adjutant in the 9th Grenadier-Regiment (11 Dec 1914-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 3rd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 4th Infantry-Regiment; Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1930)
Company-Chief in the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in the 25th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1934-19 Feb 1936)
Adjutant of the 18th Division (19 Feb 1936-15 Feb 1938)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 109th Infantry-Regiment (15 Feb 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Adjutant of the 7th Army (26 Aug 1939-24 Nov 1939)
With the General-Staff of V. Army-Corps (24 Nov 1939-30 May 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve & Detached to the 51st Infantry-Regiment (30 May 1940-10 Jun 1940)
Commander of the 51st Infantry-Regiment (10 Jun 1940-15 Jul 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve (15 Jul 1942-01 Oct 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 29th Motorised-Infantry-Division (01 Oct 1942-01 Nov 1942)
Commander of the 29th Motorised-Infantry-Division (01 Nov 1942-31 Jan 1943)
Captured at Stalingrad, in Soviet Captivity (31 Jan 1943-08 Dec 1944)
Co-Signatory of the Call 'The People & The Wehrmacht' of the Federal German Officers (BdO) in the National Committee Free Germany (08 Dec 1944)
In Soviet captivity (08 Dec 1944-20 Oct 1949)
Released (20 Oct 1949)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 03.05.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiment 51 (mot)
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 09.12.1941 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiment 51 (mot)
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
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