Generalmajor Hermann Leythäuser Born: 02 Jan 1884 in St. Oswald, Lower Bavaria (Niederbayern) Died: 01 Oct 1961 in Traunstein, Bavaria (Bayern) Promotions:
Fähnrich (06 Jul 1903); Leutnant (09 Mar 1905); Oberleutnant (28 Oct 1912); Rittmeister (16 Mar 1916); Polizei-Hauptmann (15 Nov 1919); Polizei-Major (01 Jan 1925); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1934); Polizei-Oberst (01 Jul 1934); Oberst (15 Oct 1935); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Jun 1936); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1940) Career:
Entered Army Service (06 Jul 1903)
Passed Out the Cadet-Corps as Fähnrich in the 5th Bavarian Chevaulegers-Regiment (06 Jul 1903-05 Jun 1914)
Detached to the War School Munich (01 Mar 1904-03 Feb 1905)
Detached to Training-Course with the Military Carrier Pigeon Station Dieuze (09 May 1909-06 Jun 1909)
Detached to Instruction Course at the Cavalry-Telegraph-School (01 Mar 1911-31 Jul 1911)
Detached to Instruction Course at the Bavarian Military Riding School (01 Oct 1912-04 Jun 1914)
Transferred back to the mobile 5th Bavarian Chevaulegers-Regiment (05 Jun 1914-21 Aug 1914)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 4th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (21 Aug 1914-05 Oct 1914)
Squadron-Officer in the 5th Bavarian Chevaulegers-Regiment (05 Oct 1914-02 Nov 1914)
Taken ill, in Hospital (02 Nov 1914-22 Nov 1914)
Transferred to the Replacement-Squadron of the 5th Bavarian Chevaulegers-Regiment (22 Nov 1914-05 Jan 1915)
Ordinance-Officer with the General-Command of II. Bavarian Reserve-Corps (05 Jan 1915-10 Feb 1915)
Transferred to the Staff of the 12th Bavarian Reserve-Division (10 Feb 1915-27 Feb 1915)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 12th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (27 Feb 1915-11 Apr 1915)
Transferred to the 6th Bavarian Reserve-Cavalry-Regiment (11 Apr 1915-03 May 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Squadron of the 5th Bavarian Chevaulegers-Regiment (03 May 1915-02 Jun 1915)
Transferred to the 3rd Squadron of the mobile 5th Bavarian Chevaulegers-Regiment (02 Jun 1915-22 Mar 1916)
Transferred to the General-Command of the I. Bavarian Reserve-Corps (22 Mar 1916-01 May 1916)
Transferred to the Replacement-Squadron of the 5th Bavarian Chevaulegers-Regiment (01 May 1916-26 Jun 1916)
Detached to the Replacement-Cavalry-MG-Platoon Landau (08 May 1916-06 Jun 1916)
Detached to MG-Instruction-Course in Hammelburg (21 Jun 1916-23 Jun 1916)
Leader of the MG-Platoon with the 5th Bavarian Chevaulegers-Regiment (26 Jun 1916-23 Sep 1916)
Leader of 2nd Squadron of the 5th Bavarian Chevaulegers-Regiment (23 Sep 1916-06 Nov 1916)
Leader of the MG-Squadron of the 5th Bavarian Chevaulegers-Regiment (06 Nov 1916-01 Mar 1918)
Detached to Course for indirect Firing with MG in Kowel (31 Oct 1917-07 Nov 1917)
Battalion-Commander in the 1st Bavarian Replacement-Regiment (01 Mar 1918-22 Apr 1919)
Transferred to Freikorps von Epp (22 Apr 1919-02 May 1919)
Leader of the 12th MG-Company of the 2nd Bavarian Rifle-Regiment (Freikorps von Epp) (02 May 1919-21 Jun 1919)
Leader of the MG-Company of the 42nd Bavarian Jäger-Battalion (21 Jun 1919-17 Sep 1919)
Transferred to the Processing-Office of the 5th Bavarian Chevaulegers-Regiment (17 Sep 1919-15 Nov 1919)
Transferred to Police Service (15 Nov 1919)
With the State Police Munich, Chief of a Mounted Detachment (15 Nov 1919-01 Mar 1926)
Commander of Police-Riding-School Munich (01 Mar 1926-04 Dec 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (04 Dec 1935)
Commandant of Troop-Exercise-Grounds Senne (04 Dec 1935-01 Apr 1940)
Commandant of Troop-Exercise-Grounds Elsenborn (01 Apr 1940-01 Feb 1944)
Retired (01 Feb 1944)
In Captivity (25 Apr 1945-01 Mar 1947)
Released (01 Mar 1947)
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