Generalmajor Kurt Lottner Born: 10 Oct 1899 in Hamm, Westphalia (Westfalen) Died: 15 Mar 1957 in Bad Schwartau, Schleswig-Holstein Promotions:
F�hnrich (22 Jun 1917); Leutnant (27 Jan 1918); Oberleutnant (01 Sep 1925); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1933); Major (01 Apr 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1939); Oberst (11 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (30 Jan 1945) Career: Entered Army Service (22 Jun 1917)
F�hnrich in the 24th Infantry-Regiment (22 Jun 1917-18 Oct 1917)
Detached to Officer Aspirants Course in Warthelager (10 Aug 1917-10 Oct 1917)
Transferred to the Field with the 24th Infantry-Regiment (18 Oct 1917-09 Apr 1919)
Detached to Company Leader Course at the Field War School of the 7th Army (30 Jun 1918-11 Aug 1918)
Transferred to Volunteer-Regiment von Oven (Freikorps) (09 Apr 11919-06 Jun 1919)
Company Officer in the 17th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (06 Jun 1919-06 Sep 1920)
Company Officer in the 6th Infantry-Regiment (06 Sep 1920-01 Feb 1925)
Detached to the Infantry-School W�nsdorf (05 Jan 1921-20 Aug 1921)
Detached to the MG-Training-Course in Krockow near Stettin (07 Oct 1921-22 Oct 1921)
Detached for Training on General Army Equipment (17 Nov 1921-30 Nov 1921)
Signals Leader of the I. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1925-01 Oct 1925)
At the same time, Detached to the 2nd Signals-Battalion (16 Feb 1925-21 Mar 1925)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1928)
Company Officer in the 4th (MG) Company of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1928-08 Jun 1931)
Detached to Command Office Berlin (08 Jun 1931-01 Oct 1931)
Transferred to the Staff of Command Office Berlin (01 Oct 1931-01 Jun 1933)
Transferred back to the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1933-01 Oct 1935)
Detached to Weapons School Course with the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (15 Jun 1933-15 Sep 1933)
Detached to Officers Courses Berlin then to the War Academy (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1935)
Transferred to the Staff of Command Office Frankfurt/Oder and detached to the Army General Staff (01 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1937)
Major in the General Staff of Command Office Frankfurt/Oder (01 Apr 1937-12 Oct 1937)
Company Chief in the 65th Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-15 Jul 1938)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General Staff of the 30th Division (15 Jul 1938-01 Aug 1939)
Placed to the disposal of the Chief of the General Staff of the Army (01 Aug 1939-00 Sep 1939)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General Staff of the 239th Infantry-Division (00 Sep 1939-00 Nov 1939)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General Staff of the 170th Infantry-Division (00 Nov 1939-00 Aug 1940)
Transferred into OKH (00 Aug 1940-03 Mar 1942)
Chief of the General Staff of the XII. Army-Corps (03 Mar 1942-13 Mar 1942)
Commander of the 111th Infantry-Regiment (30 Mar 1942-00 000 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (00 000 1943-00 000 1944)
Chief of Staff of the General of Infantry in OKH (In 2) (00 000 1944-08 May 1945)
In captivity (08 May 1945-00 000 1947)
Released (00 000 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (14 Oct 1943)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (07 Oct 1943)
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