Ministerialdirigent Prof.h.c. Wolfgang Foerster Born: 04 Aug 1875 in Breslau Died: 14 Oct 1963 in Irschenhausen, Isartal Honorary Professor: 16 Mar 1944 Promotions:
Sekondeleutnant (18 Aug 1895); umbenannt in Leutnant (01 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (18 May 1905); Hauptmann (24 Mar 1909); Major (28 Nov 1914); Charakter als Oberstleutnant (10 Apr 1920); Oberarchivrat (01 Sep 1920); Ministerialrat (01 Apr 1935); Ministerialdirigent (01 Apr 1937) Career:
Entered Army Service (16 Mar 1894)
Fahnenjunker in the 51st Infantry-Regiment (16 Mar 1894-1905)
Detached to the War School Metz (1894-1895)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1901-21 Jul 1904)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 51st Infantry-Regiment (1905-24 Mar 1909)
Detached for Service in the Grand General Staff, War History Department I (18 Mar 1906-24 Mar 1909)
Attched, later Transferred into the Grand General Staff (24 Mar 1909-27 Jan 1912)
Company-Chief in the 3rd Foot Guards-Regiment (27 Jan 1912-27 Jan 1914)
Transferred into the Army General Staff and Chief Supply Officer (Ib) with the General-Command of V. Army-Corps (27 Jan 1914-00 Jan 1915)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Command of V. Army-Corps (00 Jan 1915-28 Aug 1916)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the High Command of Army-Detachment C (28 Aug 1916-28 May 1917)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 56th Infantry-Division (28 May 1917-24 Oct 1917)
Chief of the General Staff of V. Reserve-Corps (24 Oct 1917-00 Nov 1917)
Chief of the General Staff of XI. Army-Corps (00 Nov 1917-25 Apr 1918)
Chief of the General Staff of Special-Purpose-General-Command 66 (25 Apr 1918-1919)
General-Staff-Officer in the War History Department I of the Army General Staff (1919-10 Apr 1920)
Transferred to Reichs Civil Service (01 Sep 1920)
Oberarchivrat in the Research-Department of the Reichs Archives (01 Sep 1920-23 Dec 1931)
Director of the Historial Department of the Reichs Archives (23 Dec 1931-01 Apr 1935)
Transferred into Army Service (01 Apr 1935)
Director of the Military Research Institute for War & Army History (01 Apr 1935-01 May 1937)
President of the War History Research Institute of the Army (01 May 1937-00 May 1945)
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