General der Infanterie Kuno-Hans von Both Born: 09 Apr 1884 in Zabern, Alsace (Elsa�) Died: 22 May 1955 in Ehlen, Habichtswald, District Kassel-Land Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (01 Aug 1903); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (29 Aug 1903); F�hnrich (19 Dec 1903); Leutnant (18 Aug 1904); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1913); Hauptmann (25 Feb 1915); Major (01 Jan 1928); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1931); Oberst (01 Dec 1933); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1937); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1938); General der Infanterie (01 Jun 1940) Career:
Entered Army Service (24 Apr 1903)
Fahnenjunker in the 89th Grenadier-Regiment (24 Apr 1903-01 Oct 1912)
Detached to the War-School Glogau (01 Nov 1903-25 Jul 1904)
Detached to the Gun Factory and Artillery-Workshop (04 Apr 1910-07 May 1910)
Adjutant and Court-Officer of the II. Battalion of the 89th Grenadier-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-04 Aug 1914)
Leader of the 8th Company of the 90th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (04 Aug 1914-25 Jan 1915)
Taken ill, in Hospital (25 Jan 1915-04 Feb 1915)
Leader of the 8th Company of the 90th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (04 Feb 1915-09 Mar 1915)
Leader of the MG-Company of the 90th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (09 Mar 1915-25 Sep 1916)
At the same time, Temporary-Leader of III. Battalion of the 90th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (02 May 1915-15 May 1915)
At the same time, Temporary-Leader of I. Battalion 90th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (09 Aug 1915-13 Aug 1915)
At the same time, Temporary-Leader of II. Battalion of the 90th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (15 Aug 1915-25 Aug 1915)
At the same time, Temporary-Leader of I. Battalion of the 90th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1915-26 Sep 1915)
At the same time, Temporary-Leader of II. Battalion of the 90th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (03 Dec 1915-13 Dec 1915)
At the same time, Temporary-Leader of II. Battalion of the 90th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (20 Jun 1916-23 Jun 1916)
At the same time, Temporary-Leader of III. Battalion of the 90th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1916-15 Aug 1916)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 90th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (25 Sep 1916-25 Nov 1917)
Detached to AA-Training-Grounds on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds at Rczoy (10 Apr 1917-16 Apr 1917)
At the same time, Temporary-Leader of the I. Battalion of the 90th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (22 Jun 1917-30 Jun 1917)
At the same time, Temporary-Leader of the II. Battalion of the 90th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (19 Jul 1917-14 Nov 1917)
At the same time, Regiments-Gas-Protection-Officer of the 90th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (21 Oct 1917-14 Nov 1917)
At the same time, Temporary-Leader of the III. Battalion of the 90th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (03 Nov 1917-05 Nov 1917)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 90th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (25 Nov 1917-22 Oct 1918)
At the same time, Detached as Director of Training of the March-Battalion of the 54th Infantry-Division (16 Apr 1918-29 Apr 1918)
At the same time, Temporary-Leader of the 90th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (05 Oct 1918-22 Oct 1918)
Adjutant with the Staff of the 226th Infantry-Division (22 Oct 1918-04 Nov 1918)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 89th Grenadier-Regiment (04 Nov 1918-06 Jan 1919)
Commander of the Replacement-Battalion of the 89th Grenadier-Regiment (06 Jan 1919-06 Feb 1919)
Leader of Volunteer-Battalion von Both (I/89) (06 Feb 1919-01 May 1919)
Company-Leader in the 17th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Chief in the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1922)
Transferred into the Staff of the 4th Division (01 Oct 1922-01 Oct 1927)
At the same time, Detached to the 4th Motor-Transport-Battalion (07 Jan 1927-28 Feb 1927)
Transferred into the Staff of Artillery-Leader IV (01 Oct 1927-01 Feb 1930)
Tactics-Instructor at the Infantry School Dresden (01 Feb 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1931-01 Feb 1934)
Commander of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of Infantry-Regiment L�beck (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the War-School Hannover (06 Oct 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 21st Division (10 Nov 1938-20 Oct 1939)
Detached to the General-Staff of the General-Command of the I. Army-Corps (20 Oct 1939-26 Oct 1939)
Commanding General of I. Army-Corps (26 Oct 1939-01 Apr 1943)
Commanding General of Security-Troops and Commander in Army-Area North (01 Apr 1943-01 Apr 1944)
German Commander in Operations-Area East Hungary (01 Apr 1944-20 Apr 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (20 Apr 1944-01 Jul 1944)
Commander of German-Troops in Rear-Operations-Area of Army-Group South Ukraine (01 Jul 1944-23 Sep 1944)
Commander of German-Troops in Rear-Operations-Area of Army-Group Army-Group South (23 Sep 1944-08 Apr 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (08 Apr 1945-02 May 1945)
In captivity (02 May 1945-17 Apr 1947)
Released (17 Apr 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Pour le m�rite: am 10.04.1918 als Hauptmann und F�hrer I. Bataillon / Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 90
- Ritterkreuz (338): am 09.07.1941 als Generalleutnant und Kommandierender General des I. Armee-Korps
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (153/1): am 09.09.1942 als General der Infanterie und Kommandierender General des I. Armee-Korps
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 23.12.1917
- 1914 EK I. 09.02.1915
- 1914 EK II: 22.09.1914
- k.u.k. �sterr. Franz-Joseph-Orden: 27.01.1911
- Ehrenkreuz IV. Klasse des F�rstl. Lippisches Hausordens: 18.06.1914
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Strelitzsches Verdienstkreuz f�r Auszeichnung im Kriege II. Klasse: 18.09.1914
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Strelitzsches Verdienstkreuz f�r Auszeichnung im Kriege I. Klasse: 25.11.1915
- Ehrenritter des Johanniter-Ordens: 26.02.1917
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse: 20.03.1917
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz: 10.05.1918
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern: 27.06.1918
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer. 20.12.1934
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942"
- Blutorden der NSDAP
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