General der Kavallerie Georg Brandt Born: 24 Aug 1876 in Woltersdorf, District Jerichow Died: 21 Apr 1945 in Berlin (Suicide) Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Jun 1895); Sekondeleutnant (27 Jan 1896); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1906); Rittmeister (20 Mar 1911); Major (22 Mar 1916); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1921); Oberst (01 Apr 1925); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1929); Generalleutnant (01 Feb 1930); Charakter als General der Kavallerie z.V. (01 Sep 1940); General der Kavallerie z.V. (01 Dec 1940) Career:
Entered Army Service (24 Sep 1894)
Fahnenjunker in the 15th Dragoon-Regiment (24 Sep 1894-01 Dec 1898)
Transferred to the Horse J�ger Squadron of the XV. Army-Corps (01 Dec 1898-09 Jul 1900)
Transferred into the East Asian Mounted Regiment (09 Jul 1900-06 Jun 1901)
Transferred to the East Asian Horse J�ger Squadron (06 Jun 1901-16 Feb 1904)
Discharged to the Reserve-Officer-Corps of the 15th Dragoon-Regiment (16 Feb 1904)
Reactivated (18 Aug 1904)
Employed again by the 15th Dragoon-Regiment (18 Aug 1904-01 Sep 1909)
Detached to the War-Academy (01 Oct 1905-21 Jul 1908)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (01 Apr 1909-19 Jul 1911)
Squadron-Chief in the 11th Dragoon-Regiment (19 Jul 1911-09 May 1915)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the Field Army (09 May 1915-01 Sep 1915)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 9th Cavalry-Division (01 Sep 1915-1916)
With the General-Staff of the Cavalry-Corps von Schmettow (1916-1918)
Chief of the General Staff of the Special-Purpose-General-Command 67 (1918-12 Aug 1919)
Commander of the 11th Dragoon-Regiment (12 Aug 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Leader of the 20th Cavalry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-15 Apr 1920)
With the Staff of the 2nd Mounted-Regiment (15 Apr 1920-10 Sep 1921)
Chief of Staff of the Inspection of Cavalry (10 Sep 1921-01 Apr 1925)
Commander of the 3rd Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1925-01 Oct 1928)
With the Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Oct 1928-01 Feb 1929)
Commander of the 1st Cavalry-Division (01 Feb 1929-01 Dec 1929)
Inspector of Cavalry (01 Dec 1929-31 Jan 1931)
Retired from (31 Jan 1931)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (15 Aug 1939)
Commanding General of Higher Command XXXIII (15 Aug 1939-01 May 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve (01 May 1942-31 Aug 1942)
Retired (31 Aug 1942)
Committed suicide in Berlin (21 Apr 1945)
Awards & Decorations:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Kronen-Orden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. bis I. Klasse
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
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