General der Infanterie Kurt von Greiff Born: 24 Feb 1876 in Stuttgart Died: 06 Mar 1945 in Isny, Allg�u Promotions:
F�hnrich (14 Dec 1894); Sekondeleutnant (18 Oct 1895); umbenannt in Leutnant (01 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (22 Apr 1905); Hauptmann (24 Mar 1909); Major (28 Nov 1914); Oberstleutnant (18 Dec 1920); Oberst (01 Apr 1923); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1927); Generalleutnant (01 Jun 1929); Charakter als General der Infanterie (27 Aug 1939); General der Infanterie z.V. (01 Sep 1940) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Jul 1894)
Fahnenjunker in the 126th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1894-1899)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 126th Infantry-Regiment (1899-22 Mar 1907)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1903-00 Jul 1903)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1907-24 Mar 1909)
Hauptmann in the Grand General Staff and Senior-Quartermaster-Adjutant (24 Mar 1909-22 Mar 1910)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1910-20 Apr 1910)
Incorporated into the Grand General Staff (20 Apr 1910-01 Oct 1910)
Chief Of Operations (Ic) in the General-Staff of the XVII. Army-Corps (01 Oct 1910-27 Jan 1912)
Detached to the 121st Infantry-Regiment (27 Jan 1912-25 Feb 1912)
Company-Chief in the 121st Infantry-Regiment (25 Feb 1912-06 Apr 1914)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 34th Division (06 Apr 1914-18 Oct 1915)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the VI. Army-Corps (18 Oct 1915-11 Jun 1917)
Supply-Officer (Ib) in the General-Staff of the 6th Army (11 Jun 1917-24 Dec 1917)
Chief Of The General Staff of the XXV. Reserve-Corps (24 Dec 1917-18 Dec 1918)
Transferred into the Grand General Staff (18 Dec 1918-01 Oct 1919)
With the Staff of Military-District-Command III (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
With the Staff of the 3rd Division (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1923)
With the Regiments-Staff of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Apr 1925)
Commander of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1925-01 Mar 1928)
At the same time, State-Commandant of W�rttemberg (01 Oct 1926-01 Mar 1928)
Inspector of Education and Training Affairs (01 Mar 1928-30 Sep 1929)
Retired (30 Sep 1929)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (26 Aug 1939)
Commander of Rear-Army-Area 592 (26 Aug 1939-07 Dec 1939)
Senior Field Commandant 592 (07 Dec 1939-10 Mar 1940)
Commander of Higher-Command XXXXV. (10 Mar 1940-14 Apr 1942)
At the same time, Acting-Commanding General of the III. Army-Corps (13 Nov 1940-15 Jan 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve (14 Apr 1942-31 Aug 1942)
Retired (31 Aug 1942)
Awards & Decorations:
- Pour le m�rite: am 09.06.1918 als Major und Chef des Generalstabs des XXV. Reserve-Korps
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- RK des Kgl. W�rttembg. Milit�r-Verdienstorden
- 1914 EK I K
- 1914 EK II K
- Kgl. Preuss. Roter Adler-Orden IV. Klasse
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz des Orden der W�rttembergischen Krone mit Schwertern
- RK I. Klasse des Kgl. W�rttembg. Friedrichs-Orden mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- Kgl. W�rttembg. Dienstehrenzeichen I. Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
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