General der Artillerie Walter Keiner Born: 30 Dec 1890 in Benshausen Died: 23 Jan 1978 in Gelnhausen Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Oct 1910); Leutnant (18 Aug 1911); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1915); Hauptmann (18 Aug 1918); Major (01 Nov 1930); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1933); Oberst (01 Apr 1935); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1938); Generalleutnant (01 Sep 1940); General der Artillerie (01 Jan 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (05 Mar 1910)
Fahnenjunker in the 3rd Foot-Artillery-Regiment (05 Mar 1910-01 Oct 1913)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 3rd Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-1915)
Battery-Leader in the 3rd Foot-Artillery-Regiment (1915-01 May 1918)
2nd General-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the 200th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1918-01 Oct 1919)
Auxiliary-Officer with Military-District-Command V (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
General-Staff-Training in the RWM (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred to Group-Command 1, Detached to the RWM (01 Oct 1921-01 Apr 1923)
With the Staff of the 3rd Division (01 Apr 1923-01 May 1927)
Battery-Chief in the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1927-01 Feb 1930)
With the Staff of Artillery-Leader IV (01 Feb 1930-01 Apr 1933)
With Military-Region-Command Braunschweig (01 Apr 1933-01 Oct 1933)
Chief of Staff of Military-Region-Command Braunschweig (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 19th Division (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 60th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 24th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1936-01 Oct 1937)
Artillery-Commander 8 (01 Oct 1937-15 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 62nd Infantry-Division (15 Aug 1939-17 Sep 1941)
Severely wounded, in Hospital then F�hrer-Reserve OKH (17 Sep 1941-15 Aug 1943)
Army Field Equipment Master (15 Aug 1943-01 Aug 1944)
Chief of the General Army Office (AHA) with the Chief of Army Armaments & Commander-in-Chief of the Replacement Army (Chef HR�st und ObdE) (01 Aug 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 17.07.1941 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 62. Infanterie-Division
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- T�rkische Silberne Liakat-(Verdienst)-Medaille mit S�bel
- T�rkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
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