Generalfeldmarschall Georg von Küchler Born: 30 May 1881 in Schloß Philippsruh near Hanau, Hesse Died: 25 May 1968 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Promotions:
Fähnrich (19 Oct 1900); Leutnant (18 Aug 1901); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1910); Hauptmann (08 Oct 1914); Major (01 Feb 1924); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1929); Oberst (01 May 1931); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1934); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1935); General der Artillerie (01 Apr 1937); Generaloberst (19 Jul 1940); Generalfeldmarschall (30 Jun 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (12 Mar 1900)
Fahnenjunker in the 25th Field-Artillery-Regiment, Darmstadt (12 Mar 1900-00 Mar 1914)
Detached to the Military Riding Institute, Hannover (01 Oct 1907-1909)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1910-00 Jul 1913)
Detached to the Grand General Staff, Topographic Department, then Topographical Tasks in Masuren (00 Mar 1914-00 Aug 1914)
With the Staff of the Chief of the General Staff of the Field Army (00 Aug 1914-00 Oct 1914)
Battery-Chief in the 9th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (00 Oct 1914-00 Jan 1915)
In the General-Staff of IV., later XIII. Army-Corps (00 Jan 1915-Summer 1916)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 206th Infantry-Division (Summer 1916-00 Feb 1918)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 9th Reserve-Division (00 Feb 1918-18 Dec 1918)
General-Staff-Officer in the Baltic Deutsche Legion Kurland (18 Dec 1918-01 Oct 1919)
Tactics-Instructor at School Munich, Staff of I. Army-Corps, Königsberg (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the RWM, Training Department (01 Oct 1921-01 Apr 1923)
Chief of 5th Battery of the 5th Artillery-Regiment, Ulm-Wiblingen for Command-Office Münster, Westphalia in the Inspection of Weapons Schools (01 Apr 1923-01 Mar 1926)
Instructor at the Infantry-School, Dresden (01 Mar 1926-01 Mar 1929)
Chief of Staff of the Inspection of Education & Training Matters, RWM (01 Mar 1929-01 Feb 1930)
Course-Director at the Artillery-School Jüterbog (01 Feb 1930-01 Oct 1932)
Artillery-Leader I, Königsberg, East Prussia (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the 1st Infantry-Division, Königsberg (01 Oct 1934-01 Apr 1935)
Inspector of War Schools, Berlin (01 Apr 1935-00 Aug 1936)
Deputy President of the Reichs War Court (00 Aug 1936-01 Apr 1937)
Commanding General of I. Army-Corps & Commander in Military-District I (01 Apr 1937-31 Jul 1939)
Commander-in-Chief of the 3rd Army (22 Aug 1939-21 Oct 1939)
Commander-in-Chief of the 18th Army (04 Nov 1939-16 Jan 1942)
Commander-in-Chief of Army-Group North (17 Jan 1942-31 Jan 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (29 Jan 1944-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity (08 May 1945-30 Dec 1947)
Accused in the 'OKW-Process' (Case XII) of the International Military Tribunal Nuremberg because of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity (30 Dec 1947-05 Dec 1948)
Beginning of he Trials (05 Dec 1948-27 Oct 1948)
Sentenced to 20 Years Imprisonment for War Crimes (27 Oct 1948-1951)
Sentence reduced to 12 Years (1951-18 Feb 1952)
Released (18 Feb 1952)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (1): am 30.09.1939 als General der Artillerie und Oberbefehlshaber der 3. Armee
- Eichenlaub (273): am 21.08.1943 als Generalfeldmarschall und Oberbefehlshaber der Heeresgruppe Nord (Direkte Verleihung)
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I: 08.01.1915
- 1914 EK II: 20.11.1914
- Ritterkreuz I. Klasse des Kgl. Württembg. Friedrichs-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Anhaltisches Friedrich-Kreuz
- Ehrenritter des Kgl. Preuss. Johanniter-Ordens
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes
- Spange zum EK I: 22.09.1939
- Spange zum EK II: 11.09.1939
- Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942"
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klasse mit Stern, Eichenlaub und Schwertern: 29.03.1943
- Cruz de Guerra de España con Estrella: 00.07.1943
- Wehrmachtbericht: 21.10.1941; 12.08.1943
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