Generalleutnant Alex Goeschen Born: 22 Oct 1884 in Frankfurt, Main Died: 07 Apr 1970 in Bad T�lz Promotions:
Unteroffizier (05 Jul 1905); F�hnrich (18 Aug 1906); Leutnant (18 May 1907); Oberleutnant (24 Dec 1914); Rittmeister (05 Oct 1916); Major (01 Oct 1929); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1933); Oberst (01 Oct 1935); Oberst (E) (01 Apr 1937); Oberst (01 Jun 1941); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1904)
One Year Volunteer in the 16th Dragoon-Regiment (01 Oct 1904-30 Sep 1905)
Discharged to Reserve (30 Sep 1905)
Activated from Reserve (30 Apr 1906)
Fahnenjunker in the 14th Ulanen-Regiment (30 Apr 1906-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to the Riding School in Hannover (01 Oct 1913-01 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 14th Ulanen-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-02 Jan 1917)
Detached to Training Course for Gas Protection in Leverkusen (31 Aug 1915-03 Sep 1915)
Squadron-Leader in the 14th Ulanen-Regiment (02 Jan 1917-09 Sep 1918)
Detached to Army-Gas-Protection-School in Berlin (17 Sep 1917-22 Sep 1917)
Transferred to the II. Battalion of the 273rd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (09 Sep 1918-24 Oct 1918)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 79th Infantry-Regiment (24 Oct 1918-06 Jan 1919)
Transferred back into the 14th Ulanen-Regiment (06 Jan 1919-15 Apr 1919)
Squadron-Leader in the II. Battalion of Landesj�gerkorps Maerker (15 Apr 1919-15 Mar 1920)
Chief of the 2nd Squadron of the 13th Mounted-Regiment (15 Mar 1920-15 Mar 1924)
Riding-Instructor at the Cavalry-School, Hannover (15 Mar 1924-01 Oct 1929)
Detached for Manoeuvres with the 18th Infantry-Regiment (31 Aug 1928-05 Sep 1928)
Transferred to the Staff of the 6th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-18 Oct 1933)
Detached to Firing Course for heavy Infantry Weapons in D�beritz (04 Mar 1930-29 Mar 1930)
Detached for Instructions as a Staff-Officer with Military-District-Command II (09 Nov 1930-23 Nov 1930)
Detached to Firing Course for heavy Infantry-Weapons in D�beritz (18 Oct 1933-01 Mar 1934)
Commander of the 2nd Mounted-Regiment (01 Mar 1934-01 Apr 1937)
Detached to Course for Physical Training in W�nsdorf (22 Jan 1935-04 Feb 1935)
Detached to Gas-Protection-Course in Berlin (11 Feb 1935-16 Feb 1935)
Detached to Signals-Course Regimental-Commanders of the Cavalry at the Army and Air Signals School, Halle/Saale (08 Jun 1936-13 Jun 1936)
Supplemental-Officer (01 Apr 1937); Activ-Officer again (01 Jun 1941)
Commander of Military-District-Remount-School XIII, Bamberg (01 Apr 1937-10 Feb 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, at the same time Detached to the Commanding General of Security-Troops and Commander Army-Area South (10 Feb 1942-12 Aug 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 213th Security-Division (12 Aug 1942-01 Jan 1943)
Commander of the 213th Security-Division (01 Jan 1943-20 Aug 1944)
Commandant of Rear Army Area 550 (20 Aug 1944-15 Oct 1944)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Division-Staff 391 (01 Mar 1945-25 Mar 1945)
Commander of the 213th Security-Division (25 Mar 1945-08 May 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (08 May 1945-11 Oct 1955)
Released (11 Oct 1955)
Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK II. Klasse des Herzogl. Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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