Generalleutnant Walter von Gündell Born: 05 Mar 1892 in Hannover Died: 10 Feb 1973 in Hannover Promotions:
Leutnant (01 Mar 1910); Oberleutnant (18 Dec 1915); Rittmeister/Hauptmann (01 Feb 1922); Major (01 Oct 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1935); Oberst (01 Oct 1937); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Mar 1910)
Passed Out the Cadet-Corps as Leutnant in the 57th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1910-08 Sep 1913)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 57th Infantry-Regiment (08 Sep 1913-04 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the Regiment (04 Aug 1914-15 Sep 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (15 Sep 1914-15 Oct 1914)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 57th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1914-20 Oct 1914)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 57th Infantry-Regiment (20 Oct 1914-23 Oct 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (23 Oct 1914-15 Nov 1914)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 57th Infantry-Regiment (15 Nov 1914-18 Nov 1914)
Transferred to the 34th Field-Infantry-Battalion in Sennelager (18 Nov 1914-30 Dec 1914)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 256th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (30 Dec 1914-21 Nov 1916)
Transferred to the II. Replacement-Battalion of the 55th Infantry-Regiment (21 Nov 1916-08 Dec 1916)
Transferred to the Replacement 26th Infantry-Brigade (08 Dec 1916-16 May 1917)
2nd Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 95th Infantry-Division (16 May 1917-01 Feb 1919)
Detached to Course at the Army-Gas-Protection-School, Berlin (25 Aug 1918-30 Aug 1918)
Court-Officer with the Staff of the 57th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1919-18 Mar 1919)
Leader of the 4th Company of the 57th Infantry-Regiment then with Freikorps Wesel (18 Mar 1919-21 May 1919)
Auxiliary-Officer with the Staff of the 62nd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (21 May 1919-02 Oct 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 31st Reichswehr-Brigade (02 Oct 1919-12 Mar 1920)
Detached for Service with Military-District-Command VI (12 Mar 1920-01 Jun 1920)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 14th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1920-09 Dec 1920)
Company-Officer in the 2nd Company of the 14th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (09 Dec 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Company-Officer in the Training-Battalion of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the 9th Mounted-Regiment and Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Course with the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1923)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred to the 14th Company of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1927)
Detached to Combat-School-Course in Döberitz (20 Oct 1925-28 Nov 1925)
Transferred to the Staff of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1927-01 Apr 1930)
Detached to Battle-School-Course in Döberitz (09 Oct 1928-20 Oct 1928)
Transferred into the 15th Mounted-Regiment and Detached to the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Apr 1930-01 May 1933)
Transferred into the Staff of the 6th Division (01 May 1933-01 Feb 1934)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the Infantry-Regiment Lübeck (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Jun 1937)
Detached to Special-Course for Schooling of Supplemental-Officers in Stettin (25 Oct 1935-02 Nov 1935)
Commandant of Hannover (01 Jun 1937-12 Oct 1937)
Transferred to the Staff of the 73rd Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 73rd Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 13th Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-08 Aug 1940)
Commander of the 13th Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (08 Aug 1940-25 Sep 1941)
Commandant of the Headquarters of OKH (25 Sep 1941-03 May 1945)
In Captivity (03 May 1945-00 Jun 1947)
Released (00 Jun 1947)
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