(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalleutnant Curt von Krenzki
Born: 19 Feb 1888 in K�nigsberg
Died: 22 Sep 1962 in Hildesheim
Promotions:
F�hnrich (17 Nov 1906); Oberleutnant (08 Oct 1914); Hauptmann (18 Dec 1915); Major (01 Feb 1927); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1914); Oberst (01 Oct 1933); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1936); Charakter als Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Feb 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (12 Mar 1906)
Fahnenjunker in the 79th Infantry-Regiment (12 Mar 1906-09 Aug 1914)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 79th Infantry-Regiment (09 Aug 1914-28 Mar 1915)
Company-Leader and temporarily also Battalion-Leader of II. Battalion of the 79th Infantry-Regiment (28 Mar 1915-26 Jun 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (26 Jun 1915-01 Sep 1915)
Detached as Chief Personnel Officer (IIa) to the Replacement General Command of II. Battalion of the 79th Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1915-16 Oct 1917)
Adjutant of 238th Infantry-Division and temporarily as Leader of II. Battalion of the 463rd Infantry-Regiment (16 Oct 1917-22 Feb 1919)
Transferred back into the 79th Infantry-Regiment (22 Feb 1919-13 May 1919)
Chief Personnel Officer (IIa) in the Staff of the 10th Reichswehr-Brigade (13 May 1919-16 May 1920)
Adjutant of the 10th Reichswehr-Brigade (16 May 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Adjutant of Infantry-Leader VI (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1922)
Company-Chief in the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-01 Oct 1925)
Adjutant of Command-Office Berlin (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1929)
In the Army Personnel Office, RWM (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1932)
Department-Director in the RWM (01 Oct 1932-15 Jun 1935)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Weimar (15 Jun 1935-01 Oct 1935)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Dortmund (01 Oct 1935-31 Oct 1938)
Retired (31 Oct 1938)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (26 Aug 1939)
Commander of Rear Army Area 560 (26 Aug 1939-01 Jul 1941)
Commander Salonika-Aegean & Senior-Field-Commandant 395 (01 Jul 1941-01 Jan 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve (01 Jan 1943-01 Sep 1943)
Commander of Rear Army Area 584 (01 Sep 1943-00 Oct 1944)
In Soviet Captivity (00 Aug 1945-00 Oct 1955)
Released (00 Oct 1955)

Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. bis I. Klasse
- Anhaltisches Friedrich-Kreuz
- Bremisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Kgl. Preuss. Rettungsmedaille am Bande
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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