Generalmajor Karl Dormagen Born: 17 Jan 1890 in M�lheim, Ruhr Died: 14 Jan 1969 in Offenburg Promotions:
Leutnant (24 Mar 1909); Oberleutnant (08 Jun 1915); Hauptmann (15 Jul 1918); Major (01 Apr 1931); Oberstleutnant (01 Sep 1934); Oberstleutnant (E) (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Oct 1939); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (24 Mar 1909)
Leutnant in the 131st Infantry-Regiment (24 Mar 1909-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to the Military Gymnasium (01 Dec 1912-31 Mar 1913)
Detached to Unteroffiziers-School in J�lich (01 Oct 1913-02 Aug 1914)
In the Field as Company-Officer with the 131st Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-12 Aug 1914)
Temporary-Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 131st Infantry-Regiment (12 Aug 1914-08 Oct 1914)
Company-Officer with the 131st Infantry-Regiment (08 Oct 1914-04 Mar 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of 5the 131st Infantry-Regiment (04 Mar 1915-30 Apr 1915)
Back in the Field with the 131st Infantry-Regiment (30 Apr 1915-04 May 1915)
Company-Leader in the 131st Infantry-Regiment (04 May 1915-23 Aug 1915)
Temporary-Regiments-Adjutant of the 131st Infantry-Regiment (23 Aug 1915-06 Oct 1915)
Company-Leader in the 131st Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1915-23 Feb 1916)
Temporary-Regiments-Adjutant of the 131st Infantry-Regiment (23 Feb 1916-31 Mar 1916)
Company-Leader in the 131st Infantry-Regiment (31 Mar 1916-26 Apr 1916)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 131st Infantry-Regiment (26 Apr 1916-25 May 1916)
Company-Leader in the 53rd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (25 May 1916-24 Sep 1916)
Company-Leader in the 131st Infantry-Regiment (24 Sep 1916-01 Jun 1917)
Detached to 78th Course of the Army Gas School in Berlin (27 May 1917-27 May 1917)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 131st Infantry-Regiment (25 Sep 1917-31 Aug 1918)
Transferred to the 65th Infantry-Brigade (31 Aug 1918-01 Sep 1918)
Adjutant of the 65th Infantry-Brigade (01 Sep 1918-12 Jan 1919)
Detached to the Government Of Libau (12 Jan 1919-19 Jan 1919)
Leader of Battle-Detachment Dormagen of the Baltic State-Defence (19 Jan 1919-25 Jan 1919)
Leader of the Tactical-Operations-Staff of the Baltic State-Defence (25 Jan 1919-09 Feb 1919)
Leader of the Recruitment-Depot of the Baltic State-Defence (09 Feb 1919-19 Apr 1919)
Leader of the Rail-Protection of the Baltic State-Defence (19 Apr 1919-24 Jun 1919)
Location-Major of Riga (24 Jun 1919-20 Jul 1919)
Because of the Transfer of the Baltic State-Defence under English Command was Detached and returned home (20 Jul 1919-02 Aug 1919)
Transferred to the Volunteer-Detachment J�llmann (02 Aug 1919-07 Feb 1920)
Company-Leader in the 108th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (07 Feb 1920-15 May 1920)
Company-Leader in the 16th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (15 May 1920-12 Dec 1920)
Company-Chief in the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (12 Dec 1920-01 Mar 1924)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1924-01 Jun 1924)
Company-Chief in the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1924-01 Dec 1926)
Detached to Mortar-Course in Allenstein (15 Apr 1925-25 Apr 1925)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1926-14 Jan 1927)
Location-Welfare-Officer in the 15th Infantry-Regiment (14 Jan 1927-01 May 1930)
Detached to Course on Sub-Machine-Guns in M�nsingen (09 Apr 1929-22 Apr 1929)
Adjutant of the Commander of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Neuhammer (01 May 1930-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the III. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Marienburg (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Detached to Staff-Officers-Course (01 Feb 1935-14 Feb 1935)
Transferred to the Staff of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-07 Nov 1935)
Transferred to the Staff of the Army-Service-Office 3 (07 Nov 1935-01 Aug 1936)
Supplemental-Officer (01 Aug 1936); Active-Officer again (01 Jun 1941)
Training-Director Offenburg (01 Aug 1936-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 40th Landwehr-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-01 Jan 1940)
Commander of the 335th Infantry-Regiment on (01 Jan 1940-01 Sep 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Sep 1942-05 Dec 1942)
Detached to the Staff of the Commanding General of Security Troops and Commander of Army-Area Centre (05 Dec 1942-20 Dec 1942)
Field Commandant 181 (20 Dec 1942-29 Oct 1943)
Field Commandant 813 (29 Oct 1943-01 Apr 1945)
With the Staff of Generalleutnant Willy Seegar in South Baden (01 Apr 1945-28 Apr 1945)
In French, later US Captivity (28 Apr 1945-09 Jul 1947)
Released (09 Jul 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (06 Sep 1942)
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