Generalmajor Heinrich Gäde Born: 19 Dec 1898 in Gut Rathmannsdorf, District Eckernförde Died: 01 Jan 1983 in Landau, Palatinate (Pfalz) Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (03 May 1917); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (16 May 1917); Fähnrich (08 Sep 1917); Leutnant (05 Dec 1917); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1926); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1933); Major (01 Aug 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1939); Oberst (01 Mar 1942); Generalmajor (20 May 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (04 Dec 1916)
Fahnenjunker in the 45th Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Dec 1916-12 Mar 1917)
In the Field with the Regiment (12 Mar 1917-02 Jan 1919)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 4th Battery of the 45th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Jan 1919-04 Jan 1919)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 2nd Battery of the 45th Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Jan 1919-06 Oct 1919)
Discharged to Reserve (06 Oct 1919)
Reactivated (01 Jul 1923)
Leutnant in the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1923-01 Aug 1930)
Detached to Officers-Course at the Artillery-School (01 Oct 1923-15 Aug 1924)
Detached to Course for Physical-Training in Wünsdorf (05 Jan 1926-03 Jun 1926)
Detached to Course for Physical-Training in Wünsdorf (29 Jun 1926-25 Nov 1926)
Detached to Ski-Course (27 Nov 1926-10 Dec 1926)
Detached as Inspection-Officer to the Artillery-School, Army-Ammunition-School (01 Jan 1927-31 Oct 1927)
Detached to Gas-Protection-Course in Berlin (31 Oct 1927-12 Nov 1927)
Detached to Gas-Protection-Course in Berlin (09 Oct 1928-21 Oct 1928)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training to the Staff of the 5th Division (01 Oct 1931-01 Oct 1933)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Army Command and Detached to the (secret) War Academy (01 Oct 1933-01 May 1934)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the Fortress-Commander Küstrin (01 May 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of Border-Section-Command Küstrin (01 Oct 1934-01 May 1935)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the Command-Office Küstrin (01 May 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Chief of the 7th Battery of the 30th Artillery-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the Inspection Of Artillery in the RKM, from 04 Feb 1938 in OKH (12 Oct 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 225th Infantry-Division (26 Aug 1939-05 Nov 1940)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 111th Infantry-Division not operative, Führer-Reserve OKH (05 Nov 1940-10 Dec 1940)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 110th Infantry-Division (10 Dec 1940-03 Nov 1941)
Acting Chief Of The General-Staff of XIII. Army-Corps (03 Nov 1941-26 Dec 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (26 Dec 1941-01 Jun 1942)
Detached to the German Training-Staff Bulgaria (01 Jun 1942-27 Jun 1942)
Chief of the German Training-Staff with the Royal Bulgarian Army Command (27 Jun 1942-15 Jul 1943)
At the same time, also Military Attaché at the German Embassy in Sofia (01 Jan 1943-15 Jul 1943)
German General with the High Command of the Royal Bulgarian Armed Forces and Military Attaché in Sofia (15 Jul 1943-01 Jun 1944)
Chief Of Staff of the German General in Bulgaria (Chief of the Military Mission) under the Command of General der Infanterie Willi Schneckenburger (01 Jun 1944-07 Sep 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Sep 1944-18 Nov 1944)
At the same time, Detached to 15th Division-Leaders-Course in Hirschberg (19 Oct 1944-15 Nov 1944)
Detached to Army-Group B for use as a Divisional-Leader (18 Nov 1944-16 Dec 1944)
Commander of the 719th Infantry-Division (16 Dec 1944-30 Mar 1945)
In US Captivity (30 Mar 1945-27 Sep 1947)
Released (27 Sep 1947)
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