Generalmajor Karl-Hans Giese Born: 11 Oct 1904 in Giesenfelde, District Stargard, Pomerania (Pommern) Died: 19 Sep 1980 in Bad Oeynhausen Promotions:
Gefreiter (01 Jul 1926); Unteroffizier (01 Nov 1926); F�hnrich (01 Sep 1927); Oberf�hnrich (01 Aug 1928); Leutnant (01 Jul 1929); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1933); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1936); Major (01 Jun 1941); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1942); Oberst (01 Jul 1944); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1925)
Volunteer in the Training-Battalion of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1925-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred into the 9th Battery of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-15 Jul 1929)
Detached to Fahnenjunker-Tests at the Artillery-School in J�terbog (28 Jun 1926-03 Jul 1926)
Appointed Fahnenjunker (15 Jul 1926)
Detached to Course at the Infantry School (18 Nov 1926-01 Sep 1927)
Detached to the Artillery School (03 Oct 1927-03 Aug 1928)
Battery-Officer in the 7th Battery of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1929-01 Oct 1930)
Transferred into the 4th Squadron of the 5th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1934)
Adjutant of the V. Battalion of the Artillery-Regiment Ulm (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 51st Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 15th Artillery-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Chief of the 5th Battery of the 29th Artillery-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 90th Artillery-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-15 Jan 1940)
Detached to the General-Staff-Courses in Berlin (15 Jan 1940-07 Apr 1940)
Detached to the General-Staff of Army-Group C (07 Apr 1940-15 Apr 1940)
Transferred into the General-Staff of Army-Group C (15 Apr 1940-05 Aug 1940)
In the Staff of the 16th Panzer-Division (05 Aug 1940-30 Jan 1941)
Detached for Service with the Army General Staff (30 Jan 1941-24 Oct 1941)
Transferred into the Army General Staff (24 Oct 1941-12 Jun 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (12 Jun 1942-01 Aug 1942)
Transferred into the Organisational-Department of the Army General Staff (01 Aug 1942-05 Nov 1943)
Chief of the General Staff of XXIV. Panzer-Corps (05 Nov 1943-05 Jun 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (05 Jun 1944-20 Jun 1944)
Chief of the General Staff of XIV. Panzer-Corps (20 Jun 1944-10 Aug 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (10 Aug 1944-25 Sep 1944)
Detached to Regimental-Leader-Course at the Panzer-Troop-School I, Bergen (25 Sep 1944-29 Sep 1944)
Commander of the 551st Grenadier-Regiment (29 Sep 1944-00 Mar 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 205th Infantry-Division (00 Mar 1945-01 Apr 1945)
Commander of the 205th Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (09 May 1945-1950)
Released (1950)
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