Generalmajor Gustav Gihr Born: 18 Aug 1894 in Geisingen, District Villingen Died: 31 Oct 1959 in Freiburg, Breisgau Promotions:
F�hnrich (25 Aug 1914); Leutnant (02 Oct 1914); Oberleutnant (20 Jun 1918); Polizei-Oberleutnant (07 Oct 1920); Polizei-Hauptmann (07 Nov 1921); Polizei-Major (29 Jan 1934); Major (16 Mar 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1937); Oberst (01 Apr 1940); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (10 Jan 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 98th Infantry-Regiment (10 Jan 1914-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War School in Kassel (07 Jul 1914-02 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 98th Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-11 Sep 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital, later with the Replacement-Depot of the 98th Infantry-Regiment (11 Sep 1914-22 Dec 1914)
In the Field with the 98th Infantry-Regiment (22 Dec 1914-09 Jan 1915)
Hospital Stay then with the Replacement-Depot of the 98th Infantry-Regiment (09 Jan 1915-10 Feb 1915)
Company-Leader in the 98th Infantry-Regiment (10 Feb 1915-28 Sep 1915)
Hospital Stay then with the Replacement-Depot of the 98th Infantry-Regiment (28 Sep 1915-19 Jan 1916)
Company-Leader with the 98th Infantry-Regiment (19 Jan 1916-24 Aug 1916)
Hospital Stay then with the I. Replacement-Battalion of the 98th Infantry-Regiment (24 Aug 1916-03 Nov 1916)
Leader of the 11th Company of the 98th Infantry-Regiment (03 Nov 1916-14 Apr 1918)
In Hospital (14 Apr 1918-18 May 1918)
2nd Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 12th Reserve-Division (18 May 1918-04 Jan 1919)
Leader of the 9th Company of the 98th Infantry-Regiment (04 Jan 1919-22 Mar 1919)
Leader of the I. Battalion of the 98th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1919-19 Apr 1919)
Transferred to the 1st Recruitment-Company of Detachment Th�mmel (19 Apr 1919-29 Apr 1919)
Leader of the 4th Company of the Infantry-Replacement-Depot of the 25th Reichswehr-Brigade (29 Apr 1919-19 Aug 1919)
Leader of the 1st Company of the 25th Instruction-Battalion (19 Aug 1919-23 Aug 1919)
Leader of the 2nd Company at the Unteroffiziers-School of the 25th Instruction-Battalion (23 Aug 1919-23 Sep 1919)
Leader of the 7th Company of the 8th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment, later, Battalion-Adjutant and Regimental-Ordinance-Officer (23 Sep 1919-15 May 1920)
Granted Leave (15 May 1920-06 Oct 1920)
Retired (06 Oct 1920)
Entered Police Service (07 Oct 1920)
Adjutant of the Police-School Karlsruhe (07 Oct 1920-02 Jun 1921)
Transferred into the Baden Ministry Of The Interior (02 Jun 1921-05 Oct 1925)
Leader of the Operation-Unit Karlsruhe (05 Oct 1925-08 May 1926)
Leader of the Operations-Unit Heidelberg (08 May 1926-15 May 1929)
Inspections-Leader in Heidelberg (15 May 1929-26 Oct 1931)
Temporary-Leader of the Protection-Police Mannheim (26 Oct 1931-07 Dec 1933)
Leader of the District-Police in Mannheim (07 Dec 1933-22 Aug 1934)
Commander of the State-Police-Department Karlsruhe (22 Aug 1934-16 Mar 1936)
Detached to Battle-School for Staff-Officers at the Infantry School in D�beritz (13 May 1935-28 May 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (16 Mar 1936)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 109th Infantry-Regiment (16 Mar 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 107th Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-16 Dec 1939)
Commander of the 367th Infantry-Regiment (16 Dec 1939-05 Sep 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (05 Sep 1942-10 Sep 1942)
Commander of the 725th Fortress-Grenadier-Regiment (10 Sep 1942-16 Jan 1943)
Commander of the 186th Grenadier-Regiment (16 Jan 1943-28 Feb 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (27 May 1943-20 Oct 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 216th Infantry-Division (20 Oct 1943-01 Dec 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 7th Infantry-Division (01 Dec 1943-09 Dec 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 95th Infantry-Division (09 Dec 1943-27 Feb 1944)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of the 45th Infantry-Division (27 Feb 1944-09 Apr 1944)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of the 35th Infantry-Division (09 Apr 1944-11 May 1944)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of the 110th Infantry-Division (11 May 1944-15 May 1944)
Commander of the 707th Infantry-Division (15 May 1944-27 Jun 1944)
Captured near Bobruisk, USSR, in Soviet Captivity (27 Jun 1944-11 Oct 1955)
Released (11 Oct 1955)
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