Generalmajor Johannes Gittner Born: 09 Aug 1897 in Echartsberga, Thuringia (Th�ringen) Died: 15 May 1974 in Tutzing Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (27 Apr 1916); F�hnrich (06 Jul 1917); Leutnant; Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1933); Major (01 Aug 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Oct 1941); Generalmajor (20 Aug 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (26 Jan 1916)
Fahnenjunker in the II. Replacement-Battalion of the 45th Infantry-Regiment (26 Jan 1916-16 Feb 1916)
Transferred into the I. Replacement-Battalion of the 45th Infantry-Regiment (16 Feb 1916-06 Oct 1916)
Detached to Training-Courses for Fahnenjunker (29 May 1916-26 Aug 1916)
Transferred to the 45th Infantry-Regiment in the Field (06 Oct 1916-21 Nov 1916)
In the Hospital with Brain Trauma (21 Nov 1916-19 Feb 1917)
Transferred to the II. Replacement-Battalion of the 45th Infantry-Regiment (19 Feb 1917-28 Jul 1917)
Transferred to the Field-Recruitment-Depot of Army-Group Scholtz (28 Jul 1917-07 Aug 1917)
Transferred to the 45th Infantry-Regiment in the Field (07 Aug 1917-12 Oct 1917)
Taken ill with Typhus, in Hospital (12 Oct 1917-19 Dec 1917)
Transferred to the II. Replacement-Battalion of the 45th Infantry-Regiment (19 Dec 1917-02 Apr 1918)
Detached to MG-Course (07 Feb 1918-14 Mar 1918)
Transferred to the Command of the Replacement-MG-Troop of the I. Army-Corps (02 Apr 1918-04 Apr 1918)
Transferred to the 3rd Replacement-MG-Company of the I. Army-Corps (04 Apr 1918-12 Aug 1918)
Transferred to the MG-Special-Command West (12 Aug 1918-21 Aug 1918)
Transferred to the 45th MG-Detachment in the Field (21 Aug 1918-08 Oct 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (08 Oct 1918-14 Nov 1918)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 45th Infantry-Regiment (14 Nov 1918-05 Dec 1918)
Adjutant of District-Command Insterburg (05 Dec 1918-04 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 2nd (MG) Company of the 29th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (04 Oct 1919-11 Feb 1920)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 29th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (11 Feb 1920-15 May 1920)
Transferred into the Grenadier-Guards-Company (15 May 1920-25 Aug 1920)
Transferred into the 4th Guards-Battalion (25 Aug 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Company-Officer in the 4th (MG) Company of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Jan 1923)
Detached to Equipment-Course in Rendsburg (17 Nov 1921-30 Nov 1921)
Detached to Transport-Course in Rendsburg (13 Feb 1922-11 Apr 1922)
Transferred into the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1923-01 Oct 1930)
Detached to the Artillery School (01 Oct 1923-15 Aug 1924)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Course with the Staff of the 3rd Division (01 Oct 1928-01 Jun 1929)
Detached to the 5th Signals-Battalion (01 Jun 1929-25 Sep 1929)
Detached to the Command-Office Berlin � Regulated Services with the Chief of the Troop-Office (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Transferred into the 2nd Artillery-Regiment and Detached to the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1931-01 Jan 1932)
Detached as Welfare-Officer to the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Jan 1932-01 Oct 1932)
Transferred into the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1933)
Transferred into the 2nd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1933-15 May 1934)
Detached to the Staff of the 2nd Division (15 May 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Detached to the Staff of Military-District-Command II (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Detached to the Staff of the II. Army-Corps (15 Oct 1935-15 May 1936)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the II. Army-Corps (15 May 1936-06 Oct 1936)
Chief of the 1st Battery of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 5th Division (12 Oct 1937-23 Oct 1939)
In the General-Staff of XI. Army-Corps (23 Oct 1939-07 Dec 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (07 Dec 1939-12 Jan 1940)
Detached to the General-Staff of the XV. Army-Corps (12 Jan 1940-05 Feb 1940)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of XXXIX. Motorised-Army-Corps (05 Feb 1940-01 Aug 1940)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of XXVI. Army-Corps (01 Aug 1940-30 Sep 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (30 Sep 1941-13 Oct 1941)
Detached to the General-Staff of the 15th Army (13 Oct 1941-01 Nov 1941)
Senior-Quartermaster of the 15th Army (01 Nov 1941-20 May 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (20 May 1943-15 Jun 1943)
Commander of the 193rd Artillery-Regiment (15 Jun 1943-01 Nov 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Nov 1943-30 Jun 1944)
Detached to the 8th Division-Leaders-Course (16 Nov 1943-14 Dec 1943)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of the 5th J�ger-Division (20 Mar 1944-00 May 1944)
Commander of the 292nd Infantry-Division (30 Jun 1944-26 Aug 1944)
Commander of the 302nd Infantry-Division (26 Aug 1944-04 Sep 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (04 Sep 1944-08 May 1945)
Was Delegated to Take Position as Chief of the General Staff of the Replacement General Command of the VI. Army-Corps but command did not become effective (01 Oct 1944)
Discharged - No Captivity (08 May 1945)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (17 Sep 1944)
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