Generalmajor Josef Gutzeit Born: 18 Nov 1894 in Plantier�s, District Metz Died: 05 Jun 1975 in Quickborn Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1915); Charakter als Oberleutnant (00 Nov 1918); Polizei-Hauptmann; Polizei-Major; Major (15 Oct 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1938); Oberst (01 Oct 1940); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (12 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 98th Infantry-Regiment, in 1915 Platoon and Company-Leader (12 Aug 1914-00 Nov 1918)
Retired (00 Nov 1918)
Entered Freikorps von Lettow-Vorbeck (1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred to Police Service (01 Oct 1919)
With the Security Police Gro�-Hamburg (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Course-Director at the Cavalry-School Hannover, Department IV (01 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 9th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1936-26 Aug 1939)
Army-Supply-Leader of the 1st Army (26 Aug 1939-05 Mar 1940)
Army-Supply-Leader of Panzer-Group Kleist (XXII. Army-Corps (motorised)) (05 Mar 1940-00 Jul 1940)
Detached to the General-Quartermaster in OKH for Supply Evaluation in preparation for Operation Seel�we (00 Jul 1940-00 Sep 1940)
Detached to Neuruppin for preparation of African Operations (00 Sep 1940-00 Jan 1941)
Supply-Leader of the 12th Army (00 Jan 1941-01 Jul 1941)
Commander of Supply-District Centre (01 Jul 1941-00 Apr 1942)
Commander of Supply-District of Army-Group B (00 Apr 1942-00 Oct 1942)
Higher Commander of Supply-Troops 7 with the 11th Army, later Army-Group Don (00 Oct 1942-00 Dec 1942)
Taken ill, in Hospital (00 Dec 1942-00 Mar 1943)
Commander of the Supply-Troop-School Otwock by Warsaw (00 Mar 1943-00 Apr 1944)
Higher Commander of Supply-Troops of Army-Group South, at the same time also Plenipotentiary General for Air-Supplies to Budapest and lastly Assigned with the Conversion of Motorised Supply of the Troops to Horse due to the conditions on the Alps (00 Apr 1944-12 May 1945)
In Captivity (12 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (29 Apr 1945)
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