Generalmajor Erich von Kirchbach Born: 14 Apr 1886 in Dresden Died: 02 Oct 1944 in St. Die Promotions:
F�hnrich (25 Feb 1904); Leutnant (23 Jan 1906); Oberleutnant (22 Apr 1912); Hauptmann (08 Dec 1914); Charakter als Major (21 May 1920); Oberstleutnant a.D. (15 May 1934); Oberstleutnant (E) (05 Mar 1935); Oberst (E) (01 Aug 1938); Generalmajor (13 Jun 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (25 Feb 1904)
F�hnrich in the 108th Rifle-Regiment (25 Feb 1904-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War-School Danzig (06 Apr 1904-03 Dec 1904)
Granted Leave for Rehabilitation of Health (01 Jan 1906-15 May 1906)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1912-01 Aug 1914)
Adjutant of the 45th Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (02 Aug 1914-09 Oct 1916)
Detached to Army High Command 1 (09 Oct 1916-15 Jan 1917)
Training in General Staff Service & 2nd General-Staff-Officer of the 23rd Infantry-Division (15 Jan 1917-27 Apr 1917)
Standing General-Staff-Officer with Army High Command 1 (27 Apr 1917-01 Jun 1917)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 108th Rifle-Regiment (01 Jun 1917-30 Aug 1917)
Transferred to the General-Staff of XXVII. Reserve-Corps (30 Aug 1917-20 Apr 1918)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 212th Infantry-Division (20 Apr 1918-02 Mar 1919)
Transferred back into the 108th Rifle-Regiment (02 Mar 1919-25 Aug 1919)
Retired (25 Aug 1919)
Employed by the Army (01 Apr 1926)
District-Director in Ohrdruf (01 Apr 1926-01 Apr 1931)
District-Director in Gotha (01 Apr 1931-01 Oct 1933)
Entered Army Service as a Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Apr 1941)
With District-Command Eisenach (01 Oct 1933-15 Sep 1934)
Detached to Military-Region-Command Kassel (15 Sep 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Group-Director with Reichswehr-Central-Recruitment-Office Weimar (01 Oct 1934-01 May 1935)
Group-Director with Military-Replacement-Inspection Weimar (01 May 1935-02 Feb 1940)
Detached to the Replacement General-Command of V. Army-Corps (02 Feb 1940-15 Feb 1940)
Chief of the General Staff of the Replacement V. Army-Corps (15 Feb 1940-15 Feb 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve - Military-District-Command V (15 Feb 1943-15 Mar 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH & Detached to the Military-Commander France for Briefing in the Administration of a Field-Commandant (15 Mar 1943-12 Aug 1943)
Field-Commandant 533, Troyes (12 Aug 1943-15 May 1944)
Firld-Commandant 622 & Battle-Commandant of Epinal (15 May 1944-27 Sep 1944)
Severely wounded (27 Sep 1944-02 Oct 1944)
Died as a result of his wounds (02 Oct 1944)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritter des Milit�r-St. Heinrich-Ordens (16 May 1917)
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