Generalmajor Georg Koßmala Born: 22 Oct 1896 in Myslowitz, District Kattowitz, Upper Silesia (Oberschlesien) Died: 18 Mar 1945 near Oberglogau (Killed) Promotions:
Leutnant der Reserve (22 May 1917); Polizei-Leutnant (01 Jun 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (10 Jul 1922); Polizei-Hauptmann (29 Apr 1927); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1935); Major (01 Jan 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1939); Oberst (01 Jan 1942); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (Reserves) (06 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the 63rd Infantry-Regiment (06 Aug 1914-1917)
Platoon & Company Leader, later Battalion-Adjutant in the 63rd Infantry-Regiment (1917-1919)
Detached to to Ballot-Police in Oppeln (1919-31 May 1920)
Retired (31 May 1920)
Entered Police Service (01 Jun 1920)
With the Security-Police in Hamburg (01 Jun 1920-1929)
Instructor at the Police-School Münster (1929-01 Dec 1933)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) with the Command of State-Police North (01 Dec 1933-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Transferred into the 92nd Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-01 May 1938)
Transferred to the Staff of the 38th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1938-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 38th Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-1939)
Detached to OKH (1939-1940)
Detached to Army Signals School (1940-15 May 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 May 1940-10 Aug 1940)
Führer-Reserve Military-District-Command VIII (10 Aug 1940-13 Sep 1940)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 222nd Infantry-Regiment (13 Sep 1940-1940)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 570th Infantry-Regiment (1940-18 Mar 1941)
Commander of the 3rd Security-Regiment (18 Mar 1941-05 Jul 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (05 Jul 1942-03 Dec 1942)
Commander of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (03 Dec 1942-16 Aug 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 32nd Infantry-Division (16 Aug 1944-15 Sep 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 272nd Volksgrenadier-Division (15 Sep 1944-16 Dec 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 344th Infantry-Division (16 Dec 1944-01 Jan 1945)
Commander of the 344th Infantry-Division (01 Jan 1945-18 Mar 1945)
Killed (18 Mar 1945)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (923): am 13.03.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Sicherungs-Regiment 3
- Eichenlaub (435): am 26.03.1944 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Grenadier-Regiment 6
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II: 06.10.1939
- Spange zum EK I: 22.08.1941
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Silber
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