Generalmajor Hermann Kruse Born: 16 Sep 1887 in Germersheim Died: 13 Sep 1962 in Ludwigsburg Promotions:
F�hnrich (08 Jul 1905); Leutnant (07 Mar 1909); Oberleutnant (13 Aug 1917); Charakter als Hauptmann (17 Jun 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (01 Oct 1919); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Jun 1923); Polizei-Major (01 Aug 1934); Oberstleutnant (15 Oct 1935); Oberst (01 Mar 1937); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (08 Jul 1906)
Passed Out the Cadet-Corps as F�hnrich in the 6th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (08 Jul 1906-16 Oct 1908)
Detached to the War-School Munich (01 Mar 1907-28 Jan 1908)
Transferred into the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (16 Oct 1908-01 Sep 1911)
Detached to the Bavarian Artillery & Engineer School (01 Oct 1910-31 Jul 1911)
Detached to Firing-Course in Lager Lechfeld (01 Aug 1911-31 Aug 1911)
Battery-Officer in the 3rd Battery of the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Sep 1911-23 Feb 1913)
Retired (23 Feb 1913)
Reactivated to Army Service (22 Jan 1916)
Battery-Officer in the 4th Replacement-Battery of the 4th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (22 Jan 1916-20 Apr 1916)
Battery-Officer in 1st Battery of the 1st Bavarian Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (20 Apr 1916-16 Sep 1916)
Leader of 7th Battery of the 1st Bavarian Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (16 Sep 1916-26 Jan 1917)
Leader of the 218th Bavarian Close-Combat-Battery (26 Jan 1917-07 Apr 1917)
Taken ill, in Hospital (07 Apr 1917-21 May 1917)
Transferred to the 4th Replacement-Battery of II. Replacement-Battalion of the 1st Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (21 May 1917-26 Feb 1918)
Leader of 3rd Battery of the 6th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Recruitment-Depot (26 Feb 1918-01 Feb 1919)
Leader of the 3rd Demobilisation-Battery of the 8th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1919-13 Feb 1919)
Leader of 3rd Battery of the 5th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (13 Feb 1919-17 Apr 1919)
Adjutant of the Inspection of POWs of III. Bavarian Army-Corps (17 Apr 1919-21 Jun 1919)
Battery-Officer in 1st Battery of Defence-Regiment M�nchen (Freikorps) (21 Jun 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred to Police Service (01 Oct 1919)
Leader of 6th Unit of the Bavarian State-Police, Munich (01 Oct 1919-1922)
Chief of the Reichs Water Defence on Lake Constance (1922-01 Nov 1922)
Adjutant of the Command of Section I of the Police in Munich (01 Nov 1922-01 Nov 1923)
Chief of 2nd Unit Munich (01 Nov 1923-01 Feb 1929)
Director of Police-District 4, Munich (01 Feb 1929-01 Feb 1933)
Chief of 13th Unit Munich (01 Feb 1933-01 Jul 1935)
Detached to Artillery-Regiment Amberg (01 Jul 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
With the Staff of the 17th Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1936)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 53rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1936-01 Mar 1938)
Commander of the 25th Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1938-18 Jan 1941)
Artillery-Commander 147 (18 Jan 1941-15 Jan 1942)
Taken ill, in Hospital (15 Jan 1942-00 Jun 1942)
Artillery-Commander 118 (00 Jun 1942-00 Jun 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve (00 Jun 1943-00 Sep 1943)
5th Division-Leaders-Course in Berlin (15 Jun 1943-10 Jul 1943)
Commander of the 343rd Infantry-Division (00 Sep 1943-00 Jan 1944)
Severely wounded in a Motoring Accident, in Hospital (00 Jan 1944-00 Jul 1944)
Acting-Senior-Field-Commandant 225 (00 Jul 1944-00 Jul 1944)
Battle-Commandant of Modlin (00 Jul 1944-00 Oct 1944)
Commandant of Krakau (00 Oct 1944-18 Jan 1945)
Battle-Commandant of M�hrisch-Ostrau (18 Jan 1945-00 Apr 1945)
Commander of Division-Command z.b.V. 601 (00 Apr 1945-09 May 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (09 May 1945-10 May 1950)
Released (10 May 1950)
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