Generalmajor Diplom-Landwirt Christian-Johannes Landau Born: 13 Oct 1897 in Hamburg-Altona, Elbe Died: 10 Dec 1952 in Freiburg, Breisgau Diploma in Agriculture: 12 Mar 1923 Promotions:
Gefreiter (17 Jan 1915); Unteroffizier (01 Sep 1915); Vizewachtmeister (03 Oct 1916); Leutnant der Reserve (27 Apr 1917); Hauptmann (01 Jul 1934); Major (01 Apr 1939); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1942); Oberst (01 Mar 1943); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (Reserves) (04 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the 23rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Aug 1914-03 Dec 1918)
Retired (03 Dec 1918)
Studies at the Agricultural College Bonn-Poppelsdorf (04 Feb 1919-12 Mar 1923)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Jul 1934)
Hauptmann in the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Battery-Chief in Artillery-Regiment Rendsburg (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Chief of 4th Battery of the 20th Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-17 Jul 1939)
At the same time, Detached to Firing Course for Artillery-Officers at J�terbog (02 Oct 1935-29 Oct 1935)
Transferred to the Staff of the Command of Border Troops Upper Rhine (17 Jul 1939-15 Nov 1939)
Transferred to the Staff of the 14th Landwehr-Division (15 Nov 1939-01 Jan 1940)
Transferred to the Staff of the 205th Infantry-Division (01 Jan 1940-26 Jan 1940)
Commander of IV. Battalion of the 205th Artillery-Regiment (26 Jan 1940-19 Jun 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (19 Jun 1941-21 Jun 1941)
Adjutant of the 196th Infantry-Division (21 Jun 1941-01 May 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve - Military-District-Command X (01 May 1942-10 Aug 1942)
Commander of the 36th Artillery-Regiment (10 Aug 1942-28 Jul 1943)
Commander of the 248th Artillery-Regiment (28 Jul 1943-01 Sep 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Sep 1944-05 Oct 1944)
Detached to Commander-in-Chief West for Use as a Divisional-Leader (05 Oct 1944-02 Nov 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 176th Infantry-Division (02 Nov 1944-01 Jan 1945)
Commander of the 176th Infantry-Division (01 Jan 1945-09 May 1945)
In Captivity (09 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (09 May 1945)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (02 May 1944)
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