Generaloberst Nikolaus von Falkenhorst Born: 17 Jan 1885 in Breslau Died: 18 Jun 1968 in Holzminden Promotions:
F�hnrich (22 Mar 1903); Leutnant (24 Apr 1904); Oberleutnant (18 Apr 1913); Hauptmann (24 Dec 1914); Major (01 Feb 1925); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1930); Oberst (01 Oct 1932); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1935); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1937); General der Infanterie (01 Oct 1939); Generaloberst (19 Jul 1940) Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1903)
Passed Out of the Cadet-Corps as F�hnrich in the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (22 Mar 1903-01 Feb 1911)
Detached to the War-School in Potsdam (06 Jul 1903-06 Mar 1904)
Detached to the Experimental-Bicycle-Company of the V. Army-Corps (17 Feb 1907-30 Sep 1907)
Detached to MG-Training-Course on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Posen (15 Jun 1909-31 Aug 1909)
Detached as Battalion-Adjutant in the Reserve-Regiment of the V. Army-Corps (06 Sep 1909-23 Sep 1909)
Adjutant of the Fusilier-Battalion of the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (01 Feb 1911-01 Feb 1914)
Court-Officer with the Staff of the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (01 Feb 1914-02 Aug 1914)
Leader of the 5th Company of the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-23 Dec 1914)
Adjutant of the 18th Infantry-Brigade (23 Dec 1914-17 Dec 1916)
Transferred to a General-Staff-Office of Army-Detachment Strantz (17 Dec 1916-06 Mar 1917)
Transferred into a General-Staff-Office of the 2nd Division (06 Mar 1917-27 Aug 1917)
Detached to the Special-Purpose-General-Command 56 (27 Aug 1917-21 Oct 1917)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the Army, while retaining previous post (21 Oct 1917-01 Nov 1917)
General-Staff-Officer of the 12th Landwehr-Division (01 Nov 1917-07 Jun 1918)
Detached to the 3rd General-Staff-Course in Wahn (04 Jan 1918-11 Jan 1918)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) of the German General in Finland (07 Jun 1918-04 Jun 1919)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 29th Reichswehr-Brigade (04 Jun 1919-20 Feb 1920)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 6th Reichswehr-Brigade (20 Feb 1920-22 Sep 1920)
Transferred into the Staff of Command-Office Liegnitz (22 Sep 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 8th Infantry-Regiment, while retaining previous position (01 Oct 1920-01 Mar 1922)
Advisor in the Operations-Department, Troop-Office, RWM (01 Mar 1922-01 Feb 1928)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1928-01 Oct 1930)
Detached to Combat-School-Course in D�beritz (09 Oct 1928-01 Nov 1928)
Detached to Gas-Protection-Course E in Berlin (24 Feb 1929-03 Mar 1929)
Transferred into the Staff of the 4th Division (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Chief Of Staff of the 4th Division (01 Oct 1931-20 Feb 1933)
Detached to the RWM (20 Feb 1933-01 Mar 1933)
Transferred to the Staff of Infantry-Leader V, while retaining previous post (01 Mar 1933-01 Apr 1933)
Military Attach� with the States of Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Romania with Seat in Prague (01 Apr 1933-01 Apr 1935)
Chief of Staff of the Army-Service-Office Dresden (01 Apr 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Chief of the General Staff of Group-Command 3 (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 32nd Division (06 Oct 1936-26 Aug 1939)
Commanding General of XXI. Army-Corps (26 Aug 1939-09 Apr 1940)
Commander-in-Chief of Army-Group XXI and of the Operations against Denmark and Norway (09 Apr 1940-19 Dec 1940)
Commander-in-Chief of Army High Command Norwegen (19 Dec 1940-07 Jan 1945)
At the same time, Army-Commander in North Finland (19 Jun 1941-31 Dec 1941)
At the same time, Wehrmacht-Commander Norway (01 Jan 1942-18 Dec 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (07 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In British Captivity then in Detention in Werl (08 May 1945-02 Aug 1946)
Tried by mixed British-Norwegian Court at Brunswick for handing over captured Commandos to the SS for execution, sentenced to Death on 02 Aug 1946, but sentence commuted to 20 years imprisonment on 02 Dec 1946 (02 Aug 1946-13 Jul 1953)
Released (13 Jul 1953)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (15): am 30.04.1940 als General der Infanterie und Kommandierender General des XXI. Armee-Korps
- Deutches Kreuz in Silber: am 20.01.1945 als Generaloberst und Wehrmachtbefehlshaber Norwegen
- 1914 EK I : 27.06.1915
- 1914 EK II : 16.09.1914
- Kaiserlich Chinesischer Orden vom Doppelten Drachen IV. Klasse: 17.05.1914
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz: 11.04.1918
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse: 04.05.1918
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz: 23.06.1918
- Bremisches Hanseatenkreuz: 13.09.1918
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz II. Klasse: 25.10.1918
- Finn. Erinnerungs-Medaille des Freiheitskreuz 1918: 03.07.1919
- Ehrenritter des Kgl. Preuss. Johanniter-Ordens: 07.02.1923
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer: 18.12.1934
- Kommandeurkreuz I. Klasse des Ordens der Weissen Rose von Finnland: 03.05.1935
- Kgl. Jugosl. Kronen-Orden III. Klasse: 20.06.1935
- Kommandeurkreuz des Kgl. Rum�n. Ordens des Sterns: 20.06.1935
- Rechtsritter des Kgl. Preuss. Johanniter-Ordens: 25.06.1935
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Spange zum EK I: 19.09.1939
- Spange zum EK II: 19.09.1939
- Wehrmachtbericht: 10.04.1940
- Grosskreuz des Ordens der Weissen Rose von Finnland mit Schwertern und Bruststern: 00.00.1941
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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