Generalrichter Henning Freiherr von Beust Born: 17 May 1892 in Jena Died: 07 Sep 1965 in Scharbeutz, Baltic Sea (Ostsee) Promotions:
Leutnant (15 Aug 1915); Gerichts-Referendar (00 Mar 1919); Gerichts-Assessor (07 Apr 1923); Kriegsgerichtsrat (01 Oct 1934); Oberkriegsgerichtsrat (01 Nov 1935); Oberstkriegsgerichtsrat (01 May 1940); Chefrichter (01 Aug 1943); Generalrichter (01 May 1944) Career:
Referendar-Examination at Higher Regional Court Kassel (00 Aug 1914)
Entered Army Service (03 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker, later Leutnant in the 14th Hussar-Regiment (03 Aug 1914-19 Feb 1919)
Retired (19 Feb 1919)
Appointed Junior Barrister (Referendar) of L�beck (00 Mar 1919)
2nd State-Examination at Higher Regional Court Kassel (24 Mar 1923)
Appointed Court Assessor (Gerichtsassessor) of L�beck (07 Apr 1923)
Advocate (Rechtsanwalt) and Notary (Notar) to L�beck (1924)
Entered L�beck State Service (00 May 1926)
Provisional State Attorney (Staatsanwalt) at District-Court L�beck (00 May 1926-15 Dec 1926)
Regular State Attorney at District-Court L�beck (15 Dec 1926-21 Dec 1932)
Standing Representative of Senior Prosecutor (Oberstaatsanwalt) at District-Court L�beck (21 Dec 1932-1932)
Appointed by the L�beck Senate as Successor to the Senior Prosecutor (Oberstaatsanwalt) for 1933 - This Senatorial decree was cancelled by the Nazi Regime (1932-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred to Army Law Service (01 Oct 1934)
Chief of the Court of Reichswehr-Service-Office Hamburg, later renamed Court of 20th Division (01 Oct 1934-01 Nov 1935)
Judge at the Court of X. Army-Corps, Hamburg (01 Nov 1935-06 Aug 1939)
Judge at the Court of Commander of Replacement-Troops X (06 Aug 1939-12 Sep 1939)
Judge at the Court of Military-Commander West Prussia (12 Sep 1939-01 Nov 1939)
Judge at the Reichs War Court (01 Nov 1939-12 Dec 1942)
Army-Group-Judge of Army-Group D (12 Dec 1942-1943)
Legal Advisor with the Commander-in-Chief West (1943-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity (08 May 1945-12 Apr 1947)
Released (12 Apr 1947)
Interned in Dachau and Darmstadt and in the Allied Prison in Nuremberg for hearing as a witness (14 Apr 1947-03 Feb 1948)
Released from Internment (03 Feb 1948)
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