Generalrichter Dr.jur. Ernst Kanter Born: 08 Aug 1895 in St. Johann, Saarbr�cken Died: 20 Nov 1979 in Cologne (K�ln) Doctorate in Jurisprudence: Promotions:
F�hnrich (13 Mar 1916); Leutnant (19 Jun 1916); Charakter als Oberleutnant (03 Aug 1921); Gerichts-Referendar (00 Mar 1925); Gerichts-Assessor (00 Nov 1928); Amtsgerichtsrat (26 Sep 1929); Landgerichtsrat (01 Jan 1933); Oberlandsgerichtsrat (10 Sep 1935); Oberkriegsgerichtsrat (01 Oct 1936); Oberregierungsrat (01 Apr 1937); Ministerialrat (12 Oct 1937); Reichskriegsgerichtsrat (01 Feb 1938); Generalrichter z.V. (01 May 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (Reserves) (04 Dec 1914)
War Volunteer in the 12th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (04 Dec 1914-13 Mar 1916)
Active-Officer (13 Mar 1916)
Active-Officer in the 12th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (13 Mar 1916-03 Aug 1921)
Retired (03 Aug 1921)
Studies Law and Political Science (01 Oct 1921-1925)
1st Legal State Examination (00 Mar 1925)
Entered Law Service (01 May 1925)
Junior Lawyor (Referendar) in Trier, Berlin and Cologne (01 May 1925-13 Dec 1928)
2nd Legal State Examination (00 Nov 1928)
Auxiliary-Judge (Hilfsrichter) at District-Court Trier (13 Dec 1928-02 Jan 1929)
Auxiliary-Judge (Hilfsrichter) at Regional and District Court Bonn (02 Jan 1929-26 Sep 1929)
District-Court-Advisor (Amtsgerichtsrat) at District-Court Wipperf�rth (26 Sep 1929-01 Jan 1933)
Regional-Court-Advisor (Landgerichtsrat) at Regional-Court Koblenz and District-Court-Advisor (Amtsgerichtsrat) at District-Court Koblenz (01 Jan 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Granted Leave for Service with the Military-Courts in Hannover, Gie�en & M�nster (01 Oct 1934-16 Mar 1935)
Transferred back to District-Court Koblenz (16 Mar 1935-01 Oct 1935)
Higher-Regional-Court-Advisor (Oberlandesgerichtsrat) at the Higher-Regional-Court Cologne, Senate in Saarlautern (Saarlouis) (01 Oct 1935-11 Aug 1936)
Granted Leave for Probationary-Service with the Court of VII. Army-Corps (11 Aug 1936-01 Oct 1936)
Entered Army Judiciary Service (01 Oct 1936)
Senior-War-Court-Advisor (Oberkriegsgerichtsrat) at the Court of VII. Army-Corps (01 Oct 1936-11 Oct 1936)
Detached to the Army Legal Department, RKM (11 Oct 1936-01 Apr 1937)
Senior-Government-Advisor (Oberregierungsrat) in the Army Legal Department, RKM (01 Apr 1937-12 Oct 1937)
Department-Director in the Army Legal Department in the RKM (12 Oct 1937-04 Feb 1938)
Department-Director in the Army Legal Department in OKH (04 Feb 1938-11 Feb 1943)
At the same time, Representative Member of the Wehrmacht Penetentiaries (07 Jul 1941-30 Jun 1943)
Retired & Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Oct 1942)
Judge (Richter) at the Court of the Commander of German Troops in Denmark (11 Feb 1943-20 Apr 1945)
Chief-Judge with Wehrmacht-Operations-Staff Northern Area (OKW/WFSt - F�hrungsstab A) (20 Apr 1945-30 Apr 1945)
Retired (30 Apr 1945)
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