General der Infanterie Werner-Albrecht Freiherr von und zu Gilsa Born: 04 Mar 1889 in Berlin Died: 08 May 1945 Leitmeritz (Shot) Promotions:
Charakter als F�hnrich (19 Mar 1908); F�hnrich (19 Nov 1908); Leutnant (19 Aug 1909); Oberleutnant (24 Jul 1915); Hauptmann (15 Jul 1918); Major (01 Jun 1931); Oberstleutnant (01 Sep 1934); Oberst (01 Mar 1937); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1942); General der Infanterie (01 Jul 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (19 Mar 1908)
F�hnrich in the Guards-Fusilier-Regiment (19 Mar 1908-02 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the Guards-Fusilier-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-11 Oct 1914)
Company-Leader in the Guards-Fusilier-Regiment (11 Oct 1914-10 Dec 1914)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the Guards-Fusilier-Regiment (10 Dec 1914-01 Feb 1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the Guards-Fusilier-Regiment (01 Feb 1915-10 Mar 1918)
Detached to the General-Staff of the X. Reserve-Corps (10 Mar 1918-02 May 1918)
Adjutant of the 6th Guards-Infantry-Brigade (02 May 1918-03 Jun 1918)
Officer of the Army and Assigned to the General-Command of the X. Reserve-Corps for Special Duties (03 Jun 1918-24 Sep 1918)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 3rd Landwehr-Division (24 Sep 1918-07 Nov 1918)
Battalion-Commander in the Guards-Fusilier-Regiment (07 Nov 1918-21 Mar 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the Guards-Fusilier-Regiment (21 Mar 1919-05 Apr 1919)
Transferred to the mobile Foot-Guards-Regiment (05 Apr 1919-15 Sep 1919)
Hauptmann in the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 30th Infantry-Regiment (15 Sep 1919-18 Nov 1919)
Transferred into the 115th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (18 Nov 1919-15 Oct 1920)
Company-Chief in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1922)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Oct 1922-01 Dec 1922)
Transferred into the Staff of the 2nd Division and Studying at the University Of Berlin (01 Dec 1922-01 Oct 1923)
Company-Chief in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Apr 1928)
With the Staff of the 3rd Division (Allocated to 3rd Mounted-Regiment) (01 Apr 1928-01 Oct 1930)
Adjutant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds D�beritz (01 Oct 1930-01 Apr 1934)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the I. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment L�beck (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of Watch-Regiment Berlin (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
At the same time, Commandant of the Olympic Village, Berlin (summer 1936)
Commander of the 9th Infantry-Regiment, Potsdam (06 Oct 1936-01 Feb 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Feb 1941-01 Apr 1941)
Commander of the 216th Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1941-05 May 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (05 May 1943-11 Jun 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of LXXXIX. Army-Corps (11 Jun 1943-01 Jul 1943)
Commanding General of LXXXIX. Army-Corps (01 Jul 1943-23 Nov 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Dec 1944-08 Mar 1945)
Commandant of Defence-District Dresden (08 Mar 1945-05 May 1945)
Commanding General of Corps Gilsa (05 May 1945-08 May 1945)
Killed (08 May 1945)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (42): am 05.06.1940 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiment 9
- Eichenlaub (68): am 24.01.1942 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 216. Infanterie-Division
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I: 14.05.1915
- 1914 EK II: 18.10.1914
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenritter des Kgl. Preuss. Johanniter-Orden
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II: 14.09.1939
- Spange zum EK I: 21.10.1939
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
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