Generalmajor Otto Amann Born: 11 Jan 1892 in Osten, Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz) Died: 26 Oct 1958 in Eichst�dt Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (07 Jan 1914); F�hnrich (01 Jul 1914); Leutnant (27 Sep 1914); Oberleutnant (06 Apr 1918); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1926); Major (01 Sep 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1937); Oberst (01 Feb 1940); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Sep 1913)
Fahnenjunker in the 13th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1913-20 Aug 1914)
Wounded, Hospital (20 Aug 1914-06 Sep 1914)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 13th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (06 Sep 1914-14 Sep 1914)
Transferred into the Field with the 13th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (14 Sep 1914-03 Oct 1914)
Wounded, Hospital (03 Oct 1914-11 Nov 1914)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 13th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (11 Nov 1914-13 Jan 1915)
Company-Leader in the 21st Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (13 Jan 1915-05 May 1916)
Wounded, Hospital (05 May 1916-31 May 1916)
Detached as Flight-Student to the Bavarian Flying-Replacement-Battalion Schlei�heim (31 May 1916-08 Jul 1916)
Transferred into the Bavarian Flying-Replacement-Battalion Schlei�heim (08 Jul 1916-30 Sep 1916)
Transferred into the II. Replacement-Battalion of the 21st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (30 Sep 1916-14 Oct 1916)
Company-Leader in the 21st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (14 Oct 1916-31 Oct 1916)
MG-Officer with the Regiment-Staff of the 10th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (31 Oct 1916-06 Jul 1917)
Company-Leader in the 10th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (06 Jul 1917-21 Mar 1918)
At the same time, also Temporary MG-Officer with the Staff of the 10th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (23 Aug 1917-11 Nov 1917)
Wounded, Hospital (21 Mar 1918-24 Jul 1918)
Transferred to the Replacement-MG-Company of the III. Bavarian Army-Corps (24 Jul 1918-25 Sep 1918)
Detached to Course for Weapons Officers in Halberstadt (05 Sep 1918-05 Oct 1918)
Transferred into the 5th Replacement-MG-Company of the III. Bavarian Army-Corps (25 Sep 1918-02 Oct 1918)
Transferred into the 2nd Replacement-MG-Company of the III. Bavarian Army-Corps (02 Oct 1918-05 Nov 1918)
Transferred into the 5th Replacement-MG-Company of the III. Bavarian Army-Corps (05 Nov 1918-21 Jan 1919)
Company-Leader in the Replacement-Battalion of the 13th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (21 Jan 1919-16 Apr 1919)
Leader of Security-Company Amann (16 Apr 1919-21 Jun 1919)
Company-Leader in the 48th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (21 Jun 1919-21 Jan 1920)
Detached to Training Course on Machine-Pistols with Group-Command 4, Munich (28 Nov 1919-17 Dec 1919)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 48th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (21 Jan 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Officer in the III. Battalion of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-16 Feb 1923)
Detached for Training in the Administration of General Army Equipment, as well as in Transport on Horses with the 7th Transport-Battalion, Munich (01 Apr 1922-30 Apr 1922)
Company-Officer in the Training-Battalion of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (16 Feb 1923-01 Feb 1926)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1926-01 May 1926)
Company-Chief in th3e 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1926-01 Oct 1934)
Detached to Firing Course for heavy Infantry Weapons in D�beritz (06 Oct 1931-23 Oct 1931)
Commander of the Training then II. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Regensburg (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 62nd Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-24 Nov 1938)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 85th Infantry-Regiment (24 Nov 1938-01 Mar 1939)
Transferred to the Regiment-Staff of the 85th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1939-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 282nd Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-04 Jan 1940)
Commander of the 46th Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (04 Jan 1940-23 Jan 1940)
Commander of the 10th Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (23 Jan 1940-05 Jul 1941)
Commander of the 593rd Infantry-Regiment (05 Jul 1941-08 Sep 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (08 Sep 1942-13 May 1943)
Commander of the 7th Reserve-Grenadier-Regiment (13 May 1943-26 Aug 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (26 Aug 1943-01 May 1944)
Wehrmacht-Commandant of Regensburg (01 May 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV Klasse mit Schwertern
- K.u. K. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
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