Generalmajor Paul Block Born: 10 Jan 1895 in K�nigsberg, Prussia (Preu�n) Died: 22 Jul 1956 in Kehl, Rhine (Rhein) Promotions:
Gefreiter (21 Apr 1913); Unteroffizier (03 Jul 1913); Vizefeldwebel (01 Apr 1915); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (08 Oct 1915); Leutnant der Reserve (18 Dec 1915); Charakter als Oberleutnant der Reserve (20 Dec 1922); Polizei-Leutnant (25 Feb 1919); Polizei-Oberleutnant (02 Aug 1920); Polizei-Hauptmann (11 Aug 1926); Polizei-Major (01 Jul 1935); Major (15 Oct 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1938); Oberst (01 Mar 1941); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1912)
One Year Volunteer in the 1st Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Discharged to Reserve with the prospect of Qualification to Reserve-Officer (30 Sep 1913)
Called Up from Reserve (02 Aug 1914)
With the 1st Field-Company of the 1st Pioneer-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-22 Dec 1916)
Detached for Training on Light Searchlights in Posen (17 May 1915-25 Jun 1915)
Company-Leader in the Searchlight-Platoon 346 (22 Dec 1916-09 Nov 1917)
Transferred to Bomber-Wing 1 of the Supreme Army Command (OHL) (09 Nov 1917-29 Aug 1918)
Company-Leader in the 11th Pioneer-Battalion (29 Aug 1918-21 Nov 1918)
Transferred into the 1st Replacement-Pioneer-Battalion (21 Nov 1918-25 Feb 1919)
Transferred into Police Service (25 Feb 1919)
With the Security-Police of the Border-Protection North as Border-Police-Commissioner in Ortelsburg District (25 Feb 1919-02 Aug 1920)
Director of the Counter-Espionage-Office in the Group-Command of the Security-Police of the Government-District Allenstein and Department-Head of the Security-Police in the Government in Allenstein (02 Aug 1920-04 Jun 1921)
Personnel-Advisor of the Security-Police in East Prussia with the Senior-Presidency in K�nigsberg, as well as being a Member of the Railroad-Protection-Commission in East Prussia (04 Jun 1921-01 Aug 1923)
Adjutant of the Protection-Police in Tilsit (01 Aug 1923-01 May 1924)
Alarm-Leader with the Protection-Police Stettin (01 May 1924-01 Aug 1924)
Alarm-Leader with the Protection-Police Potsdam (01 Aug 1924-24 Jan 1930)
Detached to the Trainer-Courses at the School for Physical-Exercise in Spandau (03 Nov 1924-21 Dec 1924)
Detached for Advanced-Training for Commissioned Officers at the School for Physical-Exercise Spandau (02 Oct 1925-06 Nov 1925)
Administrator for Police-Matters with the Government in Potsdam (24 Jan 1930-01 Apr 1930)
Alarm-Leader with the Protection-Police Potsdam (01 Apr 1930-01 Feb 19320)
Specialist-Instructor at the Police-School in Brandenburg, Havel (01 Feb 1932-01 Apr 1933)
Operations (Ia)-Agent with the Staff of the Police School Brandenburg, Havel (01 Apr 1933-26 Sep 1933)
At the same time, Detached to the 1st Tactical Special-Course at the Higher Police School Eiche (06 Jun 1933-30 Jun 1933)
Instructor for Tactics, Aeronautics and Technology at the Higher Police School Eiche (26 Sep 1933-01 May 1935)
Detached for Training in Blocking-Service at the Pioneer-School II, Rehagen-Klausdorf (03 Dec 1934-22 Dec 1934)
Unit-Leader with the State-Police-Department Sensburg (01 May 1935-10 May 1935)
Acting-Commander of the State-Police-Department Sensburg (10 May 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Detached to Pioneer-Battalion K�nigsberg (01 Jun 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred into Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 11th Pioneer-Battalion (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 56th Pioneer-Battalion (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 2nd Railway-Pioneer-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-12 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 5th Railway-Pioneer-Regiment (12 Nov 1940-05 Dec 1941)
Commander of the 5th Railway-Pioneer-Replacement-Battalion (05 Dec 1941-01 Jun 1942)
Commander of the 7th Railway-Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jun 1942-01 Jul 1942)
Commander of the 7th Special-Purpose-Railway-Pioneer-Regiments-Staff (01 Jul 1942-01 Sep 1942)
Commander of the 4th Railway-Pioneer-Regiment and Commander of Railway-Pioneers North (01 Sep 1942-15 Apr 1943)
Commander of the 4th Railway-Pioneer-Regiment (15 Apr 1943-01 Oct 1943)
Commander of the 3rd Railway-Pioneer-Brigade (01 Oct 1943-12 Apr 1945)
Commander of the 827th Infantry-Division (12 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In captivity (08 May 1945-29 Aug 1946)
Released (29 Aug 1946)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 19.12.1944 als Oberst und Kommandeur der 3. Eisenbahn-Pionier-Brigade
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Baltenkreuz II. Klasse
- Baltenkreuz I. Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- 1939 Spange zum EK I
- 1939 Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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