Generalmajor Heinrich Burggraf und Graf zu Dohna-Schlobitten Born: 15 Oct 1882 in Waldburg, East Prussia (Ostpreu�en) Died: 14 Sep 1944 in Pl�tzensee (Executed) Promotions:
F�hnrich (17 May 1902); Leutnant (27 Jan 1903); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1912); Rittmeister (08 Nov 1914); Charakter als Major (21 Mar 1920); Charakter als Oberstleutnant (20 Dec 1935); Oberst (10 Feb 1940); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Jun 1942) Career:
Fahnenjunker in the 1st Leib-Hussar-Regiment 1 (22 Sep 1901-01 Apr 1914)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 1st Leib-Hussar-Regiment 1 (1908-12 Jan 1914)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (01 Apr 1914-06 Aug 1914)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the Higher-Cavalry-Commander 2 (06 Aug 1914-08 Nov 1914)
Detached as General-Staff-Officer to the Staff of the Higher-Cavalry-Commander 1 (08 Nov 1914-24 Dec 1914)
Hauptmann in the Army General Staff (24 Dec 1914-29 Jan 1916)
In the General-Staff of the XX. Army-Corps (29 Jan 1916-06 Apr 1916)
With the Staff of the Chief Of The General Staff Of The Field-Army (06 Apr 1916-31 May 1917)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 240th Infantry-Division (31 May 1917-18 Dec 1918)
Transferred back into the Leib-Hussar-Regiment 1 (18 Dec 1918-01 Mar 1919)
Assigned to the General-Command of the VI. Reserve-Corps (01 Mar 1919-09 Mar 1919)
Chief Of the General Staff of the Baltic State-Defence (09 Mar 1919-21 Mar 1920)
Retired (21 Mar 1920)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (26 Aug 1939)
Chief Of Staff of the Replacement-General-Command of I. Army-Corps (26 Aug 1939-23 Oct 1939)
Senior-Quartermaster with Border-Section-Command North (23 Oct 1939-25 Oct 1939)
Chief Of The General Staff of Higher-Command XXXVI (25 Oct 1939-07 Oct 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (07 Oct 1941-15 Dec 1941)
Chief Of The General Staff of the Replacement XX. Army-Corps (15 Dec 1941-01 Jun 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve (01 Jun 1943-30 Sep 1943)
Retired (30 Sep 1943)
Because of his participation in the Bomb Plot against Hitler on 20 Jul 1944, was Executed (14 Sep 1944)
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