Generalmajor Ludwig Drees Born: 20 Dec 1877 in Deutz Died: 12 Aug 1945 in Eberswalde Promotions:
Leutnant (13 Mar 1897); Oberleutnant (18 May 1907); Rittmeister (31 May 1912); Charakter als Major (09 Apr 1920); Major a.D. (01 Oct 1933); Oberstleutnant a.D. (15 May 1934); Oberstleutnant (E) (14 May 1935); Oberst (E) (01 Jun 1935); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (13 Mar 1897)
Leutnant in the 7th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (13 Mar 1897-01 Mar 1911)
Detached to Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1899-15 Jul 1900)
Detached to Instruction-Battalion of the Foot-Artillery-Firing-School (01 Sep 1900-29 Sep 1900)
Detached to Artillery and Engineer School (30 Sep 1900-15 Jul 1901)
Detached to the Military Gymnasium (01 Oct 1902-28 Feb 1903)
Detached to the 22nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Feb 1904-01 Oct 1904)
Detached to Experimental-Company of the Artillery-Testing-Commission (16 Mar 1905-24 Mar 1907)
Detached as Assistant to the Artillery-Testing-Commission (24 Mar 1907-25 Feb 1911)
Detached to Guards-Train-Battalion (01 Mar 1911-20 Feb 1911)
Transferred into the Guards-Train-Battalion (20 Feb 1911-31 May 1912)
Company-Chief in the 3rd Train-Battalion (31 May 1912-02 Aug 1914)
Commander of the 3rd Medical-Company of the III. Army-Corps (02 Aug 1914-01 May 1916)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 2nd Guards-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1916-18 Jul 1916)
Battery-Leader in the 18th Reserve-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (18 Jul 1916-29 Jul 1918)
Battery-Leader in the 17th Reserve-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (29 Jul 1916-01 Feb 1917)
Transferred as Rittmeister in the 17th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1917-02 Feb 1917)
Commander of the 4th Guards-Landwehr-Foot-Artillery-Battalion (02 Feb 1917-29 Sep 1917)
Commander of the 73rd Foot-Artillery-Battalion (29 Sep 1917-22 Jan 1918)
Detached as Member of the Artillery-Testing-Commission (22 Jan 1918-14 Mar 1919)
Transferred as Member into the Artillery-Testing-Commission (14 Mar 1919-09 Apr 1920)
Retired (09 Apr 1920)
Employed by the Army (10 Apr 1920); Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (01 Apr 1935); Active-Officer (01 Apr 1941)
Bureau-Manager with the Inspection for Weapons and Equipment, RWM (10 Apr 1920-01 Jun 1920)
Department-Manager of Provision-Office of the Inspection for Weapons and Equipment, later Army Weapons Office (01 Jun 1920-01 Oct 1932)
Department-Leader of Provision-Office of the Army Weapons Office, RWM, then RKM then OKH (01 Oct 1932-31 Aug 1942) hat die Uniform des Artillerie-Regiments 62 zu tragen (11 Mar 1939)
Retired (31 Aug 1942)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Sep 1942)
Retired (30 Apr 1943)
Abducted by the Russians and in Captivity (00 May 1945-12 Aug 1945)
Died in Russian Captivity (12 Aug 1945)
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