Generalmajor Karl Fabiunke Born: 05 Jun 1893 in Goerchen, District Rawitsch Died: 30 Dec 1980 in Wohltorf, District Herzogtum Lauenburg Promotions:
Gefreiter (27 Jul 1913); Unteroffizier (31 May 1914); Vizefeldwebel (27 Feb 1915); Feldwebel (25 Jun 1915); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (24 Mar 1917); Oberf�hnrich (01 Nov 1921); Leutnant (01 Apr 1922); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Rittmeister (01 Feb 1930); Major (01 Nov 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1938); Oberst (15 Sep 1941); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (20 Apr 1911)
Volunteer at the Unteroffiziers-School in Ettlingen (20 Apr 1911-01 Apr 1914)
Transferred into the 5th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1914-01 Sep 1914)
In the Field with the 5th Reserve-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Sep 1914-28 Jun 1917)
Detached to the Artillery-Depot in Spandau (28 Jun 1917-05 Dec 1917)
Transferred as Equipment-Sergeant in the Artillery-Depot Spandau (05 Dec 1917-23 Dec 1918)
Transferred into the Weapons and Munitions Procurement Office, War Ministry (23 Dec 1918-26 Jun 1919)
Detached to the 5th Artillery-Regiment for Preparation for Officers-Tests (26 Jun 1919-22 Sep 1919)
Detached to War-School in Potsdam for Officer-Tests (22 Sep 1919-18 Oct 1920)
Detached to I. Course at the Infantry-School in Munich (27 May 1920-02 Dec 1920)
Transferred into the 5th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (18 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 May 1929)
Detached to II. Course at the Artillery-School J�terbog (04 Jan 1921-20 Aug 1921)
Detached to Signals-Courses (14 Nov 1922-22 Dec 1922)
Detached to Munitions-Courses with the Inspection for Weapons and Equipment (01 Mar 1923-28 Mar 1923)
Detached for Training in Motor-Vehicle-Affairs with the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (24 Sep 1923-27 Oct 1923)
Detached to Motor-Transport-Course for Artillery in J�terbog (02 Mar 1925-25 Apr 1925)
Welfare-Officer with the Staff of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1929-01 Oct 1929)
Transferred into the 6th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1929-01 Apr 1930)
Transferred into the 3rd Artillery-Regiment and Detached to Artillery-School (01 Apr 1930-01 Feb 1933)
Transferred into the 1st Transport-Battalion (01 Feb 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred into Transport-Battalion Ponath (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Granted Leave as Artillery Technical Advisor in China (01 Oct 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Transferred to the Staff of the 1st Observation-Battalion (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 2nd Observation-Battalion (06 Oct 1936-15 Mar 1939)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 74th Artillery-Regiment (15 Mar 1939-01 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 74th Panzer-Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1939-25 Apr 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (25 Apr 1943-10 Sep 1943)
At the same time, Detached to the 4th Divisional-Leaders-Course (03 May 1943-00 Jun 1943)
Detached to Army-Group Centre for Employment as a Divisional-Leader (10 Sep 1943-25 Sep 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 129th Infantry-Regiment (25 Sep 1943-01 Dec 1943)
Commander of the 129th Infantry-Division (01 Dec 1943-01 Feb 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Feb 1944-22 Mar 1944)
Artillery Commander 144 (22 Mar 1944-28 Aug 1944)
Wounded, in Hospital (28 Aug 1944-01 Sep 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Sep 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-25 Jun 1947)
Released (25 Jun 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (14 Feb 1942)
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