Generalmajor Bruno Gerloch Born: 11 Nov 1890 in Teschen Died: 03 Sep 1954 in Vienna (Wien) Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Aug 1911); Leutnant (01 Nov 1913); Oberleutnant (01 May 1915); Hauptmann (01 Jul 1920); Stabs-Hauptmann (01 Jun 1924); Major (20 Jun 1928); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1939); Oberst (01 Feb 1941); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1945) Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (01 Oct 1907)
Started Military Cadet School (01 Oct 1907-18 Aug 1911)
F�hnrich in the 14th Heavy Artillery-Regiment (18 Aug 1911-18 Aug 1911)
Battery-Officer in the 14th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1911-01 Oct 1914)
Adjutant of the Artillery-Commander of the 15th Mountain-Brigade (01 Oct 1914-16 Feb 1915)
Commandant of the Munitions-Park of the 3rd Mountain-Brigade (16 Feb 1915-31 May 1915)
Battery-Commander of the 3rd Landwehr-Assault-Cannon-Battery (31 May 1915-01 Jul 1915)
1st Officer then Battery-Commander of the Heavy Field-Battery 1/24 and 2/24 (01 Jul 1915-28 Aug 1915)
Transferred into the 50th Artillery-Regiment, then Independent-Platoon-Commandant, later Regiment and Group Adjutant (29 Aug 1915-01 Sep 1916)
Battery-Commander in the 50th Artillery-Regiment (01 Sep 1916-03 Nov 1918)
Transferred to the Replacement-Cadre at Neunkirchen (03 Nov 1918-01 Jan 1919)
Company-Commander in the 10th Volkswehr-Battalion (01 Jan 1919-26 Jun 1920)
Battery-Officer and Battery-Commander in the 1st Brigade-Artillery-Battalion (26 Jun 1920-01 Mar 1933)
Instructor at the Artillery School (01 Mar 1933-01 Jan 1935)
Detached to Spanish Arena Riding School (01 Sep 1934-31 Jan 1935)
Instructor at the Military Riding and Transport School (01 Jan 1935-13 Mar 1938)
Riding-Instructor at the School in Schlo�hof (13 Mar 1938-01 Jul 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Assigned to the 12th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1938-01 Aug 1938)
Transferred into the 12th Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1938-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 12th Artillery-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-24 Nov 1938)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 116th Artillery-Regiment (24 Nov 1938-01 Nov 1939)
Commander of the 90th Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1939-12 Dec 1942)
Artillery-Commander 2 (12 Dec 1942-15 Mar 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 Mar 1943-06 Aug 1943)
Artillery-Commander 117 (06 Aug 1943-09 Aug 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 708th Infantry-Division (09 Aug 1944-19 Aug 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, also Delegated the Leadership of a Battle-Formation (19 Aug 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 04.09.1940 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur des Artillerie-Regiment 90
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 08.02.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Artillerie-Regiment 90
- k.u.k. �sterr. Erinnerungs-Kreuz 1912/1913
- k.u.k. �sterr. Bronzene Milit�r-Verdienst-Medaille (�Signum Laudis�) am Bande des Milit�r-Verdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. �sterr. Silberne Milit�r-Verdienst-Medaille (�Signum Laudis�) am Bande des Milit�r-Verdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration und Schwertern
- k.u.k. �sterr. Karl-Truppen-Kreuz
- k.u.k. �sterr. Silberne Milit�r-Verdienst-Medaille (�Signum Laudis�) am Bande des Milit�r-Verdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern (zum 2. ten Mal)
- �sterr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- 1939 EK II
- 1939 EK I
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