(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Wolf Graf von Luckner
Born: 09 Jan 1896 in Friedeberg
Died: 13 Nov 1971 in H�xter, Weser
Promotions:
Leutnant (28 Jan 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Nov 1924); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1929); Major (01 Aug 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1938); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (10 Aug 1914)
Leutnant, then Battery-Officer in the 7th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (10 Aug 1914-00 000 1916)
Battalion Adjutant in the 7th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (00 000 1916-00 000 1917)
Regiments Adjutant in the 7th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (00 000 1917-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Apr 1929)
Battery Chief in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1929-01 Apr 1934)
Commander of Artillery-Battalion Fritzlar (01 Apr 1934-01 Oct 1936)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 48th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1936-01 Oct 1938)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 12th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 175th Artillery-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-12 Jan 1942)
With the General Staff of Army-Group S�d (12 Jan 1942-06 May 1943)
Artillery Commander 189 (06 May 1943-10 Jan 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve (10 Jan 1944-01 Aug 1944)
Commander of the School for Fahnenjunker of Artillery in Suippes-Mourmelon (01 Aug 1944-00 Jan 1945)
Higher Artillery Commander of Army Coastal Artillery Command North (00 Jan 1945-14 Feb 1945)
Higher Artillery Commander 220 with Mountain Army High Command 20 (14 Feb 1945-08 May 1945)
In British captivity (00 Jun 1945-17 May 1948)
Released (17 May 1948)

Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (24 Dec 1941)


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