Generalstabsveterinär Dr.med.vet. Erich Koehler Born: 26 Jul 1885 in Chemnitz Died: 14 Jan 1955 in Düsseldorf Promotions:
Veterinär (25 Jul 1900); Oberveterinär (19 Jul 1913); Stabsveterinär (24 Jul 1920); Oberstabsveterinär (01 Mar 1927); Generaloberveterinär (01 Feb 1932); umbenannt in Oberfeldveterinär (01 Apr 1934); Oberstveterinär (01 Nov 1934); Generalveterinär (01 Apr 1939); Generalstabsveterinär (01 Apr 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1904)
One Year Volunteer in the 1st Guards-Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1904-30 May 1905)
Discharged to Reserve (30 May 1905)
Studies at the Military Veterinary Academy (01 Oct 1905-25 Oct 1909)
Volunteer in the 4th Guards-Field-Artillery-Regiment (25 Oct 1909-31 Mar 1910)
Studies at the Military Veterinary Academy (31 Mar 1910-01 May 1911)
Veterinarian in the 38th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1911-1913)
Veterinarian in the 3rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (1913-27 Nov 1916)
Veterinarian with Army High Command 5 - Horse-Hospital 582 (27 Nov 1916-01 Feb 1919)
Veterinarian in Freikorps von Hülsen (01 Feb 1919-10 Jun 1919)
Transferred to the 25th Reichswehr-Brigade, Detached to Artillery-School (10 Jun 1919-13 Jun 1920)
Transferred into the 8th Mounted-Regiment (13 Jun 1920-01 Nov 1920)
2nd Assistant of the Military Instruction Smith Berlin (01 Nov 1920-01 Mar 1927)
Veterinary-Officer at the Infantry-School Dresden (01 Mar 1927-01 Oct 1932)
Division-Veterinarian of the 1st Cavalry-Division, Frankfurt/Oder (01 Oct 1932-01 Dec 1933)
Chief Veterinary Officer at the Cavalry-School Hannover (01 Dec 1933-01 May 1935)
Corps-Veterinarian XII (01 May 1935-01 Feb 1944)
Army-Group-Veterinarian of Army-Group North (01 Feb 1944-25 Jan 1945)
Army-Group-Veterinarian of Army-Group Kurland (25 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (08 May 1945-03 Oct 1953)
Released (03 Oct 1953)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (20 Feb 1945)
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