(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Char.General der Infanterie Ernst Kabisch
Born: 02 Jun 1866 in Kurwitz, District Greifswald, Pomerania (Pommern)
Died: 23 Oct 1951 in Stuttgart
Promotions:
Fähnrich (11 Nov 1884); Sekondeleutnant (16 Sep 1885); Premierleutnant (11 Sep 1893); Hauptmann (22 Mar 1898); Major (27 Jan 1905); Oberstleutnant (27 Jan 1912); Oberst (22 Mar 1914); Generalmajor (11 Jun 1917); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1920); Charakter als General der Infanterie (27 Aug 1939)
Career:
Entered Army Service (29 Mar 1884)
Fahnenjunker in the 11th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (29 Mar 1884-10 Nov 1889)
Detached to Artillery & Engineer School (01 Oct 1887-30 Sep 1889)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 11th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (10 Nov 1889-19 Mar 1895)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1891-21 Jul 1894)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (01 Apr 1895-22 Mar 1897)
Aggrigated to the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1897-13 Nov 1897)
Enrolled into the Grand General Staff (13 Nov 1897-19 Sep 1901)
Company-Chief in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (19 Sep 1901-11 Sep 1903)
Transferred into the Grand General Staff (11 Sep 1903-19 Dec 1905)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 39th Division (19 Dec 1905-11 Jan 1908)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Government Metz (11 Jan 1908-07 Apr 1911)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (07 Apr 1911-22 Apr 1912)
Chief of the General Staff of Government Metz (22 Apr 1912-30 May 1914)
Commander of the 144th Infantry-Regiment (30 May 1914-04 Sep 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (04 Sep 1914-14 Sep 1914)
Chief of the General Staff of Government Metz (14 Sep 1914-23 Sep 1914)
Chief of the General Staff of III. Reserve-Corps (23 Sep 1914-09 Jul 1915)
Chief of the General Staff of Corps Zastrow (09 Jul 1915-25 Sep 1915)
Chief of the General Staff of XVII. Reserve-Corps (25 Sep 1915-03 Oct 1916)
Chief of the General Staff of Army-Detachment von Scheffer (03 Oct 1916-09 Sep 1917)
Chief of the General Staff of General-Command z.b.V. 67 (09 Sep 1917-02 Nov 1917)
Commander of the 81st Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (02 Nov 1917-05 Mar 1918)
Commander of the 54th Infantry-Division (05 Mar 1918-09 Feb 1919)
Section-Commander I (Wesel) of Security-Troops in the Neutral Zone (09 Feb 1919-23 Jun 1919)
Infantry-Leader 31 (31st Reichswehr-Brigade) (23 Jun 1919-10 Dec 1919)
Officer of the Army (10 Dec 1919-20 May 1920)
Commander of the 13th Reichswehr-Brigade, Stuttgart (20 May 1920-27 Sep 1920)
Infantry-Leader V (27 Sep 1920-15 Jun 1921)
Retired (15 Jun 1921)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Sep 1939)
Detached to the General-Staff of Army-Group North (01 Sep 1939-10 Oct 1939)
Detached to the General-Staff of Army-Group B (10 Oct 1939-15 Jun 1940)
Retired (15 Jun 1940)

Decorations & Awards:
Pour le Mérite (09 Oct 1918)
1914 Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse
1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse


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