(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Oskar von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg
Born: 31 Jan 1881 in Königsberg
Died: 13 Feb 1960 in Bad Harzburg
Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1903); Oberleutnant (19 Jun 1912); Hauptmann (08 Nov 1914); Major (25 Jan 1924); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1929); Oberst (01 Feb 1932); Charakter als Generalmajor (30 Sep 1934); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Sep 1940); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Apr 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1903)
Leutnant in the 3rd Foot Guards-Regiment (22 Mar 1903-01 Aug 1914)
Adjutant of a Higher Command Authority (01 Aug 1914-24 Dec 1914)
Detached to the General-Staff of the VII. Army-Corps (02 Oct 1914-24 Dec 1914)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the VII. Army-Corps (24 Dec 1914-18 Sep 1916)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 20th Infantry-Division (18 Sep 1916-01 Oct 1919)
Auxiliary-Officer with Special Duties with Military-District-Command VI and assigned to the Infantry-Leader VI (01 Oct 1919-15 Jun 1921)
With the Staff of the Infantry-Leader VI (15 Jun 1921-01 Apr 1922)
Company-Chief in the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1922-01 Oct 1923)
General-Staff-Officer and Tactics-Instructor at the Cavalry School (01 Oct 1923-01 May 1925)
Personal-Adjutant of the Reichs-President Generalfldmarschall von Hindenburg (01 May 1925-01 Oct 1925)
With the Staff of Group-Command 1, while still retaining his post with Generalfeldmarschall von Hindenburg (01 Oct 1925-03 Aug 1934)
Placed to the Disposal of the Army (03 Aug 1934-30 Sep 1934)
Retired from Army Service (30 Sep 1934)
Placed to the Disposal of the Army (01 Jul 1938)
Acting-Commanding General of the Replacement I. Army-Corps and Acting-Commander in Military-District I (01 Sep 1939-25 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 422nd Infantry-Division (25 Oct 1939-15 Mar 1940)
Commander of Division 401 (15 Mar 1940-10 Jan 1941)
Commander of POWs in Military-District I (10 Jan 1941-00 Dec 1944)
Führer-Reserve (00 Dec 1944-28 Feb 1945)
Retired from Army Service (28 Feb 1945)

Awards & Decorations
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK I. Klasse des Kgl. Württembg. Friedrichs-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I. Klasse
- Fürstl. Lippisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz
- Lübeckisches Hanseatenkreuz
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Türkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern


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