(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Heinrich Curtze
Born: 22 Jul 1876 in Worms
Died: 11 Dec 1959 in Munich (München)
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Sep 1896); Fähnrich (04 Dec 1896); Sekondeleutnant (09 Apr 1898); Oberleutnant (28 Aug 1906); Hauptmann (12 Sep 1912); Major (02 Jun 1920); Oberstleutnant (01 May 1924); Oberst (01 Feb 1929); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1932); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Mar 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 May 1896)
Two Year Volunteer, later Fahnenjunker in the 2nd Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1896-19 Sep 1900)
Detached to the War School in Munich (01 Mar 1897-24 Jan 1898)
Detached to the Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1899-04 Jul 1900)
Transferred into the 8th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (19 Sep 1900-28 Oct 1912)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 8th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jun 1903-01 Oct 1907)
Detached to the Prussian Field Artillery Firing School (01 Oct 1908-10 Feb 1909)
Detached as Auxiliary-Officer to the Firing-Courses (04 Jul 1910-13 Aug 1910)
Transferred to the Staff of the 8th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (28 Oct 1912-08 Aug 1914)
Battery-Chief in the 8th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (08 Aug 1914-09 Mar 1915)
Leader of the II. Battalion of the 8th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (09 Mar 1915-31 May 1915)
Battery-Chief in the 8th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (31 May 1915-24 Sep 1915)
Instructor at the Training-Command on the Troop-Training-Grounds Beverloo (03 Jan 1916-10 Mar 1916)
Leader of the II. Battalion of the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (10 Mar 1916-04 Mar 1917)
Leader of the III. Battalion of the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Mar 1917-16 May 1918)
Taken ill, in Hospital (16 May 1918-14 Jul 1918)
Leader of the I. Battalion of the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (14 Jul 1918-22 Jan 1919)
Leader of the II. Battalion of the 8th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (22 Jan 1919-13 Mar 1919)
Leader of the I. Battalion of the 21st Reichswehr-Light-Artillery-Regiment (13 Mar 1919-29 Sep 1919)
Transferred to the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 21st Reichswehr-Light-Artillery-Regiment (29 Sep 1919-10 Oct 1919)
Transferred to the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 21st Reichswehr-Light-Artillery-Regiment (10 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred to the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1922)
Transferred to the Staff of the Commander of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Ohrdruff (01 Jan 1922-01 Mar 1925)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1925-01 Feb 1926)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Grafenwöhr (01 Feb 1926-01 Mar 1928)
Transferred to the Staff of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1928-01 Oct 1929)
Commander of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-01 Dec 1931)
Artillery-Leader VII (01 Dec 1931-30 Sep 1932)
Retired (30 Sep 1932)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 May 1940)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Maria ter Heide, Belgium (26 Jun 1940-16 Aug 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of Field-Replacement-Division A (16 Aug 1941-29 Oct 1941)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Maria ter Heide, Belgium (29 Oct 1941-31 Mar 1942)
Führer-Reserve (31 Mar 1942-30 Jun 1942)
Retired (30 Apr 1943)

Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubiläums-Medaille
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV Klasse mit der Krone und Schwertern
- Grossherzoglich Hessisch. Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Grossherzoglich Hessisch. Kriegsehrenzeichen in Eisen
- Kgl. Bayer. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz II Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse


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