(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Gerhard Kauffmann
Born: 29 Jun 1887 in Mariendorf near Berlin
Died: 16 Jun 1969 in Berlin
Promotions:
Fähnrich (20 Apr 1909); Leutnant (27 Jan 1910); Oberleutnant (18 Sep 1915); Hauptmann (18 Oct 1918); Major (01 Jun 1929); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1933); Oberst (01 Sep 1935); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Aug 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 68th Infantry-Regiment (22 Aug 1909-02 Aug 1914)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of I. Battalion of the 68th Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-00 Jan 1915)
Company-Leader in the 68th Infantry-Regiment (00 Jan 1915-1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 68th Infantry-Regiment (1915-20 Apr 1917)
Adjutant of the 30th Infantry-Brigade (20 Apr 1917-1918)
2nd General-Staff-Officer of the 16th Infantry-Division (1918-01 Oct 1919)
Company-Chief in the 20th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Nov 1927)
Company-Chief in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1927-01 Dec 1928)
Group-Director in the Army Personnel Office, RWM (01 Dec 1928-12 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 59th Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 73rd Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-01 May 1937)
Office-Group-Chief Replacement & Army Matters, OKH (01 May 1937-10 Jan 1940)
Commander of the 256th Infantry-Division (10 Jan 1940-04 Jan 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH, because of Disagrements with Hitler (12 Jan 1942-30 Sep 1943)
Retired (30 Sep 1943)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 09.07.1941 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 256. Infanterie-Division
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. bis I. Klasse
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I


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