(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Ferdinand Kuckein
Born: 27 Dec 1880 in Darmstadt
Died: 03 Oct 1972 in Berlin-Zehlendorf
Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1900); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1909); Hauptmann (18 Dec 1913); Major (00 Jan 1922); Oberstleutnant (00 Apr 1928); Oberst (01 Feb 1931); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Oct 1932); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Dec 1940); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Apr 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1900)
Leutnant in the 11th Pioneer-Battalion (22 Mar 1900-01 Oct 1913)
Adjutant of the 11th Pioneer-Battalion (1906-1910)
Transferred into the 8th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-20 May 1914)
Company-Chief in the 8th Pioneer-Battalion (20 May 1914-21 Jan 1917)
Commander of the 125th Pioneer-Battalion (21 Jan 1917-01 Oct 1919)
Instructor at the Pioneer-School Munich (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1921)
With the Staff of the 1st Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1921-01 Mar 1922)
With the Staff of the Regiment-Commander of Pioneers with Group-Command 2 (01 Mar 1922-01 Oct 1926)
With the Staff of the 4th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1926-01 Feb 1927)
Commander of the 4th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Feb 1927-01 Oct 1929)
With the Staff of Command-Office Lötzen (01 Oct 1929-01 Apr 1931)
Pioneer-Inspector I with Group-Command 1 (01 Apr 1931-30 Sep 1932)
Retired (30 Sep 1932)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (1934)
Commander of Senior-Construction-Staff 11 (14 Sep 1939-01 May 1940)
Commander of Pioneer-School Koblenz with Army High Command 12 (01 May 1940-14 May 1940)
Upgrading of a Support-Zone with Army High Command 16 (15 May 1940-26 May 1940)
Upgrading of a Support-Zone with High Command XXXVI (26 May 1940-18 Jun 1940)
City-Commandant of Metz (18 Jun 1940-16 Sep 1940)
Führer-Reserve (19 Sep 1940-01 Oct 1940)
At the same time, Higher Pioneer Officer 3 (15 Sep 1940-01 Oct 1940)
Higher Pioneer Officer 3, Munich (01 Oct 1940-01 Jun 1942)
Führer-Reserve - Military-District-Command III (01 Jun 1942-31 Jul 1942)
Retired (30 Apr 1943)

Awards & Decorations:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer


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