(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Dr.jur. Georg Bamberg
Born: 06 Oct 1887 in Waldenburg, Saxony (Sachsen)
Died: 18 Nov 1979 in Ottrau
Doctorate In Jurisprudence: 13 Jun 1932, University of Leipzig
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (08 Aug 1908); Fähnrich (29 Nov 1908); Leutnant (19 Aug 1909); Oberleutnant (01 Dec 1914); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1917); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Jan 1921); Polizei-Major (01 Oct 1933); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1935); Oberstleutnant (15 Oct 1935); Oberst (01 Apr 1936); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Jan 1940); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (23 Mar 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 106th Infantry-Regiment (23 Mar 1908-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to War School Danzig (01 Oct 1908-30 Jun 1909)
Detached to the Infantry Firing School (15 Feb 1912-15 Mar 1912)
Detached to the 22nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Transferred into the 179th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 106th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-04 Jun 1915)
Leader of the 8th Company of the 106th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (04 Jun 1915-10 Jul 1916)
Leader of the MG-Company of the 106th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (10 Jul 1916-16 Nov 1916)
Leader of the MG-Company of the II. Battalion of the 106th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (16 Nov 1916-01 Nov 1917)
Detached to Anti-Aircraft Course in Vilna (08 Oct 1917-14 Oct 1917)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 106th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1917-15 Jul 1918)
Detached to the MG-Workshop at Spandau (26 Nov 1917-28 Dec 1917)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 106th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (15 Jul 1918-04 Aug 1918)
Delegated with the Leadership of the II. Battalion of the 106th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (04 Aug 1918-20 Jan 1919)
Company-Leader in the 106th Infantry-Regiment (20 Jan 1919-01 Apr 1919)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 106th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 38th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-05 Sep 1920)
Transferred into the 37th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (05 Sep 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 24th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Retired from Army Service (31 Dec 1920)
Entered Police Service (01 Jan 1921)
Unit-Leader with the State-Police-Department Chemnitz (01 Jan 1921-29 Apr 1921)
Unit-Leader with the State-Police-Department Glauchau (29 Apr 1921-01 Oct 1922)
Transferred to the Police Presidency Leipzig (01 Oct 1922-01 Feb 1924)
Leader of the Meißener School Inspection in Zwickau (01 Feb 1924-01 Apr 1924)
Director of the Tutitional-Department of the Police-Presidency in Leipzig (01 Apr 1924-01 Jun 1924)
Section-Commander in Leipzig (01 Jun 1924-16 Mar 1930)
At the same time, Detached to the Higher Police School in Eiche (06 Sep 1928-05 Dec 1928)
Subject Instructor for Officer-Aspirant-Courses in the Saxon Ministry of the Interior (16 Mar 1930-01 Dec 1933)
Major with the Staff of Department II of the Training-Direction of the State-Police Dresden (01 Dec 1933-06 Apr 1934)
Detached as Instructor at the Police Officer School Munich (06 Apr 1934-01 Aug 1935)
Detached to Infantry-Regiment Regensburg (01 Aug 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred into the Army (15 Oct 1935)
Transferred into the Staff of the 62nd Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Commandant of Kaiserslautern (10 Nov 1938-01 Oct 1941)
Commandant of Riga (01 Oct 1941-01 Apr 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH, Detached to Military-District-Command XI (01 Apr 1944-15 Apr 1944)
Wehrmacht-Commandant Braunschweig (15 Apt 1944-26 Nov 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (26 Nov 1944-31 Mar 1945)
Retired (31 Mar 1945)

Awards & Decorations:
- - 1939 EK II –S-
- - 1914 EK I
- - 1914 EK II
- - Ritterkreuz des kgl. Sächs. Militär-St. Heinrichs-Orden: 05.11.1918
- - Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918
- - Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung
- - Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. Marz 1938
- - Kriegsverdienstkreuz II Klasse mit Schwertern
- - Kriegsverdienstkreuz I Klasse mit Schwertern


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