(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Paul Bauer
Born: 18 Jun 1880 in Steingaden, Upper Bavaria (Oberbayern)
Died: 14 Feb 1948 in Munich-Pullach
Promotions:
Fähnrich (06 Jul 1900); Leutnant (28 Oct 1902); Oberleutnant (03 Mar 1911); Hauptmann (16 Dec 1914); Major (05 Feb 1923); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1927); Oberst (01 Feb 1930); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1932); Generalmajor z.V. (26 Aug 1939)
Career:
Entered Army Service (06 Jul 1900)
Fähnrich in the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (06 Jul 1900-1908)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (1908-01 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War School (01 Oct 1911-01 Aug 1914)
Adjutant of the Mobile Staging-Commander 4 Ib (01 Aug 1914-03 Oct 1914)
Company-Leader in the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (03 Oct 1914-23 Feb 1915)
2nd Adjutant of the 1st Bavarian Landwehr-Division (23 Feb 1915-25 Aug 1915)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 1st Bavarian Landwehr-Division (25 Aug 1915-19 Jun 1916)
Hauptmann with the General-Staff of the III. Bavarian Army-Corps (19 Jun 1916-05 Apr 1917)
Hauptmann with the General-Staff of the Army-Detachment B (05 Apr 1917-07 Mar 1918)
In the General-Staff of the 39th Bavarian Reserve-Division (07 Mar 1918-01 Jan 1919)
In the General-Staff of the I. Bavarian Army-Corps (01 Jan 1919-21 Feb 1919)
Adjutant of the Minister for Military Affairs (21 Feb 1919-23 Jul 1919)
With the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 42nd Rifle-Regiment (23 Jul 1919-31 Jul 1919)
Company-Leader in the 42nd Rifle-Regiment (31 Jul 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Company-Chief in the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-20 Apr 1921)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (20 Apr 1921-01 Oct 1922)
Instructor at the Cavalry School, Hannover (01 Oct 1922-01 Apr 1924)
Instructor at the Infantry School, Dresden (01 Apr 1924-01 Feb 1927)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1927-01 Feb 1929)
Course-Director at the Infantry School (01 Feb 1929-07 Mar 1932)
Infantry Leader VII (01 Apr 1932-31 Mar 1933)
Retired from Army Service (31 Mar 1933)
Placed to the Disposal of the Army (26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 189th Infantry-Division (25 Oct 1939-15 Apr 1941)
Führer-Reserve (15 Apr 1941-17 Jul 1941)
Detached to Scientific Department of the Army General Staff (16 Apr 1941-01 May 1941)
Field Commandant 247 (17 Jul 1941-31 Dec 1941)
Retired from Army Service (31 Dec 1941)

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