(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Arnold von Bessel
Born: 24 May 1882 in Wiesbaden
Died: 19 Jul 1945 in Paris
Promotions:
Fähnrich (27 Feb 1902); Leutnant (27 Jan 1903); Oberleutnant (16 Jun 1910); Hauptmann (24 Dec 1914); Charakter als Major (24 Nov 1919); Polizei-Major (01 Aug 1919); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1931); Polizei-Oberst (21 Mar 1933); Oberst (01 Mar 1936); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (27 Feb 1902)
Fähnrich in the 94th Infantry-Regiment (27 Feb 1902-23 Oct 1909)
Transferred into the 131st Infantry-Regiment (23 Oct 1909-23 Oct 1913)
Transferred to the Reserve-Officers of the Regiment (23 Oct 1913-03 Aug 1914)
Reactivated and with the Staff of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (03 Aug 1914-02 Feb 1915)
Company-Chief in the 16th Infantry-Regiment (02 Feb 1915-01 Aug 1916)
Battalion-Leader in the 57th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1916-22 Mar 1919)
With the Volunteer Landjägerkorps (22 Mar 1919-01 Aug 1919)
Transferred into Police Service (01 Aug 1919)
With Police in Berlin (01 Aug 1919-01 Jun 1932)
With the Protection-Police in Duisburg (01 Jun 1932-01 Feb 1934)
Commander of State-Police-Group Duisburg (01 Feb 1934-01 Mar 1936)
Transferred into Army Service (01 Mar 1936)
Training-Director Gumbinnen (01 Mar 1936-01 Jan 1937)
Landwehr-Commander with the Staff of 1st Division (01 Jan 1937-01 Sep 1937)
Training-Director Karlsruhe (01 Sep 1937-25 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 33rd Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment, later renamed 326th Infantry-Regiment (25 Aug 1939-31 Oct 1940)
Commander of the 595th Infantry-Regiment (31 Oct 1940-15 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 326th Infantry-Regiment (15 Nov 1940-04 May 1941)
Commander of the 709th Infantry-Division (04 May 1941-15 Jul 1942)
Führer-Reserve (15 Jul 1942-25 Jul 1942)
Commander of POWs in Military-District XX (25 Jul 1942-14 Nov 1942)
Commander of POWs in Operation-Area II (14 Nov 1942-03 Oct 1943)
Führer-Reserve (03 Oct 1943-31 Jan 1944)
Retired (31 Jan 1944)
In French captivity (29 Jun 1945-19 Jul 1945)
Died in Hospital Villamine du Rhin, Paris (19 Jul 1945)

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