(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Otto Biermann
Born: 27 Jul 1873 in Gut Neumühlen, District Worbis
Died: 01 May 1945 in Berlin
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Oct 1892); Sekondeleutnant (20 May 1893); Oberleutnant (18 Jan 1901); Hauptmann (18 May 1907); Major (18 Aug 1916); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1921); Oberstleutnant a.D. (01 Oct 1933); Oberst a.D. (15 May 1934); Oberst (E) (05 Mar 1935); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1892)
Fahnenjunker in the 15th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1892-01 Oct 1893)
Transferred into the 19th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1893-05 Jul 1900)
Adjutant and Court-Officer of the 19th Pioneer-Battalion (05 Jul 1900-11 Sep 1903)
Transferred into the 2nd Engineer-Inspection and Adjutant of the 4th Fortress-Inspection (11 Sep 1903-18 Nov 1905)
Adjutant of the 1st Engineer-Inspection (18 Nov 1905-20 Jul 1907)
Company-Chief in the 9th Pioneer-Battalion (20 Jul 1907-18 Oct 1911)
Transferred into the 2nd Engineer-Inspection and Detached to the Fortifications in Thorn (18 Oct 1911-10 Sep 1913)
Military Instructor at the Military Technical Academy (10 Sep 1913-02 Aug 1914)
2nd Staff-Officer of the General of Pioneers with Army High Command 7 (02 Aug 1914-09 Jul 1915)
Battalion-Commander in the 31st Pioneer-Regiment (09 Jul 1915-12 Dec 1915)
Commander of Mortar-Battalion IV (12 Dec 1915-11 May 1917)
Commander of the 144th Infantry-Regiment (11 May 1917-03 Oct 1917)
Commander of the Army Mortar School I (03 Oct 1917-25 Feb 1918)
Staff-Officer of the Mortars with Army High Command 17 (25 Feb 1918-02 Oct 1919)
Transferred to the General-Command of the Replacement III. Army-Corps (02 Dec 1918-25 Sep 1919)
Commander of the 2nd Reichswehr-Pioneer-Battalion (25 Sep 1919-16 May 1920)
Company-Chief in the 6th Infantry-Regiment (16 May 1920-27 Sep 1920)
Transferred into the Staff of Infantry Leader III (27 Sep 1920-31 Jan 1923)
Retired (31 Jan 1923)
Civilian Employee (Army) (01 Nov 1926)
Entered Army Service as Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Apr 1941)
Landwehr Administrator, Advisor and Group-Director with the Inspection of Fortresses (In 5) (01 Oct 1933-04 Jun 1940)
Director of the Pioneer-Investigation-Staff Belgium (04 Jun 1940-21 Jul 1940)
Agent of the General of Pioneers and Fortresses with the Commander-in-Chief of the Army in Metz (21 Jul 1940-05 Dec 1940)
Department-Chief in OKH Fest. (05 Dec 1940-01 May 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 May 1943-05 Jul 1943)
Detached to Special Purpose Special Staff (05 Jul 1943-01 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Nov 1943-31 Jul 1944)
Retired from Army Service (31 Jul 1944)

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