(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Johann-Albrecht von Blücher
Born: 11 Nov 1892 in Potsdam
Died: 14 May 1972 in Bonn
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Aug 1912); Fähnrich (19 Nov 1912); Leutnant (18 Aug 1913); Oberleutnant (05 Oct 1916); Rittmeister (01 Dec 1923); Major (01 Oct 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (04 Mar 1912)
Fahnenjunker in the 17th Dragoon-Regiment (04 Mar 1912-16 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War School Engers (20 Sep 1912-20 Jun 1913)
Wounded, in Hospital (16 Aug 1914-10 Oct 1914)
Transferred to the Regiment in the Field (10 Oct 1914-01 Jun 1915)
Leader of the MG-Platoon of the 17th Dragoon-Regiment (01 Jun 1915-25 Sep 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (25 Sep 1915-10 Apr 1916)
Transferred to the Regiment in the Field (10 Apr 1916-01 Aug 1916)
Detached to the Signals-Battalion of the 4th Cavalry-Regiment (01 Aug 1916-11 Dec 1916)
Ordinance-Officer in the Staff of Army High Command Scholtz (11 Dec 1916-10 May 1917)
Squadron-Leader in the 17th Dragoon-Regiment (10 May 1917-01 Feb 1919)
Leader of the Volunteer-Squadron of the 17th Dragoon-Regiment (01 Feb 1919-01 May 1919)
Transferred into the 9th Reichswehr-Cavalry-Regiment (01 May 1919-03 Feb 1919)
Transferred into the 14th Reichswehr-Mounted-Regiment (03 Feb 1920-27 Jun 1920)
Transferred into the 5th Reichswehr-Mounted-Regiment (27 Jun 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 3rd Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Ordinance-Officer and Court-Officer with the Staff of the 3rd Mounted-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1922)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 3rd Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-01 Oct 1924)
Squadron-Chief in the 3rd Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Apr 1931)
Detached for a Course for the Advancement of Uniformed Riding Training at the Cavalry School (10 Oct 1929-06 Nov 1929)
Detached to Gas-School-Course in Berlin (18 Nov 1929-01 Dec 1929)
Transferred into the Staff of the 6th Mounted-Regiment and Garrison-Senior Schwedt/Oder (01 Apr 1931-01 Feb 1934)
Transferred to the Cavalry-Department in the Defence-Office, RWM (01 Feb 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred into the Staff of Mounted-Regiment Schwedt (01 Oct 1934-01 May 1935)
Instructor at the War School Hannover (01 May 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Instructor at the Army Gas Protection School (12 Oct 1937-03 Nov 1938)
Course-Director of the Officers-Courses at the Army Gas Protection School (03 Nov 1938-26 Oct 1939)
Gas-Defence-Officer with the General-Staff of Army High Command 6 (26 Oct 1939-08 Feb 1940)
Commander of Rocket Troops 1 (08 Feb 1940-01 Sep 1940)
Commander of the Rocket Troop School (01 Sep 1940-01 Oct 1942)
Commander of the Army Gas Protection School Bromberg (01 Oct 1942-01 Feb 1943)
Commander of Rocket Troops 2 (01 Feb 1943-01 Feb 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 61st Infantry-Division (00 Dec 1943-01 Feb 1944)
Commander of the 122nd Infantry-Division (01 Feb 1944-01 Mar 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Mar 1944-01 Aug 1944)
Inspector of Smoke Troops and Gas Defence (01 Aug 1944-08 May 1945)
In captivity (08 May 1945-00 Mar 1948)
Released (00 Mar 1948)

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