(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Heinrich Borowski
Born: 23 Jun 1880 in Mewe, District Marienwerder, West Prussia (Westpreußen)
Died: 08 Apr 1963 in Celle
Promotions:
Fähnrich (17 Nov 1899); Leutnant (18 Aug 1900); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1909); Hauptmann (18 Oct 1913); Major (01 Aug 1922); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1928); Oberst (01 Feb 1931); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (15 Mar 1899)
Fahnenjunker in the 1st Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Mar 1899-21 Apr 1914)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 1st Field-Artillery-Regiment (1904-1906)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 1st Field-Artillery-Regiment (1906-1909)
With the Staff of the 26th Field-Artillery-Regiment (21 Apr 1914-02 Aug 1914)
Battery-Chief in the 1st Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-01 Feb 1915)
Wounded and with the Replacement-Battalion of the 1st Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1915-00 Sep 1915)
With the Staff of the Government Warsaw (00 Sep 1915-01 Jan 1917)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 1st Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1917-00 Feb 1917)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 602nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (00 Feb 1917-15 Jul 1917)
Officer of the Army (15 Jul 1917-14 Feb 1918)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 403rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (14 Feb 1918-15 Jan 1919)
In the 45th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Jan 1919-01 Oct 1919)
With various Processing-Offices (01 Oct 1919-15 Nov 1920)
With the Staff of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (15 Nov 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Battery-Chief in the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Nov 1922)
Transferred to the 1st Medical-Battalion (01 Nov 1922-01 May 1923)
Commander of the 1st Transport-Battalion (01 May 1923-01 Oct 1929)
With the Staff of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-31 Mar 1931)
Retired (31 Mar 1931)
Employed by the Army (01 Apr 1931)
Artillery Advisor with Infantry-Leader I (01 Apr 1931-01 Oct 1933)
Entered Army Service as Supplemental-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Active-Officer (01 Apr 1941)
With Military-Replacement-Inspection Allenstein (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1935)
With Military-Replacement-Inspection Elbing (01 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1939)
Training-Director with Landwehr-Commander Elbing (01 Apr 1939-16 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 228th Artillery-Regiment (16 Aug 1939-01 Apr 1940)
Commander of the 300th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1940-10 Dec 1940)
Commander of the 85th Artillery-Regiment (10 Dec 1940-18 Apr 1941)
Führer-Reserve – Military-District-Command IV (18 Apr 1941-22 Apr 1941)
Commander of the 704th Infantry-Division (22 Apr 1941-01 Sep 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Sep 1942-30 Nov 1942)
Retired (30 Nov 1942)

Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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