(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Gerhard Kühne
Born: 09 Sep 1899 in Obersteinbach near Döbeln, Saxony (Sachsen)
Died: 22 May 1948 in Camp Zrenyanin, Yugoslavia
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (06 Jun 1917); Fahnenjunker-Oberjäger (20 Mar 1918); Fähnrich (14 Aug 1918); Leutnant (23 Oct 1918); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Rittmeister (01 Jun 1933); Major (01 Oct 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1939); Oberst (01 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (21 Mar 1917)
Fahnenjunker in the 13th Jäger-Regiment (21 Mar 1917-19 Aug 1918)
Detached to Fahnenjunker-Course at Döberitz (05 Apr 1918-04 Jul 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (19 Aug 1918-03 Sep 1918)
Transferred back into the 13th Jäger-Regiment (03 Sep 1918-25 Feb 1919)
Transferred into the 1st Border-Jäger-Battalion (25 Feb 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 23rd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-25 Jan 1920)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of I. Battalion of the 23rd Infantry-Regiment (25 Jan 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-21 Sep 1923)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (21 Sep 1923-01 Aug 1927)
Detached to 4th Officers-Weapon-School-Course at Dresden (01 Oct 1926-20 Feb 1927)
Transferred to the Staff of III. Battalion of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1927-06 Sep 1927)
Detached to the Infantry-School Dresden (06 Sep 1927-01 Oct 1927)
Transferred to 3rd Company of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1927-01 Aug 1928)
Transferred to 8th Company of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1928-01 Oct 1930)
Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of 2nd Division (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1932)
Transferred to the 2nd Mounted-Regiment & Detached to Command-Office Berlin (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1933)
Transferred into Department T 1 in the RWM (Army Department) (01 Oct 1933-14 May 1934)
Transferred into Department T 4 in the RWM (Army Training) (14 May 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred to the Staff of Reichswehr-Central-Recruitment-Office Dresden (01 Oct 1934-01 May 1935)
Detached to the RWM (01 Oct 1934-30 Nov 1934)
Transferred to the Staff of Military-Replacement-Inspection Dresden (01 May 1935-01 Sep 1935)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the General-Staff of IV. Army-Corps (01 Sep 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Company-Chief in the 43rd Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-01 Apr 1939)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 14th Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1939-01 Jun 1940)
Transferred into the General Army Office, OKH (01 Jun 1940-25 Jun 1940)
Advisor in the Demobilisation-Department of the General Army Office, OKH (25 Jun 1940-01 Feb 1941)
Chief of the Demobilisation-Department in the General Army Office, OKH (01 Feb 1941-12 May 1942)
Chief of the General Staff of XIII. Army-Corps (12 May 1942-25 Dec 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Dec 1942-11 Jan 1943)
Detached to the Staff of the Chief of Army Armaments & Commander of the Replacement Army, OKH (11 Jan 1943-01 Apr 1943)
Chief of the General Staff of the Chief of Army Armaments & Commander of the Replacement Army, OKH (01 Apr 1943-16 Apr 1945)
Commander of the 22nd Volksgrenadier-Division (16 Apr 1945-15 May 1945)
Surrendered at Cilly, in Yugoslavian Captivity (15 May 1945-22 May 1948)
Died in Captivity (22 May 1948)

Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (02 Mar 1945)


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