(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Artillerie Theodor Geib
Born: 15 Sep 1885 in Landau, Palatinate (Pfalz)
Died: 26 Nov 1944 in Freiburg, Breisgau
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (25 Oct 1904); Fähnrich (04 Feb 1905); Leutnant (08 Mar 1906); Oberleutnant (25 Aug 1913); Hauptmann (19 May 1916); Major (01 Mar 1927); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1931); Oberst (01 Feb 1934); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1937); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1939); General der Artillerie (01 Jan 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (15 Jul 1904)
Fahnenjunker in the 2nd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (15 Jul 1904-22 Aug 1906)
Detached to the War School in Munich (01 Mar 1905-28 Feb 1906)
Company-Officer in the 2nd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (22 Aug 1906-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the Bavarian Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1908-31 Mar 1910)
Detached to the Airship-Company in Metz (01 Mar 1912-23 Apr 1912)
Adjutant of the Replacement-Battalion of the 2nd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-10 Aug 1914)
Battery-Leader in the 2nd Bavarian Reserve-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (10 Aug 1914-05 Sep 1914)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 2nd Bavarian Reserve-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (05 Sep 1914-06 Oct 1915)
Battery-Leader in the 2nd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (16 Nov 1916-28 Feb 1917)
Adjutant with the Artillery-Commander of the 12th Bavarian Infantry-Division (28 Feb 1917-09 Mar 1918)
Transferred to the Staff of the General of Artillery 1 in the Grand Headquarters (09 Mar 1918-08 Jan 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 2nd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (08 Jan 1919-21 Jul 1919)
Adjutant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds-Commander Grafenwöhr (21 Jul 1919-01 Jun 1921)
Transferred to the Staff of the Command-Office Cuxhaven (01 Jun 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred to the Staff of the Command-Office Wilhelmshaven (01 Oct 1921-01 Apr 1923)
Chief of the 4th Squadron of the 4th Transport-Battalion (01 Apr 1923-01 Mar 1925)
Transferred to the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1925-01 Feb 1927)
Transferred to the Staff of Group-Command 2 (01 Feb 1927-30 Aug 1928)
Detached to the 15th Infantry-Regiment (30 Aug 1928-01 Jun 1929)
Transferred into the Army Weapons Office, RWM (01 Jun 1929-01 Apr 1934)
Chief of Staff of the Field-Equipment-Inspection, RWM (01 Apr 1934-01 Apr 1935)
Department-Chief in the Field-Equipment-Inspection, RKM (01 Apr 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Army-Field-Equipment-Master, in the General Army Office (AHA) (12 Oct 1937-17 Aug 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (17 Aug 1943-08 Sep 1943)
Military-Commander Albania and Montenegro then German Plenipotentiary General in Albania (08 Sep 1943-01 Jun 1944)
At the same time, Field-Commandant Cetinje (15 Sep 1943-31 May 1944)
At the same time, German Plenipotentiary General in Montenegro (15 Apr 1944-31 May 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Jun 1944-10 Jun 1944)
Commander Army-Area South France (10 Jun 1944-30 Jul 1944)
Severely Wounded near Lyon, in Military-Hospital (30 Jul 1944-26 Nov 1944)
Consequently died of his wounds (26 Nov 1944)

Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 09.11.1943 als General der Artillerie und Heeres-Feldzugmeister im AHA
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubiläums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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