(Photo courtesy of Dieter Zinke & Gareth Collins)
General der Pioniere Alfred Jacob
Born: 01 Apr 1883 in Munich (München)
Died: 13 Nov 1963 in Munich (München)
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (17 Oct 1902); Fähnrich (25 Feb 1903); Leutnant (09 Mar 1904); Oberleutnant (07 Mar 1912); Hauptmann (23 Oct 1914); Major (01 Feb 1926); Oberstleutnant (01 Nov 1930); Oberst (01 Apr 1933); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1936); Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1938); General der Pioniere (01 Jun 1940)
Career:
Entered Army Service (04 Aug 1902)
Two Year Volunteer/Fahnenjunker in the Bavarian Railway-Battalion (04 Aug 1902-09 Mar 1904)
Detached to the War-School Munich (01 Mar 1903-26 Jan 1904)
Transferred into the 1st Bavarian Pioneer-Battalion (09 Mar 1904-28 Feb 1905)
Transferred back to the Bavarian Railway-Battalion (28 Feb 1905-11 Mar 1912)
Detached to the Bavarian Artillery & Engineer School (01 Oct 1906-06 Jul 1908)
Detached for 4 Months to the Royal Bavarian Railways for Training (01 Oct 1910)
Adjutant of the Bavarian Railway-Battalion (11 Mar 1912-20 May 1914)
Detached to the Bavarian War Ministry (20 May 1914-02 Aug 1914)
Adjutant of the Bavarian Staff-Officer of Railway-Troops z.b.V. 1 (02 Aug 1914-23 Aug 1914)
Detached to the Railway Department of the Prussian Grand General Staff/Chief of Field Railway Matters (23 Aug 1914-01 Nov 1914)
Leader of the 4th Bavarian Reserve-Railway-Construction-Company (01 Nov 1914-27 Jan 1915)
Adjutant with the Inspection of Bavarian Engineer Corps (27 Jan 1915-01 May 1917)
Detached to the German Alpine Corps (22 Jul 1915-29 Jul 1915)
Detached to Serbia for Inspection of Bridges over the Danube (09 Nov 1915-18 Nov 1915)
Detached as Acting-Signals-Commander 15 (31 May 1917-16 Jul 1917)
Officer with Special Duties with the 21st Bavarian Army-Telephone-Battalion (01 May 1917-08 Feb 1918)
At the same time, Temporary 1st Adjutant of the Bavarian Inspection of the Engineer Corps (12 Aug 1917-15 Sep 1917)
Detached to the Army-Signals-School Namur (02 Jan 1918-13 Jan 1918)
Assigned as General-Staff-Aspirant to the Staff of the 3rd Bavarian Infantry-Division (08 Feb 1918-13 Oct 1918)
Detached for Information for 4 Weeks to the 23rd Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (07 Mar 1918)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 23rd Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (13 Oct 1918-08 Jan 1919)
1st Adjutant of the Bavarian Inspection of the Engineer Corps (08 Jan 1919-18 Oct 1919)
Company-Chief in the 21st Reichswehr-Pioneer-Battalion (18 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Chief in the 7th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-01 Jul 1921)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 7th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jul 1921-01 Oct 1922)
Advisor in the Transport-Department, RWM (01 Oct 1922-01 Oct 1928)
Transferred into the 17th Mounted-Regiment & Detached to the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Oct 1928-01 Feb 1929)
Commander of the 7th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Feb 1929-01 Feb 1931)
Transferred to the Staff of the 3rd Division (01 Feb 1931-01 Oct 1931)
Department-Director in the Army Weapons Office/Department of Pioneers & Fortresses, RWM (01 Oct 1931-21 May 1935)
Department-Director in the Army Weapons Office/Department of Pioneers & Fortresses, RKM (21 May 1935-15 Oct 1935)
At the same time, Acting-Pioneer-Inspector Berlin (07 May 1935-30 Jun 1935)
Higher Pioneer Officer 1 (15 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1936)
Inspector of East Fortifications (01 Apr 1936-24 Nov 1938)
Inspector of Pioneers, Railway Pioneers and Fortresses (In 5/In Fest) and Inspector of Railway Pioneers (In 10) (24 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1938)
Inspector of Fortresses (26 Aug 1939-01 Oct 1939)
General of Pioneers & Fortresses in OKH (01 Oct 1939-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity (08 May 1945-26 Jun 1947)
Released (26 Jun 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern: am 03.06.1943 als General der Pioniere und General der Pioniere und Festungen im OKH
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubiläums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- RK I. Klasse des Kgl. Württembg. Friedrichs-Orden mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Türkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange "Prager Burg"
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klasse mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern: 05.10.1943


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