(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Artillerie Leonhard Kaupisch
Born: 01 Sep 1878 in Bitterfeld
Died: 26 Sep 1945 in Weimar
Promotions:
Fähnrich (08 Oct 1898); Leutnant (18 Aug 1899); Oberleutnant (17 Sep 1909); Hauptmann (22 Mar 1913); Major (16 Sep 1917); Oberstleutnant (05 Feb 1923); Oberst (01 Feb 1927); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1930); Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1932); General der Flieger (01 Dec 1935); umbenannt in General der Artillerie z.V. (01 Sep 1940)
Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Mar 1898)
Fahnenjunker in the 6th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (18 Mar 1898-22 Mar 1913)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 6th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1903-30 Sep 1907)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1907-21 Jul 1910)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (01 Apr 1911-22 Mar 1913)
Hauptmann in the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1913-27 Jan 1914)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the General-Staff of XI. Army-Corps (27 Jan 1914-11 Feb 1915)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 79th Reserve-Division (11 Feb 1915-23 Nov 1916)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of II. Battalion of the 66th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (03 Oct 1915-15 Nov 1917)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 8th Army (23 Nov 1916-13 Jul 1917)
Transferred into the General-Staff of General-Command z.b.V. 56 (13 Jul 1917-16 Jan 1918)
At the same time, Detached as Chief of the General Staff to Section-Command Duschky (22 Jul 1917-12 Dec 1917)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of XI. Army-Corps (16 Jan 1918-17 Sep 1918)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of XIV. Reserve-Corps (17 Sep 1918-02 Jan 1919)
Officer of the Army and Detached to the General-Staff of XI. Army-Corps (02 Jan 1919-07 Aug 1919)
Assigned to the Chief of the Army General Staff and Detached to the General-Staff of XI. Army-Corps (07 Aug 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred to the Staff of Group-Command 2 (01 Oct 1919-01 Feb 1923)
Transferred to the Staff of I. Battalion of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1923-01 Dec 1923)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Dec 1923-01 Apr 1926)
Course-Director at the Artillery-School Jüterbog (01 Apr 1926-01 Nov 1927)
Chief of Staff of the 2nd Division (01 Nov 1927-01 Feb 1930)
Artillery-Leader V (01 Feb 1930-30 Sep 1932)
Retired (30 Sep 1932)
Entered Luftwaffe Service (01 Apr 1934)
President of the Higher Air Office Berlin (01 Apr 1934-01 Mar 1935)
Commander in Air-District II, Berlin (01 Mar 1935-31 Mar 1938)
Retired (31 Mar 1938)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Jan 1939)
Commander of Border-Protection-Command 1 (26 Aug 1939-15 Sep 1939)
Commanding General of Corps Kaupisch (15 Sep 1939-19 Sep 1939)
Military-Commander Danzig/West Prussia (19 Sep 1939-22 Oct 1939)
Commander of Higher-Command XXXI (XXXI. Army-Corps) (07 Nov 1939-10 Apr 1942)
At the same time, Military-Commander Denmark (09 Apr 1940-31 May 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 Apr 1942-30 Jun 1942)
Retired (30 Jun 1942)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Roter Adler-Orden IV. Klasse
- Kgl. Preuss. Kronen-Orden IV. Klasse
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Orden
- Ritterkreuz I. Klasse des Kgl. Württembg. Friedrichs-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Sachsen-Weimarischer Hausorden der Wachsamkeit oder vom weissen Falken mit Schwertern
- Bremisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Ritterkreuz I. Klasse des Herzogl. Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausordens mit Schwertern
- Reussisches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- Fürstl. Lippisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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