(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Gerhard Feyerabend
Born: 29 Apr 1898 in Dopsattel, District Königsberg, East Prussia (Ostpreußen)
Died: 06 Nov 1965 in Rottach-Egern
Promotions:
Fähnrich (29 Mar 1916); Leutnant (05 Dec 1916); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1933); Major (01 Aug 1936); Oberstleutnant (20 Mar 1939); Oberst (01 Dec 1941); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1944); Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (29 Mar 1916)
Fähnrich in the 82nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (29 Mar 1916-29 Jun 1916)
In the Field with the Regiment (29 Jun 1916-30 Oct 1917)
Detached to the Army Gas Protection School in Berlin (20 Apr 1917-28 Apr 1917)
Taken Ill, in Hospital (30 Oct 1917-31 Dec 1917)
Back with the Regiment (31 Dec 1917-30 May 1918)
Taken Ill, in Hospital (30 May 1918-02 Jun 1918)
Back with the Regiment (02 Jun 1918-28 Jun 1918)
Taken Ill, in Hospital (28 Jun 1918-20 Jul 1918)
Back with the Regiment (20 Jul 1918-01 Jul 1919)
Transferred into the 20th Light-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1919-01 Mar 1920)
Detached as Ordinance-Officer to the Staff of Detachment Nehbel (17 Oct 1919-12 Jan 1920)
Transferred into the 20th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1920-15 Nov 1920)
Detached to Sports-Course in Dresden (15 May 1920-30 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 1st Artillery-Regiment (15 Nov 1920-01 Dec 1923)
Detached the Artillery School (30 Sep 1922-20 Aug 1923)
Transferred to the Training-Battery of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Dec 1923-01 Apr 1924)
Transferred into the 8th Battery of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1924-01 Oct 1924)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1928)
Transferred into the 7th Battery of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1928-01 Oct 1929)
Detached to Gas Protection Course A in Berlin (08 Oct 1928-20 Oct 1928)
Detached to Special-Training of Weapons-Officers with the Army Weapons Office, WaA (07 Jan 1929-12 Jan 1929)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 1st Division (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1931)
Transferred for General Use into the 2nd Artillery-Regiment and Detached to the Commander Berlin (01 Oct 1931-01 Oct 1932)
Transferred for General Use into the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1933)
hat die Uniform der Führerstabs-Offiziers zi tragen (01 Apr 1933)
Transferred to the Staff of the Artillery-Leader I (01 Oct 1933-01 May 1934)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 1st Division (01 May 1934-01 Oct 1935)
Transferred into the General-Staff of Military-District-Command I (01 Oct 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the I. Army-Corps (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Chief of the 4th Battery of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 24th Division (12 Oct 1937-01 Oct 1939)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the General Of Artillery with OKH (01 Oct 1939-12 Jan 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (12 Jan 1940-05 Feb 1940)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of XXXX. Army-Corps (05 Feb 1940-10 Jul 1940)
Transferred into the Operations-Department of the Army General Staff (10 Jul 1940-08 Oct 1940)
Tactics-Instructor and Lecturer at the War Academy (08 Oct 1940-01 Apr 1941)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 2nd Army (01 Apr 1941-03 Aug 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH, at the same time, Detached to Army-Group South (03 Aug 1941-19 Oct 1941)
Chief Of The General Staff of XXVII. Army-Corps (19 Oct 1941-15 Jul 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Jul 1943-01 Aug 1943)
Chief Of The General Staff of the 1st Army (01 Aug 1943-00 Aug 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 87th Infantry-Division (00 Aug 1944-10 Sep 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 Sep 1944-09 Nov 1944)
Commander of the 11th Infantry-Division (09 Nov 1944-10 May 1945)
In Captivity (10 May 1945-10 Jul 1947)
Released (10 Jul 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 05.04.1945 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 11. Infanterie-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 30.01.1943 als Oberst i.G. und Chef des Generalstabs des XXVII. Armee-Korps
- 1914 EK I: 27.03.1924
- 1914 EK II: 08.11.1916
- Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen: 00.09.1920
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 18.01.1935
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Spange zum EK I: 09.11.1939
- Spange zum EK II: 24.09.1939
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”: 14.07.1942
- Ärmelband “Kurland”


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