(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Franz Geiger
Born: 19 Dec 1894 in Landshut
Died: Missing, Proclaimed Dead with effect from 21 Dec 1945
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (04 Dec 1914); Fähnrich (27 Mar 1915); Leutnant (02 Jun 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Oct 1923); Rittmeister/Hauptmann (01 Apr 1928); Major (01 Feb 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1938); Oberst (01 Aug 1940); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1943); Generalleutnant (16 Mar 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (07 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 4th Bavarian Pioneer-Replacement-Battalion (07 Aug 1914-25 Feb 1915)
With the mobile troop of Fortress Germersheim (12 Aug 1914-01 Nov 1914)
Fahnenjunker-Course with the 1st Bavarian Pioneer-Replacement-Battalion (04 Dec 1914-16 Feb 1915)
In the Field with the 1st Company of the Bavarian Pioneer-Regiment (25 Feb 1915-17 Jun 1915)
Transferred into the 2nd Company of the Bavarian Pioneer-Regiment (17 Jun 1915-22 Dec 1916)
Temporary-Leader of the 2nd Company of the Bavarian Pioneer-Regiment (15 Oct 1916-30 Nov 1916)
Detached to the Staff of the II. Battalion of the Bavarian Pioneer-Regiment (22 Dec 1916-25 Dec 1916)
Temporary-Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the Bavarian Pioneer-Regiment (25 Dec 1916-28 Jan 1917)
Adjutant of the Pioneer-Command of the Training-Division von Moser (29 Dec 1916-28 Jan 1917)
Transferred into the 17th Pioneer-Company (28 Jan 1917-15 Apr 1917)
Temporary-Leader of the 17th Bavarian Pioneer-Company (17 Mar 1917-15 Apr 1917)
Adjutant of the 5th Bavarian Pioneer-Battalion (15 Apr 1917-16 Sep 1917)
Supply-Officer with the Staff-Officer of Pioneers with the General-Command of the II. Bavarian Army-Corps (15 Apr 1917-25 May 1917)
Leader of the 17th Bavarian Pioneer-Company (16 Sep 1917-14 Dec 1918)
Leader of the Demobilisation of the 5th Bavarian Pioneer-Battalion (14 Dec 1918-16 Jan 1919)
Transferred to the Bavarian Railway-Battalion (16 Jan 1919-25 Apr 1919)
Transferred into Freikorps Weilheim (25 Apr 1919-04 May 1919)
Court-Officer in Freikorps Weilheim (04 May 1919-28 Sep 1919)
Adjutant of the 23rd Reichswehr-Pioneer-Battalion (28 May 1919-01 Jul 1919)
Court-Officer of the 23rd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jul 1919-15 Sep 1920)
Temporary-Leader of the 23rd Pioneer-Battalion (13 Oct 1919-22 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 21st Pioneer-Battalion (15 Sep 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 7th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jan 1921-01 Jun 1922)
Detached to Course II as Instructor for Physical Training in Wünsdorf (15 Jan 1921-15 Jun 1921)
Adjutant of the 7th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jun 1922-21 Sep 1922)
Detached to Course II at the Infantry-School in Munich (21 Sep 1922-01 Nov 1922)
Transferred into the 17th Mounted-Regiment (01 Nov 1922-16 Jul 1923)
Detached to the 7th Pioneer-Battalion (16 Jul 1923-01 Oct 1923)
Transferred back into the 7th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1923-10 Apr 1924)
Adjutant of the 7th Pioneer-Battalion (10 Apr 1924-01 Oct 1924)
Transferred into the 7th Mounted-Regiment and Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred into the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1926)
Detached to the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Oct 1926-01 Feb 1929)
Company-Chief in the 7th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Feb 1929-01 Oct 1931)
Instructor at the Pioneer-School, from 01 May 1935: Pioneer-School I (01 Oct 1931-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 7th Pioneer-Battalion (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 54th Mountain-Pioneer-Battalion (06 Oct 1936-28 Jun 1938)
Commander of Pioneers XVIII (28 Jun 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 620th Mountain-Pioneer-Regiment-Staff (26 Aug 1939-01 May 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 May 1941-15 Jun 1941)
Department-Chief in OKH/In 5 (15 Jun 1941-01 Aug 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Aug 1943-04 Aug 1943)
Detached to Mountain-Infantry-School (04 Aug 1943-21 Aug 1943)
Commander of Special-Staff Geiger (21 Aug 1943-04 Jan 1945)
General of Pioneers of Army-Group Oberrhein (04 Jan 1945-23 Jan 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKH (23 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In Czechoslovakia as Commander of the Wehrmacht-Order-Troop of Army-Group A then Centre (GFM Schörner), in Captivity and then went missing (08 May 1945)

Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (28 Jun 1944)


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