(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Martin Gilbert
Born: 07 Sep 1888 in Meißen, Saxony (Sachsen)
Died: 07 Oct 1959 in Mühlheim
Promotions:
Fähnrich (04 Nov 1908); Leutnant (19 Aug 1909); Oberleutnant (01 Dec 1914); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1917); Polizei-Hauptmann (30 Sep 1920); Polizei-Major (1930); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (1934); Major (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1935); Oberst (01 Apr 1936); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (23 Mar 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 181st Infantry-Regiment (23 Mar 1908-01 Oct 1912)
Adjutant and Court Officer of the I. Battalion of the 181st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-23 Aug 1914)
Severely Wounded in the Maas Offensive, in Hospital (23 Aug 1914-04 Feb 1915)
Leader of the 2nd Company of the 181st Infantry-Regiment (04 Feb 1915-21 Aug 1915)
Taken ill and Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 181st Infantry-Regiment (21 Aug 1915-25 Aug 1915)
Leader of the 5th Company of the Replacement-Battalion of the 181st Infantry-Regiment (25 Aug 1915-12 Oct 1915)
Adjutant with the General-Government Lomza, Poland (12 Oct 1915-01 Jan 1919)
Transferred back into the 181st Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1919-07 Jan 1919)
Temporary-Leader of the III. Battalion of the 181st Infantry-Regiment (07 Jan 1919-08 Jan 1919)
Leader of the I. Battalion of the 181st Infantry-Regiment (08 Jan 1919-24 Jan 1919)
Detached to the Supply-Battalion of the 181st Infantry-Regiment (24 Jan 1919-21 Sep 1919)
Leader of the II. Battalion of the 181st Infantry-Regiment, while retaining previous position (21 Feb 1919-08 Mar 1919)
Leader of the 1st Company of the 9th Jäger-Battalion (08 Mar 1919-06 Sep 1919)
Leader of the 1st Company of the 37th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (06 Sep 1919-10 Nov 1919)
Detached to the Inspection of Auxiliary-Police in Dresden (10 Nov 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Transferred to Police Service (30 Sep 1920)
With the Protection-Police in Saxony (30 Sep 1920-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred to Army Service (01 Oct 1934)
Chief of the 6th Company of the Infantry-Regiment Plauen (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 102nd Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-15 May 1936)
Detached to Course for Staff-Officers with the 24th Division (11 Nov 1935-23 Nov 1935)
Commander of the 79th Infantry-Regiment (15 May 1936-01 Dec 1939)
Commander of the 167th Infantry-Division (01 Dec 1939-10 Jan 1940)
Commander of Division 180 (10 Jan 1940-24 Jan 1942)
Commander of the 110th Infantry-Division (24 Jan 1942-01 May 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 May 1943-01 Sep 1943)
Commander of the 244th Infantry-Division (01 Sep 1943-01 Apr 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Apr 1944-09 Aug 1944)
Detached to Military-District-Command XIII as Leader of the Formation-Staff of Division Böhmen (28 Apr 1944-05 Jun 1944)
Commander of the Formation-Staff of Division Breslau (09 Aug 1944-20 Aug 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (20 Aug 1944-01 Oct 1944)
Commander of Division 180 (01 Oct 1944-31 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 180th Infantry-Division (31 Oct 1944-02 Nov 1944)
Commander of Division 480 (this Division came under Oberst Martin in Action at Leuthen as 480th Infantry-Division with the Training-Units under Corps Ems) (02 Nov 1944-26 Mar 1945)
Commander of the reformed Division 480 (from replacement troops of the old Division 480), also called Special-Purpose-Division Gilbert (12 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (09 May 1945-00 Jul 1947)
Released (00 Jul 1947)

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