(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Hermann von Gimborn
Born: 23 Jun 1880 in Sigmaringen
Died: 15 Feb 1953 in Bielefeld
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Oct 1898); Leutnant (18 Aug 1899); Oberleutnant (10 Sep 1908); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1913); Major (01 Apr 1922); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1928); Oberst (01 Feb 1931); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1933); Charakter als Generalleutnant (01 May 1935); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Feb 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1898)
Fahnenjunker in the 5th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1898-01 Jan 1902)
Detached to the Artillery and Engineer School (01 Jan 1902-01 Oct 1904)
Detached to the Military Technical Academy (01 Oct 1904-01 Oct 1908)
Detached to the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (01 Oct 1908-01 Oct 1909)
With the II. Engineer-Inspection, Graudenz (01 Oct 1909-18 Aug 1911)
Transferred to the I. Engineer-Inspection (18 Aug 1911-15 Sep 1911)
Transferred to the II. Engineer-Inspection (15 Sep 1911-01 Oct 1912)
Adjutant of the Commander of Pioneers of XV. Army-Corps (01 Oct 1912-01 Oct 1913)
Company-Chief in the 9th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-1914)
Wounded near Luneville (1914-1915)
Adjutant of the General of Pioneers of X. Army-Detachment A (1915-1917)
Commander of the 310th Pioneer-Staff (1917-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 3rd Reichswehr-Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1919-20 Jan 1920)
Company-Chief in the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (20 Jan 1920-01 Oct 1920)
With the Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1921-01 Feb 1922)
With the Staff of the 4th Division (01 Feb 1922-01 Feb 1924)
Inspection of Pioneers, RWM (01 Feb 1924-01 Feb 1928)
Commander of the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Feb 1928-01 Feb 1930)
Department-Leader in the Army-Weapons-Office (01 Feb 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Inspector of East Fortifications (01 Oct 1931-31 Mar 1936)
Retired (31 Mar 1936)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Mar 1939)
Delegated with the Development of Air-Defence-Zone West (01 Mar 1939-26 Aug 1939)
With the Senior-Construction-Staff of the 10th Army (Reichenau) (26 Aug 1939-15 Sep 1939)
Chief of Investigation-Staff Bremen (15 Sep 1939-00 Jul 1940)
Commandant of Fortifications on the Lower Rhine (00 Jul 1940-04 Jun 1941)
Commander of Division 177 (04 Jun 1941-19 Sep 1941)
Führer-Reserve (19 Sep 1941-31 Dec 1941)
Retired (31 Dec 1941)

Awards & Decorations:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Fürstl. Hohenzollernsches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer


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