(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Paul Göldner
Born: 03 Sep 1875 in Erfurt
Died: 13 Dec 1945 in Camp Teltow near Berlin
Promotions:
Fähnrich (16 Nov 1893); Sekondeleutnant (18 Oct 1894); umbenannt in Leutnant (01 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (20 Jul 1904); Hauptmann (22 Mar 1910); Major (22 Mar 1915); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1920); Oberst (01 Mar 1924); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1928); Charakter als Generalleutnant (30 Sep 1929); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Feb 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Apr 1893)
Fahnenjunker in the 7th Foot-Artillery-Regiment; Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 7th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (18 Apr 1893-22 Mar 1907)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1903-00 Jul 1906)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1907-22 Mar 1910)
Hauptmann in the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1910-23 May 1911)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the XVI. Army-Corps (23 May 1911-22 Mar 1913)
Company-Chief in the 7th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (22 Mar 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 3rd Landwehr-Division (02 Aug 1914-1915)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the I. Reserve-Corps (1915-27 Aug 1918)
Chief of the General Staff of Government Antwerp (27 Aug 1918-01 Oct 1919)
With the Staff of the Artillery-Leader 9 (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-15 Sep 1922)
With the Staff of Group-Command 1 (15 Sep 1922-01 Apr 1923)
Instructor at the Infantry-School in Munich (01 Apr 1923-01 Feb 1924)
Commandant of Fortifications around Lötzen (01 Feb 1924-01 Feb 1926)
Commandant of Fortress Königsberg (01 Feb 1926-01 Feb 1928)
Artillery-Leader I (01 Feb 1928-30 Sep 1929)
Retired (30 Sep 1929)
Employed by the Army (30 Mar 1939)
With the Army Library Potsdam (30 Mar 1939-19 Jan 1940)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (19 Jan 1940)
Senior Field Commandant 587, Tschenstochau (19 Jan 1940-10 Mar 1940)
Commander of the 351st Infantry-Division (10 Mar 1940-01 May 1940)
Chief of Military Administration District Paris (01 May 1940-26 Mar 1941)
Commander of POWs in Military-District III (26 Mar 1941-15 Oct 1942)
Führer-Reserve (15 Oct 1942-30 Apr 1943)
Retired (30 Apr 1943)
In US Captivity (04 Sep 1945-13 Dec 1945)
Died in Captivity (13 Dec 1945)

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