(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Erich Gudowius
Born: 06 Mar 1873 in Schönheide, District Grottkau, Silesia (Schlesien)
Died: 05 Jan 1944 in Berlin
Promotions:
Fähnrich (27 Jan 1893); umbenannt in Leutnant (01 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (22 Mar 1903); Hauptmann (24 Mar 1909); Major (28 Nov 1914); Oberstleutnant (18 Dec 1920); Oberst (01 Feb 1923); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1927); Charakter als Generalleutnant (27 Aug 1939); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Jun 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1892)
Fahnenjunker in the 64th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1892-22 Jun 1901)
Transferred into the 2nd East-Asian Infantry-Regiment (22 Jun 1901-18 Oct 1903)
Transferred into the 64th Infantry-Regiment (18 Oct 1903-24 Mar 1909)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1903-00 Jul 1906)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1907-24 Mar 1909)
Company-Chief in the 33rd Fusilier-Regiment (24 Mar 1909-27 Jan 1912)
Assigned to the Grand General staff and Detached to the General-Staff of the VI. Army-Corps (27 Jan 1912-02 Aug 1914)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the Landwehr-Corps (02 Aug 1914-09 Sep 1914)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 44th Reserve-Division (09 Sep 1914-03 Dec 1915)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 4th Replacement-Division (03 Dec 1915-15 Mar 1917)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Army-Group Woyrsch (15 Mar 1917-13 Dec 1917)
Chief Of The General Staff of the XIV. Army-Corps (13 Dec 1917-00 Feb 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the General-Command of the VI. Army-Corps (00 Feb 1919-01 Oct 1919)
With the Staff of the 4th Reichswehr-Brigade (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Battalion-Commander in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-15 Jun 1921)
With the Staff of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (15 Jun 1921-01 Apr 1923)
Commander of Fortress Küstrin (01 Apr 1923-01 Nov 1925)
Chief Of Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Nov 1925-01 Oct 1926)
Commander of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-31 Mar 1928)
Retired (31 Mar 1928)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Sep 1939)
Deputy-Chief of the War History Department in OKH (01 Sep 1939-31 Mar 1942)
Retired (31 Mar 1942)

Awards & Decorations:
Pour le mérite (04 Aug 1918)


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