(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Paul Gurran
Born: 11 Jan 1893 in Zauche, District Lübben
Died: 22 Apr 1944 in Hospital near Majevo, USSR
Promotions:
Vizefeldwebel (1914); Leutnant (01 Apr 1919); Oberleutnant (01 Jun 1924); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1929); Major (01 Jun 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1938); Oberst (01 Feb 1941); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1943); Generalleutnant (nachträglich) (23 Mar 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (1908)
Volunteer at the Unteroffiziers-Preparatory-School Annaburg, later Unteroffiziers-School Treptow (1908-1911)
Volunteer in the 12th Grenadier-Regiment (1911-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 6th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Feb 1929)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1929-01 Oct 1932)
Company-Chief in the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1934)
With the Staff of the Commander of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Stablack (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1937)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 45th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1937-06 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 506th Infantry-Regiment (06 Feb 1940-15 Nov 1942)
Führer-Reserve of Army-Group North – Commander of the Company-Leader and Battery-Leader-School of Army-Group North, Reval (15 Nov 1942-15 Mar 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Mar 1943-08 May 1943)
Detached to Army-Group North (08 May 1943-01 Sep 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 23rd Infantry-Division (01 Sep 1943-01 Oct 1943)
Commander of the 23rd Infantry-Division (01 Oct 1943-20 Feb 1944)
Wounded, in Hospital – Führer-Reserve OKH (20 Feb 1944-22 Apr 1944)
Died of his wounds (22 Apr 1944)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 12.09.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiment 506
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber


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