(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Karl Held
Born: 29 Jul 1878 in Lemgo, Lippe Gräfelfing
Died: 30 Dec 1947 in Gräfelfing near Munich (München)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Oct 1897); Leutnant (18 Aug 1898); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1909); Hauptmann (10 Sep 1913); Major (22 Mar 1918); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1923); Oberst (01 Apr 1927); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1930); Charakter als Generalleutnant (30 Sep 1931); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Feb 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (27 Feb 1897)
Fahnenjunker in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (27 Feb 1897-01 Nov 1911)
Detached to the Military Gymnasium (01 Oct 1901-28 Feb 1902)
Adjutant of III. Battalion of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1902-30 Sep 1904)
Detached to the Military Technical Academy (01 Oct 1904-24 May 1907)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1908-20 Jul 1911)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1911-22 Mar 1912)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1912-22 Mar 1914)
Transferred into the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1914-01 Aug 1914)
In the General-Staff of XVIII. Reserve-Corps (01 Aug 1914-25 Jan 1915)
With the Staff of Division Mühlenfels (25 Jan 1915-21 Feb 1915)
With the Staff of the 9th Landwehr-Division (21 Feb 1915-06 Sep 1916)
With the Staff of the 214th Infantry-Division (06 Sep 1916-10 Jul 1917)
Transferred into the 17th Infantry-Regiment (10 Jul 1917-20 Jul 1917)
Leader of II. Battalion of the 449th Infantry-Regiment (20 Jul 1917-19 Aug 1917)
With the Staff of the 199th Infantry-Division (19 Aug 1917-17 Jan 1918)
In the General-Staff of the General-Command of VIII. Army-Corps (17 Jan 1918-06 Sep 1919)
Liaison-Officer of the Army-Peace-Commission with the Entente Commission (06 Sep 1919-22 Sep 1919)
Transferred back to the 17th Infantry-Regiment (22 Sep 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Battalion-Commander in the 31st Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Nov 1920)
Battalion-Commander in the 13th Rifle-Regiment (01 Nov 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Jun 1921)
Detached to the Transport-Department, RWM (01 Jun 1921-01 Jul 1921)
With the Staff of the 3rd Division (01 Jul 1921-01 Apr 1924)
At the same time, Military Member of the Line-Commission Berlin (01 Jul 1921-01 Apr 1922)
Instructor at the Infantry-School (01 Apr 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Detached to the Staff of 7th Division (01 Oct 1925-01 Feb 1926)
Course-Director at the Infantry-School (01 Feb 1926-01 Feb 1929)
Commander of the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1929-01 Nov 1930)
Infantry-Leader I (01 Nov 1930-30 Sep 1931)
Retired (30 Sep 1931)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (26 Aug 1939)
Commander of Division 147 (15 Mar 1940-01 Apr 1942)
Führer-Reserve (01 Apr 1942-31 Jul 1942)
Retired (30 Apr 1943)

Awards & Decorations:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 30.01.1918
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Kronen-Orden IV. Klasse
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Bremisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Fürstl. Lippisches Kriegsehrenkreuz für heldenmütige Tat
- Fürstl. Lippisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer


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