(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Karl Jank
Born: 13 Jul 1897 in Gauting
Died: 24 Aug 1975 in Munich (München)
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (11 Jul 1916); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Oct 1916); Fähnrich (28 Jul 1917); Leutnant (08 Oct 1917); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1933); Major (01 Aug 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Nov 1941); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1944); Generalleutnant (20 Apr 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (27 Mar 1916)
Fahnenjunker in the Replacement-Battalion of the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (27 Mar 1916-14 Apr 1917)
Detached to 5th Exercise-Course for Fahnenjunker & Officer-Aspirant in Grafenwöhr (20 Aug 1916-18 Nov 1916)
Detached to 6th Exercise-Course for Fahnenjunker & Officer-Aspirant in Grafenwöhr (03 Dec 1916-05 Mar 1917)
In the Field as Group, later Platoon Leader in the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (14 Apr 1917-21 Aug 1918)
Detached to MG-Training-Course for Weapon-Officers in Hammelburg (09 Jul 1918-06 Aug 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (21 Aug 1918-02 Nov 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 1st Bavarian Replacement 16th Infantry-Brigade (02 Nov 1918-01 Jan 1919)
Transferred back into the 1st Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1919-11 May 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of Freikorps Ruith (11 May 1919-04 Jun 1919)
Ordinance-Officer & Court-Officer with the Staff of II. Battalion of the 42nd Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (04 Jun 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 8th Company of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1927)
Detached to the 7th Transport-Battalion (01 Apr 1922-30 Apr 1922)
Detached for Training as a Riding-Instructor with the 7th Transport-Battalion (25 Nov 1924-31 Jan 1925)
Detached to Weapon-School-Course in Dresden (07 Apr 1926-10 Aug 1926)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1932)
Transferred to the Staff of the 7th Division & Detached to the Command-Office Berlin (01 Oct 1932-01 May 1933)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Army Command with unchanged Service Use (01 May 1933-15 Apr 1935)
Transferred to the Staff of Military-District-Command V and Detached to the Army General Staff (15 Apr 1935-15 Oct 1935)
At the same time, Detached to the RWM/T 1 (Army-Department) (15 Apr 1935-19 May 1935)
Transferred to the General-Staff of V. Army-Corps and Detached to the Army General Staff (15 Oct 1935-15 Apr 1936)
Transferred into the Army General Staff (15 Apr 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Chief of 11th Company of the 61st Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-10 Nov 1938)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of Border-Command-Office Küstrin (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 50th Infantry-Division (26 Aug 1939-05 Nov 1939)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Higher-Command XXXIII. (05 Nov 1939-00 Feb 1940)
Use not Known (00 Feb 1940-08 Oct 1940)
Commander Central Norway (30 Aug 1940-08 Oct 1940)
Chief of the General Staff of Higher Command XXXIII. (At the same time, Commander Central Norway) (08 Oct 1940-23 Jan 1943)
Chief of the General Staff of XXXIII. Army-Corps (At the same time, Commander Central Norway) (23 Jan 1943-25 Mar 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Mar 1943-27 Apr 1943)
Commander of the 577th Grenadier-Regiment (27 Apr 1943-25 Apr 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Apr 1944-03 Jun 1944)
Detached to 11th Division-Leaders-Course (01 May 1944-05 Jun 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 4th Mountain-Division (03 Jun 1944-08 Jul 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 549th Grenadier-Division (13 Jul 1944-01 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 549th Grenadier-Division (01 Oct 1944-09 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 549th Volksgrenadier-Division (09 Oct 1944-08 May 1945)
In British Captivity (08 May 1945-00 Mar 1946)
In US Captivity (00 Mar 1946-00 Jan 1948)
Released (00 Jan 1948)

Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse


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