(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Gustav Keim
Born: 06 Dec 1876 in Mainz
Died: 19 Mar 1955 in Darmstadt
Promotions:
Charakter als Fähnrich (07 Mar 1896); Fähnrich (18 Oct 1896); Sekondeleutnant (18 Aug 1897); Oberleutnant (18 Nov 1907); Hauptmann (22 Mar 1913); Major (16 Jun 1920); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1926); Oberst (01 Oct 1929); Charakter als Generalmajor (31 Jan 1931); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Jul 1940); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Apr 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (07 Mar 1896)
Fähnrich in the großherzoglich hessischen 115th Leib-Guards-Infantry-Regiment (07 Mar 1896-22 Mar 1913)
Adjutant of the Fusilier-Battalion of the 115th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1902-30 Sep 1905)
Adjutant of District-Command Darmstadt (01 Oct 1908-30 Sep 1911)
Transferred to the Staff of the 115th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1913-01 Oct 1913)
Company-Chief in the 115th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-22 Aug 1914)
Wounded, in Reserve-Hospital Darmstadt and transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 115th Infantry-Regiment (22 Aug 1914-08 Nov 1914)
Leader of the Guards-Fusilier-Battalion of the 115th Infantry-Regiment (08 Nov 1914-04 Dec 1914)
Company-Leader in the 115th Infantry-Regiment (04 Dec 1914-20 Dec 1914)
Leader of the großherzoglich Leib-Company of the 115th Infantry-Regiment (20 Dec 1914-03 Jan 1915)
Leader of I. Battalion of the 115th Infantry-Regiment (03 Jan 1915-31 Mar 1915)
Director of the Training-Course Hamm (31 Mar 1915-26 May 1915)
Leader of I. Battalion of the 115th Infantry-Regiment (26 May 1915-16 May 1916)
Director of the Officer-Training-Courses of the 25th Division & Leader of Field-Recruitment-Depot II of XVIII. Army-Corps (16 May 1916-23 Aug 1916)
Leader of I. Battalion of the 115th Infantry-Regiment (23 Aug 1916-07 Sep 1916)
Führer-Reserve to the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 25th Division (07 Sep 1916-21 Sep 1916)
Leader of I. Battalion of the 115th Infantry-Regiment (21 Sep 1916-18 Jul 1917)
At the same time, Detached to Gas-School Berlin (20 Jan 1917-28 Jan 1917)
Adjutant of the General-Command of XXXVIII. Reserve-Corps (18 Jul 1917-27 Dec 1918)
Leader of I. Battalion of Detachment von Grothe in Freikorps von Hülsen (27 Dec 1918-01 May 1919)
Adjutant of the 18th Reichswehr-Brigade (01 May 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred to the Staff of I. Battalion of the 35th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment and Liaison-Officer for the Hessian Government (01 Oct 1919-01 Jun 1920)
Transferred to the Staff of the 22nd Rifle-Regiment & Detached to Garrison-Command & to District-Commander (01 Jun 1920-01 Nov 1920)
Transferred to Location-Command of the 15th Infantry-Regiment & Half-Battalion-Leader with II. Battalion of the 15th Infantry-Regiment, Sondershausen (01 Nov 1920-01 Jun 1921)
Leader of II. Battalion of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Chief of 6th Company & Leader of the Half-Battalion with Location-Command Sonderhausen (01 Oct 1921-01 Apr 1922)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1922-01 Feb 1923)
Adjutant with the Staff of 1st Division (01 Feb 1923-01 Feb 1927)
Transferred to the RWM (01 Feb 1927-01 Oct 1929)
Commandant of Ulm (01 Oct 1929-31 Jan 1931)
Retired (31 Jan 1931)
Employed by the Army (01 Feb 1931)
Training-Director of the 5th Division (01 Feb 1931-01 Oct 1933)
Entered Army Service as a Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935)
With the Staff of the Command-Office Schweidnitz & of Army-Service-Office 4 (01 Oct 1933-30 Nov 1936)
Retired (30 Nov 1936)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (14 Sep 1939)
Commandant of Rear Army Area 589 (14 Sep 1939-01 Mar 1940)
Senior-Field-Commandant 589, Lüttich (01 Mar 1940-15 Nov 1942)
Retired (01 Feb 1943)

Awards & Decorations:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK I. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Orden mit Schwertern
- RK II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Hessischen Verdienstordens Philipps des Großmüthigen
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Grossherzoglich Krieger-Ehrenzeichen in Eisen (Steckabzeichen, 1917)
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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