(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Hans von Kempski
Born: 02 Jun 1883 in Oldenburg
Died: 13 Nov 1970 in Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (22 Mar 1902); Leutnant (18 Aug 1903); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1912); Hauptmann (28 Nov 1914); Major (01 Mar 1926); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1931); Oberst (01 May 1933); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Apr 1936); Charakter als Generalleutnant (01 Feb 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Feb 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1902)
Fähnrich in the 91st Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1912-01 Aug 1914)
Company-Leader in the 91st Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-1915)
Leader of the 219th Mountain-MG-Detachment (1915-1916)
In the Replacement Army General Staff (1916-1917)
Commander of the Replacement-Mountain-MG-Detachment of Army-Group Scholtz (1917-1918)
Commander of the Mountain-MG-Detachment of the 11th Army & of the 2nd Bulgarian Army (1918-28 Feb 1919)
With the Staff of the 12th Division (28 Feb 1919-22 Apr 1920)
With the Staff of Command-Office of VI. Army-Corps (22 Apr 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Company-Chief in the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-10 Apr 1924)
Instructor at the Infantry-School (10 Apr 1924-01 Oct 1926)
With the Staff of the 13th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-1929)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (1929-01 Feb 1931)
With the Staff of the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1931-15 Oct 1933)
With the Staff of Command-Office Schweidnitz (15 Oct 1933-01 Apr 1934)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Neuhammer (01 Apr 1934-01 May 1938)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Bergen (01 May 1938-14 Apr 1940)
Commandant of Oslo, Territorial-Commander Oslo & South-West Norway (14 Apr 1940-01 Oct 1940)
Commander of the 199th Infantry-Division (01 Oct 1940-31 Mar 1942)
Führer-Reserve (31 Mar 1942-30 Jun 1942)
Retired (30 Jun 1942)
In British Captivity (25 May 1945-03 Mar 1947)
Released (03 Mar 1947)

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