(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Harry von Kirchbach auf Lauterbach
Born: 31 Jul 1896 in Dresden
Died: 18 Jan 1945 on Pulawy Bridgehead, Kielce Area, Vistula Bend
Promotions:
Fähnrich (06 Aug 1914); Leutnant (09 Nov 1914); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1931); Major (18 Jan 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1939); Oberst (01 Oct 1941); Generalmajor (20 May 1944); Generalleutnant (09 Nov 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (06 Aug 1914)
Fähnrich in the 100th Leib-Grenadier-Regiment (06 Aug 1914-16 Sep 1914)
In the Field with the mobile 100th Leib-Grenadier-Regiment (16 Sep 1914-26 Jul 1915)
Adjutant of 4th Section-Commander (16 Apr 1915-09 Jun 1915)
Compasny-Officer in the 192nd Infantry-Regiment (26 Jul 1915-10 Apr 1916)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 192nd Infantry-Regiment (10 Apr 1916-17 Apr 1918)
Transferred to the Staff of the 100th Leib-Grenadier-Regiment (17 Apr 1918-30 May 1918)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 100th Leib-Grenadier-Regiment (30 May 1918-01 Aug 1918)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 100th Leib-Grenadier-Regiment (01 Aug 1918-06 Mar 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of Army High Command Border-Protection North, East Prussia (06 Mar 1919-29 Aug 1919)
Adjutant of III. Battalion of the 23rd Border-Jäger-Regiment (29 Aug 1919-10 Mar 1920)
Temporary Battalion-Adjutant & Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of III. Battalion of the 23rd Infantry-Regiment (10 Mar 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 10th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Detached as Educator to the Saxon Cadet-Corps, Dresden (01 Oct 1920-10 Mar 1921)
Adjutant of III. Battalion of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1930)
Detached to Weapon-School-Course in Dresden (01 Apr 1925-15 Aug 1925)
Detached to Combat-School-Course in Döberitz (20 Oct 1925-28 Nov 1925)
Detached to Transport-Course with the 4th Transport-Battalion (03 Oct 1927-28 Oct 1927)
Detached to the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jun 1928-27 Sep 1928)
Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training to the Staff of 4th Division (01 Oct 1928-01 Oct 1930)
At the same time, Detached to the 7th Signals-Battalion (01 Jun 1929-30 Sep 1929)
Company-Chief in the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment Lübeck (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Instructor at the War-School Hannover (15 Oct 1935-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 73rd Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-15 Mar 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Mar 1940-08 Jun 1940)
Location-Officer Hannover (08 Jun 1940-30 Jul 1940)
Commander of the 71st Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (30 Jul 1940-1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (1940-05 Oct 1940)
Commander of the 408th Infantry-Regiment (05 Oct 1940-31 Mar 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (31 Mar 1943-01 Feb 1944)
At the same time, Detached to Army-Group North (30 Apr 1943-03 Jun 1943)
Detached to Army-Group North to Represent Wounded & Leave Commanders of Infantry-Divisions (01 Feb 1944-05 Apr 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 214th Infantry-Division (05 Apr 1944-01 May 1944)
Commander of the 214th Infantry-Division (01 May 1944-18 Jan 1945)
Killed (18 Jan 1945)

Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 28.07.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiment 408
- RK des Kgl. Sächs. Militär St. Heinrichs-Orden: 12.05.1916
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Orden mit Schwertern
- Herzogl. Sachsen-Meiningisches Ehrenkreuz für Verdienst im Kriege
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I


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