(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Erich Klingbeil
Born: 22 Feb 1877 in Anklam, Pomerania (Pommern)
Died: 08 Aug 1953 in Bad Lauterbach
Promotions:
Fähnrich (20 May 1896); Sekondeleutnant (17 Apr 1897); Oberleutnant (10 Apr 1906); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1912); Major (18 May 1920); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1926); Oberst (01 Oct 1929); Charakter als Generalmajor (30 Sep 1931); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Dec 1940); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Apr 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (21 Oct 1895)
Fahnenjunker in the 18th Pioneer-Battalion (21 Oct 1895-01 Oct 1899)
Detached to Artillery & Engineer School (01 Oct 1899-27 Jan 1905)
Transferred into the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion then Adjutant of the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (27 Jan 1905-01 Oct 1907)
Transferred into the 23rd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1907-17 Sep 1909)
Transferred to the 4th Engineer-Inspection & Adjutant of the Commander of Pioneers of XVII. Army-Corps (17 Sep 1909-27 Jan 1911)
Adjutant of the 4th Engineer-Inspection (27 Jan 1911-19 Nov 1912)
Company-Chief in the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (19 Nov 1912-1914)
Firstly, Company-Chief, later Commander of the 114th Pioneer-Battalion (1914-1918)
Transferred back into the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (19 Dec 1918-01 Oct 1919)
With the Staff of the 2nd Reichswehr-Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Pioneer-Officer with the Staff of 2nd Division (01 Oct 1920-01 Aug 1922)
Pioneer-Officer of the Command-Office Wilhelmshaven (01 Aug 1922-01 Oct 1924)
Commander of the 4th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1924-01 Feb 1927)
Pioneer-Officer with the Staff of 1st Division (01 Feb 1927-30 Sep 1931)
Retired (30 Sep 1931)
Entered Army Service as a Landwehr-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935)
With the Staff of Military-Replacement-Inspection Königsberg (01 Oct 1933-30 Sep 1937)
Retired (30 Sep 1937)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Oct 1937)
Inspector of Construction Troops in OKH (26 Aug 1939-01 Apr 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Apr 1943-31 May 1943)
Retired (31 Aug 1943)

Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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