(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Eduard Klutmann
Born: 07 Jul 1876 in Berlin-Wilmersdorf
Died: 23 Jul 1969 in Krefeld
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Oct 1896); Sekondeleutnant (20 Jul 1897); Oberleutnant (20 Jul 1907); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1912); Major (18 Oct 1918); Oberstleutnant (01 Sep 1924); Oberst (01 Jan 1929); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Oct 1937); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1938); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Apr 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (07 Mar 1896)
Fahnenjunker in the 9th Grenadier-Regiment (07 Mar 1896-01 Oct 1911)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 9th Grenadier-Regiment (01 Jul 1900-30 Sep 1903)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1904-00 Jul 1907)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (01 Feb 1908-01 Mar 1910)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 9th Grenadier-Regiment (01 Oct 1911-01 Oct 1912)
Hauptmann in the 27th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-01 Aug 1914)
Company-Chief in the 27th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-18 Oct 1914)
Leader of I. Battalion of the 27th Infantry-Regiment; Commander of a Recruitment-Depot; Adjutant of XXIV. Reserve-Corps (18 Oct 1914-1919)
Battalion-Commander in the 104th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (1919-01 Jan 1921)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Feb 1923)
With the Inspection of Infantry, RWM (01 Feb 1923-01 Apr 1928)
With the Staff of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-31 Mar 1929)
Retired (31 Mar 1929)
Employed with the Army (Landwehr) (01 Jul 1929)
in Landwehr-Service (01 Jul 1929-01 Oct 1933)
Entered Army Service as a Landwehr-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Apr 1938)
Commander of Military-District-Command Hannover I (01 Oct 1933-06 Oct 1936)
Landwehr-Commander Mühlheim/Ruhr (06 Oct 1936-30 Apr 1939)
Retired (30 Apr 1939)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 May 1939)
Commandant of Thorn (18 Sep 1939-31 May 1942)
Retired (31 May 1942)
Abducted by the Russians and in Soviet Captivity (15 Sep 1945-15 Sep 1949)
Released (15 Sep 1949)

Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern


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