(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Hans Knuth
Born: 11 Dec 1875 in Rutenberg, District Lychen
Died: 12 Mar 1945 near Polzin, Pomerania (Pommern) (Shot)
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Aug 1895); Fähnrich (01 Nov 1895); Sekondeleutnant (18 Aug 1896); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1909); Hauptmann (20 Mar 1911); Major (22 Mar 1916); Oberstleutnant (28 Dec 1920); Oberst (01 Apr 1925); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Feb 1929); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Feb 1941); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Apr 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (27 Mar 1895)
Fahnenjunker in the 36th Field-Artillery-Regiment (27 Mar 1895-01 Oct 1899)
Transferred into the 72nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1899-01 Apr 1909)
Detached to the Military Riding Institute (01 Oct 1900-30 Sep 1902)
Adjutant & Court Officer of I. Battalion of the 72nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1904-30 Sep 1905)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1905-30 Sep 1908)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (01 Apr 1909-20 Mar 1911)
Transferred to the Grand General Staff (20 Mar 1911-01 Oct 1912)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the General-Staff of VII. Army-Corps (01 Oct 1912-06 Nov 1914)
Transferred to the General-Staff of the 1st Naval-Division (06 Nov 1914-14 Jul 1916)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Higher Cavalry Command 1 (14 Jul 1916-26 Nov 1916)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of the 345th Infantry-Regiment (02 Oct 1916-29 Oct 1916)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of General-Command z.b.V. 56 (26 Nov 1916-28 Jun 1917)
Chief of the General Staff of Section Druschky (28 Jun 1917-14 Jul 1917)
Chief of Survey-Department West of the National Recepticle, Army General Staff (14 Jul 1917-15 Dec 1917)
Detached to Service in Turkey (15 Dec 1917-06 Mar 1918)
Chief of VII. Department of the Turkish Grand Headquarters (06 Mar 1918-01 Nov 1918)
Transferred into the Replacement Army General Staff, Berlin (01 Nov 1918-18 Dec 1918)
Officer of the Army & Placed to the Disposal of the General-Command of VII. Army-Corps (18 Dec 1918-03 Jan 1919)
Battalion-Commander in the 22nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (03 Jan 1919-17 Mar 1919)
Detached to the General-Command of VII. Army-Corps (17 Mar 1919-29 May 1919)
Transferred to the Army General Staff and Assigned to Higher Dissolution Staff 27 (29 May 1919-06 Jul 1919)
Transferred into the General-Staff of VII. Army-Corps (06 Jul 1919-16 May 1920)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of Military-District-Command VI (16 May 1920-01 Apr 1921)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of 6th Division (01 Oct 1920-01 Apr 1921)
Transferred to the Staff of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred to the Staff of the 1st Cavalry-Division (01 Oct 1921-01 May 1923)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1923-01 Apr 1925)
Transferred to the Staff of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1925-15 Jun 1927)
Detached to the 5th Artillery-Regiment (15 Jun 1927-01 Jul 1927)
Commander of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1927-31 Jan 1929)
Retired (31 Jan 1929)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Apr 1939)
Commander of Field-Equipment-Command XI (11 Feb 1940-25 Sep 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Sep 1940-20 Jan 1941)
Commander of Rear Army Area 583 (20 Jan 1941-20 Jun 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (20 Jun 1943-21 Aug 1943)
Retired (31 Dec 1943)

Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des königlichen Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern (27 Aug 1917)


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