(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Paul (Willi) Körner
Born: 11 Nov 1877 in Stössen, District Weißenfels
Died: 16 Nov 1952 in Dresden
Promotions:
Fähnrich (27 May 1897); Leutnant (29 Jan 1898); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1906); Hauptmann (22 May 1912); Major (11 Aug 1916); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1921); Oberst (01 Nov 1926); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Feb 1928); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1937); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1939)
Career:
Entered Army Service (09 Oct 1896)
Fahnenjunker in the 139th Infantry-Regiment; Adjutant of III. Battalion of the 139th Infantry-Regiment (09 Oct 1896-29 Sep 1909)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1906-00 Jul 1909)
Detached on a 6 Month Course on Oriental Languages (29 Sep 1909-01 Apr 1910)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (01 Apr 1910-22 May 1912)
Company-Chief in the 139th Infantry-Regiment (22 May 1912-01 Oct 1912)
Adjutant of the 64th Infantry-Brigade (01 Oct 1912-15 Mar 1915)
Adjutant of the 245th Infantry-Brigade (15 Mar 1915-1915)
In the General-Staff of the 24th Infantry-Division (1915-1917)
In the General-Staff of XII. Army-Corps (1917-01 Oct 1919)
With the Staff of Military-District-Command IV (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
With the Staff of the 4th Division (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1922)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-01 Feb 1925)
With the Staff of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1925-01 Feb 1927)
Commandant of Dresden (01 Feb 1927-31 Jan 1928)
Retired (31 Jan 1928)
Employed by the Army (11 Feb 1928)
With Military-District-Command IV (11 Feb 1928-01 Oct 1933)
Entered Army Service as Landwehr-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Oct 1937)
With the Staff of Military-Replacement-Inspection Dresden (01 Oct 1933-01 Mar 1937)
Landwehr-Commander Dresden (01 Mar 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 223rd Infantry-Division (26 Aug 1939-06 May 1941)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Mannheim (06 May 1941-30 Apr 1943)
Retired (30 Apr 1943)
Abducted by the Russians, in Soviet Captivity (1945-1950)
Released (1950)

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