(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Alfred Kretschmer
Born: 17 Dec 1894 in Hünern, District Trebnitz, Silesia (Schlesien)
Died: 30 Dec 1967 in Wiesbaden
Promotions:
Fähnrich (00 May 1915); Leutnant (15 Nov 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 Dec 1929); Major (01 Sep 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1938); Oberst (01 Aug 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1942); Generalleutnant (09 Nov 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (12 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the 157th Infantry-Regiment (12 Aug 1914-1914)
In the Field with the 230th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (1914-00 May 1915)
Fähnrich in the 155th Infantry-Regiment (00 May 1915-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 32nd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-1923)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (1923-01 Oct 1924)
Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training to the Staff of 4th Division (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1926)
Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training to the RWM (01 Oct 1926-01 Oct 1927)
Transferred into Department T 3 (Fremde Heere), RWM (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1929)
With the Operations-Staff of 6th Division (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1932)
Instructor with the Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with Military-District-Command VI (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1933)
Company-Chief in the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment Rastenburg (01 Oct 1934-01 Mar 1935)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) with the Staff of Military-District-Command I (01 Mar 1935-01 Oct 1937)
Instructor at the War Academy (01 Oct 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Senior-Quartermaster of 10th Army (26 Aug 1939-10 Oct 1939)
Senior-Quartermaster of 6th Army (10 Oct 1939-01 Feb 1940)
Senior-Quartermaster of Panzer-Group von Kleist, XXII. Army-Corps (01 Feb 1940-05 Jan 1941)
Military-Attaché in Tokyo & German General with the Imperial Japanese Army (05 Jan 1941-13 Sep 1945)
In US Captivity (13 Sep 1945-13 Feb 1946)
Released (13 Feb 1946)

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