(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Hermann Kuprion
Born: 29 May 1880 in Neustadt on the Weinstraße, Palatinate (Pfalz)
Died: 21 Aug 1951 in Zirndorf near Nuremberg (Nürnberg)
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (22 Nov 1898); Fähnrich (10 Mar 1899); Leutnant (07 Mar 1900); Oberleutnant (09 Mar 1908); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1913); Major (01 Oct 1921); Oberstleutnant (11 Mar 1927); Oberst (01 Apr 1930); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1933); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Jul 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (14 Jul 1898)
Fahnenjunker in the 2nd Bavarian Pioneer-Battalion (14 Jul 1898-30 Sep 1904)
Detached to the War-School Munich (01 Mar 1899-21 Jan 1900)
Detached to the Artillery & Engineer School (07 Mar 1900-11 Aug 1901)
Detached to Telegraph-Exercise with the 2nd Bavarian Pioneer-Battalion (12 Aug 1901-17 Aug 1901)
Transferred into the 3rd Bavarian Pioneer-Battalion (30 Sep 1904-30 Sep 1910)
Detached to Instruction-Course for Hauptleute & Leutnants at the Military Firing School (12 Apr 1905-19 May 1905)
Detached for Direction of an Instruction-Course with the 2nd Heavy Mounted-Regiment (30 Jun 1905-21 Jul 1905)
Detached to Riding-Course with the 7th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Oct 1905-02 Dec 1905)
Detached for Direction of a Cavalry-Pioneer-Course with the 2nd Bavarian Heavy Mounted-Regiment (14 Jul 1909-29 Jul 1909)
Detached to the Bavarian War Academy (01 Oct 1909-30 Sep 1910)
Transferred for Fortification in Germersheim (30 Sep 1910-01 Oct 1912)
While retaining previous Command at Germersheim, Auxiliary-Instructor at the War-School Munich (01 Oct 1912-01 Apr 1913)
While retaining previous Command as Auxiliary-Instructor, Company-Chief in the 1st Bavarian Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1913-01 Oct 1913)
Instructor at the War-School Munich (01 Oct 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Leader of the 2nd Reserve-Company in the Bavarian Pioneer-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-15 Apr 1915)
At the same time, Temporary Leader of II. Battalion of the Bavarian Pioneer-Regiment (29 Sep 1914-01 Oct 1914)
Transferred to the Staff of the General of Pioneers 6 (15 Apr 1915-01 Jul 1917)
General-Staff-Officer with Army High Command 6 (01 Jul 1917-16 Jun 1918)
At the same time, Acting 1st General-Staff-Officer of the Bavarian Landwehr-Division (09 Nov 1917-06 Dec 1917)
Detached to 1st Instruction-Course with Exercise-Division Valenciennes (15 Dec 1917-21 Dec 1917)
Battalion-Leader with the 39th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (12 Jul 1918-08 Aug 1918)
In French Captivity (08 Aug 1918-28 Jan 1920)
Released from French Captivity & Instructor at the Infantry-School Munich (28 Jan 1920-01 Apr 1921)
Transferred into the 7th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1921-01 Oct 1923)
Commander of the 7th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1923-01 Feb 1927)
Pioneer-Officer with Command-Office Glogau (01 Feb 1927-01 Jan 1928)
Commander of the Pioneer-School Munich (01 Jan 1928-30 Sep 1933)
Retired (30 Sep 1933)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Jul 1938)
Commander of the 557th Infantry-Division (07 Feb 1940-24 Aug 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (24 Aug 1940-01 Jul 1941)
Retired (01 Jul 1941)

Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubiläums-Medaille und mit der Krone
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- RK I. Klasse des Kgl. Württembg. Friedrichs-Orden mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bayer. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz II. Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer


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