(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Eberhard von Kurowski
Born: 10 Sep 1895 in Stettin
Died: 11 Sep 1957 in Stanzach, Tyrol (Tirol)
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (28 Sep 1914); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (14 Nov 1914); Fähnrich (14 Jul 1915); Leutnant (31 Oct 1915); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Mar 1930); Major (01 Nov 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1938); Oberst (01 Sep 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Jun 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (02 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-05 Dec 1914)
Detached to Fahnenjunker-Course in Döberitz (15 Oct 1914-05 Dec 1914)
Taken ill, in Hospital (05 Dec 1914-19 Dec 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment (19 Dec 1914-01 Jan 1915)
Granted Leave and Cure in Partenkirchen (01 Jan 1915-18 Mar 1915)
Fahnenjunker in the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment (18 Mar 1915-18 Sep 1915)
Detached to Fahnenjunker-Course in Döberitz (28 Jun 1915-07 Aug 1915)
In the Field with the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment (18 Sep 1915-28 Sep 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (28 Sep 1915-24 Feb 1916)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment (24 Feb 1916-07 Apr 1916)
In the Field with the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment (07 Apr 1916-30 Nov 1916)
Detached to Company-Leader-Course at Rayon (30 Jun 1916-14 Jul 1916)
Wounded, in Hospital (30 Nov 1916-06 Feb 1917)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment (06 Feb 1917-19 Feb 1917)
In the Field with the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment (19 Feb 1917-21 Feb 1917)
Company-Leader in the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment (21 Feb 1917-05 May 1917)
Wounded, in Hospital (05 May 1917-20 Jun 1917)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment (20 Jun 1917-30 Jun 1917)
In the Field with the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment (30 Jun 1917-13 Aug 1917)
Admitted to Hospital (13 Aug 1917-22 Oct 1917)
In the Field with the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment (22 Oct 1917-31 Mar 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (31 Mar 1918-27 Jul 1918)
In the Field with the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment & Detached to Division-Staff (27 Jul 1918-06 Aug 1918)
Company-Leader in the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment (06 Aug 1918-17 Sep 1918)
Temporary Regiment-Adjutant of the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment (17 Sep 1918-26 Sep 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (26 Sep 1918-13 Oct 1918)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment (13 Oct 1918-27 Dec 1918)
Company-Leader in Volunteer-Detachment von Schauroth (27 Dec 1918-20 Apr 1920)
Transferred into the 5th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (20 Apr 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-08 Feb 1922)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (27 Jul 1921-03 Dec 1921)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (08 Mar 1922-29 Mar 1923)
Battalion-Signals-Officer in the 9th Infantry-Regiment (29 Mar 1923-01 Oct 1923)
Adjutant of the Training-Battalion of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Dec 1924)
At the same time, Detached for Training on Infantry Guns to the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (17 Nov 1924-15 Jan 1925)
Company-Officer in 1st Company of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1924-01 Oct 1930)
Detached to Firing Course on the Artillery-Firing-Grounds Jüterbog (04 Jul 1925-07 Aug 1925)
Detached to Weapon School Course in Dresden (04 Apr 1927-20 Aug 1927)
Detached for Subsidiary Leadership Training into the RWM (01 Oct 1928-01 Jun 1929)
Detached to the 7th Signals-Battalion (01 Jun 1929-25 Sep 1929)
Transferred to Command-Office Berlin (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Transferred into Department T 2 (Army Organisation), RWM (01 Oct 1931-01 Apr 1934)
Company-Chief in the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment Paderborn (01 Oct 1934-15 May 1935)
Transferred into the Staff of Military-District-Command X (15 May 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to the General-Staff of X. Army-Corps (15 Oct 1935-03 Nov 1937)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 21st Infantry-Division (03 Nov 1937-24 Aug 1939)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of XXI. Army-Corps (24 Aug 1939-05 Feb 1940)
Chief of the General Staff of XXXX. Army-Corps (motorised) (05 Feb 1940-10 May 1942)
Chief of the General Staff of the 2nd Panzer-Army (10 May 1942-01 Apr 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Apr 1943-01 Jun 1943)
Commander of the 110th Infantry-Division (01 Jun 1943-12 Jul 1944)
In Soviet Captivity (12 Jul 1944-08 Dec 1944)
Co-signatory of the call 'One People & Wehrmacht' of the 'Federation of German Officers' in the National-Committee 'Free Germany'; condemned later in the USSR (08 Dec 1944-06 Oct 1955)
Released (06 Oct 1955)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 23.01.1942 als Oberst i.G. und Chef des Generalstabes des XL. Armeekorps (mot)
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Rettungsmedaille am Bande
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Gold
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”


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