(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Karl von Leistner
Born: 09 Apr 1878 in Munich (München)
Died: 08 Jun 1952 in Munich (München)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Jun 1899); Leutnant (22 May 1900); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1909); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1914); Major (01 Dec 1922); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1928); Oberst (01 Feb 1931); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Jul 1939); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Sep 1940); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Dec 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (30 Oct 1898)
Fahnenjunker in the 99th Infantry-Regiment (30 Oct 1898-27 Jan 1914)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 113th Infantry-Regiment (27 Jan 1914-19 Aug 1914)
Company-Chief with the 111th Infantry-Regiment (19 Aug 1914-21 Oct 1914)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 113th Infantry-Regiment (21 Oct 1914-18 Nov 1914)
Leader of MG-Company of the 113th Infantry-Regiment (18 Nov 1914-15 Sep 1916)
At the same time, Temporary Leader of III. Battalion of the 112th Infantry-Regiment (30 Jan 1915-07 Feb 1915)
At the same time, Temporary Leader of III. Battalion of the 202nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (05 Jun 1915-14 Jun 1915)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 113th Infantry-Regiment (15 Sep 1916-24 May 1917)
At the same time, Instructor at the Field-War-School of the 7th Army (21 Feb 1917-24 Apr 1917)
Temporary MG-Officer with the Staff of the 29th Infantry-Division (24 May 1917-01 Feb 1918)
MG-Officer with the Staff of Group Ornes (01 Feb 1918-28 Feb 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with the General-Staff of V. Reserve-Corps (28 Feb 1918-29 Jun 1918)
Adjutant with the General-Command of V. Reserve-Corps (29 Jun 1918-21 Feb 1919)
Temporary Adjutant of the 29th Infantry-Division (21 Feb 1919-02 Jun 1919)
Adjutant of Dissolution-Staff 56 (02 Jun 1919-28 Sep 1919)
Transferred to the Processing-Office of the 113th Infantry-Regiment & Detached as Adjutant to Location-Command-Office Freiburg (28 Sep 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 113th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
With the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Feb 1923)
With the Staff of the 5th Division (01 Feb 1923-01 Feb 1926)
Commander of the Training-Battalion of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1926-01 Apr 1929)
Commandant of Münster (01 Apr 1929-31 Mar 1931)
Retired (31 Mar 1931)
Entered Army Service as a Landwehr-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935)
With the Staff of Military-Replacement-Inspection Stuttgart (01 Oct 1933-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of Military-Replacement-Command Calw/Württemberg (06 Oct 1936-30 Jun 1939)
Retired (30 Jun 1939)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (25 Oct 1939)
Commander of Division z.b.V. 413 (Landesschützen) (25 Oct 1939-01 May 1942)
Führer-Reserve (01 May 1942-30 Jun 1942)
Retired (30 Jun 1942)

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