(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Artur Bisle
Born: 14 Oct 1888 in Weiden, Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz)
Died: 06 Dec 1958 in Munich (Münich)
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (21 Dec 1908); Fähnrich (26 Mar 1909); Leutnant (23 Oct 1910); Oberleutnant (01 Jun 1915); Hauptmann (19 Aug 1919); Polizei-Oberleutnant (01 Oct 1920); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Mar 1921); Polizei-Major (01 May 1933); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1935); Oberstleutnant (E) (01 Jan 1938); Oberst (01 Aug 1939); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Aug 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 20th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1908-01 Oct 1913)
Transferred into the 1st Bavarian Jäger-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-04 Aug 1914)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader in the Bicycle-Company of the 1st Bavarian Jäger-Battalion (04 Aug 1914-19 Mar 1915)
Company-Leader of the 3rd Bicycle-Company of the 1st Bavarian Jäger-Battalion (19 Mar 1915-01 May 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (01 May 1915-03 May 1915)
Transferred into the II. Replacement-Jäger-Battalion (03 May 1915-13 May 1915)
Company-Leader of the 3rd Bicycle-Company of the 1st Bavarian Jäger-Battalion (13 May 1915-04 Dec 1918)
Detached to the Staff of the Bavarian Cavalry-Division (22 Jan 1918-23 Aug 1918)
Adjutant of the 1st Bavarian Jäger-Battalion (04 Dec 1918-27 Jan 1919)
Relieved of service through the advice of the Government (27 Jan 1919-23 Apr 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the Replacement 11th Bavarian Infantry-Brigade (23 Apr 1919-29 Apr 1919)
Company-Leader in the Training-Battalion of Freikorps Epp (29 Apr 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Leader of the Bicycle-Company of the 42nd Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Retired from Army Service (30 Sep 1920)
Entered Police Service (01 Oct 1920)
Unit-Officer with the 2nd Police-Unit of the State-Police in Augsburg (01 Oct 1920-23 Feb 1921)
Leader of the 4th Police-Unit of the State-Police in Augsburg (23 Feb 1921-30 Apr 1924)
Leader of the Watch-Command Spötting by Landshut, Lech (30 Apr 1924-31 May 1924)
Leader of the 4th Unit of the State-Police Augsburg (31 May 1924-10 Oct 1925)
Advisor with the Command of the State-Police Augsburg and Liaison-Officer with the Government of Swabia and Neuberg (10 Oct 1925-13 Apr 1928)
Leader of the 1st Unit of the Protection-Police Augsburg (13 Apr 1928-01 Jun 1933)
At the same time, Detached to Police-Jurisprudence-Courses in Munich (12 Nov 1929-20 Feb 1930)
At the same time, Detached for the Information to Police-Direction Augsburg (06 Mar 1930-30 Jun 1930)
A-Advisor with the Command of the State-Police Augsburg (01 Jun 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Training-Advisor with Section III of the State-Police Munich (01 Oct 1934-01 Apr 1935)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of Section II of the State-Police Munich (01 Apr 1935-01 Oct 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (01 Oct 1935)
Assigned to the Staff of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1935-01 Jan 1938)
Supplemental-Officer (01 Jan 1938); Active-Officer again (01 Jun 1941)
Training-Director Sonthofen (01 Jan 1938-01 Jul 1938)
Detached as Training-Director Landeck, Tyrol (01 Jun 1938-01 Jul 1938)
Training-Director of Landeck, Tyrol (01 Jul 1938-01 Jul 1939)
Training-Director of Landsberg, Lech (01 Jul 1939-01 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 316th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1939-10 Sep 1942)
Commander of the 595th Infantry-Regiment (10 Sep 1942-28 Oct 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (28 Oct 1942-10 Dec 1942)
Detached to the Staff of the Military-Commander France (02 Nov 1942-10 Dec 1942)
Field Commandant 641, Blios (10 Dec 1942-22 Feb 1943)
Field Commandant 545, Tunis (22 Feb 1943-12 Jun 1943)
Führer-reserve OKH (12 Jun 1943-15 Jul 1943)
Field Commandant 751, Vienna-Liesing (15 Jul 1943-27 Sep 1943)
Location-Commandant 192, Reval (27 Sep 1943-01 Oct 1944)
Location-Commandant 192, Liebau (01 Oct 1944-05 Jan 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKH (05 Jan 1945-18 Mar 1945)
Admitted to Hospital (18 Mar 1945-04 May 1945)
In US captivity (04 May 1945-27 Feb 1947)
Released (27 Feb 1947)

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