(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Wolfgang Deininger
Born: 01 Oct 1882 in Arolsen
Died: 04 Nov 1946 in Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1902); Oberleutnant (18 Jun 1911); Hauptmann (08 Nov 1914); Major (01 Apr 1925); Charakter als Oberstleutnant (31 Mar 1929); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1935); Oberst (01 Mar 1836); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1902)
Leutnant in the 114th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1902-15 Aug 1905)
Transferred into the 2nd Field-Regiment of Protection-Troop in German South-West Africa (15 Aug 1905-01 Mar 1909)
Transferred into the 113th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1909-17 May 1910)
Transferred into the Protection-Troop in German South-West Africa (17 May 1910-28 Oct 1918)
Transferred into the 109th Grenadier-Regiment (28 Oct 1918-07 Feb 1919)
With the 51st Volunteer-Battalion (07 Feb 1919-01 Dec 1919)
With the Baden Volunteer-Battalion (01 Dec 1919-10 Mar 1920)
Transferred into the 113th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (10 Mar 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Chief in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-19 Jan 1925)
With the Staff of the Commander of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Ohrdruf (19 Jan 1925-23 Sep 1927)
Transferred into the 14th Infantry-Regiment (23 Sep 1927-31 Mar 1929)
Retired (31 Mar 1929)
Employed as Civilian in the Army (01 Apr 1929); Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Jun 1941)
Welfare-Officer with the IX. Army-Corps, Military-District-Command IX (01 Apr 1929-26 Aug 1939)
Director of Welfare and Provisions with Military-District-Command IX (26 Aug 1939-31 Jan 1943)
Retired (31 Jan 1943)

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