(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Horst Kadgien
Born: 30 Jun 1897 in Gerschwillauken, District Gumbinnen, East Prussia (Ostpreußen)
Died: 07 Nov 1980 in Ansbach
Promotions:
Leutnant (31 Jan 1916); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1931); Major (01 Jan 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1939); Oberst (01 Dec 1941); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (03 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 1st Foot-Artillery-Regiment (03 Aug 1914-15 Nov 1917)
Adjutant of III. Battalion of the 1st Foot-Artillery-Regiment (15 Nov 1917-20 Oct 1918)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 5th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (20 Oct 1918-10 Aug 1919)
Adjutant of the 1st Heavy Artillery-Regiment (10 Aug 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the II. Battalion of the 1st Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 1st Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-1923)
Adjutant of the 1st Transport-Battalion (1923-01 Oct 1926)
Transferred into the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-1929)
With the Staff of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (1929-01 Oct 1932)
Battery-Chief in the 1st Artillery-Regiment (1st Battery of the Artillery Instruction & Experiment Command Rastenburg) (01 Oct 1932-01 Jan 1935)
Instructor at the Artillery-School Jüterbog (01 Jan 1935-01 Feb 1938)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 93rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of Artillery-Regiment-Staff 627 (26 Aug 1939-15 May 1940)
Commander of the Instruction-Staff of the Officer-Courses at the Artillery-School Jüterbog (15 May 1940-01 Oct 1940)
Commander of Experiment-Staff of the Artillery-School Jüterbog (01 Oct 1940-21 Jul 1943)
Artillery-Commander 35 (21 Jul 1943-01 Jan 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 36th Infantry-Division (01 Jan 1944-18 Jan 1944)
Severely wounded, in Hospital (18 Jan 1944-18 Feb 1944)
Führer-Reserve (18 Feb 1944-01 Mar 1945)
Commander of Artillery-School II (01 Mar 1945-07 May 1945)
In US Captivity (07 May 1945-16 Jun 1947)
Released (16 Jun 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (17 Feb 1944)


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