(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalstabsarzt Dr.med. Karl Kersting
Born: 27 Aug 1882 in Leipzig
Died: 26 Jul 1968 in Hamburg
Doctorate in Medicine:
Promotions:
Unterarzt (01 Oct 1906); Assistenzarzt (20 Apr 1908); Stabsarzt (01 Oct 1913); Oberstabsarzt (01 Apr 1921); Generaloberarzt (01 Nov 1927); Oberstarzt (01 Apr 1931); Generalarzt (01 Nov 1933); Generalstabsarzt (31 Mar 1936); Charakter als Generalstabsarzt z.V. (01 May 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1902)
Practician at the Charité, Berlin (1907-00 Jan 1908)
Medic in the 5th Dragoon-Regiment (00 Jan 1908-00 Oct 1908)
Medic in the 1st Foot Guards-Regiment (00 Oct 1908-00 Dec 1918)
Medic with the Staff of a Freikorps (00 Dec 1918-1920)
Detached to the Sanitary Institute of Rostock University (1920-1923)
Location-Medic in Stolp/Pomerania (1923-01 Oct 1923)
Chief-Medic of the Hospital in Ulm (01 Oct 1923-01 May 1926)
Military-District-Hygienist in Ulm (01 May 1926-01 Nov 1927)
Advisor in the Army Medical Inspection, RWM (01 Nov 1927-01 May 1929)
Chief of Staff of the Army Medical Inspection, RWM (01 May 1929-01 Apr 1931)
Military-District-Medic III, Berlin and Member of the Scientific Senate for Army Medical Matters (01 Apr 1931-01 Jun 1934)
Inspection-Medic of the Cavalry-Inspection (In 3) (01 Jun 1934-01 Apr 1935)
Führer-Reserve (01 Apr 1935-31 Mar 1936)
Retired (31 Mar 1936)
Inspector of the German Red Cross in Military-District X, Hamburg (01 Jan 1936-26 Jun 1939)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (26 Jun 1939)
Corps-Medic of the Replacement X. Army-Corps & Military-District-Medic X, Hamburg (26 Jun 1939-10 Apr 1945)
Retired (10 Apr 1945)

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