(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Adolf Laule
Born: 19 Dec 1888 in Neckargemünd
Died: 08 Jan 1964 in Wuppertal-Elberfeld
Promotions:
Fähnrich (27 Jan 1912); Leutnant (19 Jun 1912); Oberleutnant (18 Dec 1915); Rittmeister (01 Apr 1922); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1922); Major (01 Oct 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1935); Oberst (01 Aug 1938); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Sep 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 112th Infantry-Regiment (11 May 1911-01 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader and Battalion-Adjutant in the 112th Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-21 Oct 1914)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 112th Infantry-Regiment (22 Oct 1914-31 Jan 1917)
Adjutant of the 58th Infantry-Brigade (01 Feb 1917-11 Aug 1918)
2nd General-Staff-Officer of the 6th Reserve-Division (12 Aug 1918-11 Jan 1919)
Transferred into the 112th Infantry-Regiment, Detached to the Staff of the 58th Infantry-Brigade (12 Jan 1919-28 Feb 1919)
Transferred into the 112th Infantry-Regiment, Detached to the Grand General Staff (01 Mar 1919-31 Jul 1919)
Company-Chief in the 30th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Transferred into the Reichs Defence Ministry (01 Oct 1919-30 Sep 1921)
Transferred to the Staff of the 4th Division (01 Oct 1921-30 Sep 1922)
Transferred to the Staff of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-31 Dec 1922)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1923-30 Nov 1925)
Transferred to the Staff of the Location-Commander Stuttgart (01 Dec 1925-30 Sep 1929)
Company-Chief in the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-31 Mar 1933)
Transferred to the Staff of the 9th Infantry-Regiment and Detached to the Location-Senior Potsdam (01 Apr 1933-30 Sep 1934)
Transferred to the Staff of Infantry-Regiment Potsdam and Detached to the Location-Senior Potsdam (01 Oct 1934-14 Oct 1935)
Transferred to the Staff of the 23rd Division and Detached to the Location-Senior Potsdam (15 Oct 1936-30 Apr 1936)
At the Army-Gas-School (01 May 1936-30 Jun 1937)
Transferred into Luftwaffe Service as Instructor then Course-Leader at the Weapon-Master-School of the Luftwaffe, Halle/Saale (01 Jul 1937-31 Dec 1938)
Detached to Gas-Protection-Course of the Luftwaffe (01 Jan 1939-30 Apr 1939)
Commander of the Gas-Protection-School of the Luftwaffe, Berlin-Kladow (01 May 1939-10 May 1945)
At the same time, Higher Commander for Troop-Gas-Protection and Commander of Gas-Protection-Schools of the Luftwaffe (04 Mar 1943-10 May 1945)
In US Captivity (11 May 1945-20 Apr 1947)
Released (20 Apr 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Badischer Orden vom Zähringer Löwen mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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