(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Kurt Freiherr Rüdt von Collenberg
Born: 14 Jun 1882 in Offenburg
Died: 05 Apr 1968 on Schloß Bödigheim
Promotions:
Fähnrich (19 Jun 1902); Leutnant (27 Jan 1903); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1911); Hauptmann (08 Oct 1914); Charakter als Major (19 Jun 1919); Major (30 Jan 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1936); Oberst (01 Apr 1938); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Jul 1942)
Career:
Entered the Army as a Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 109th Baden Leib-Grenadier-Regiment (11 Jul 1901-30 Sep 1909)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 109th Baden Leib-Grenadier-Regiment (01 Oct 1909-01 Aug 1914)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 109th Baden Leib-Grenadier-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-05 Oct 1914)
Adjutant of the 55th Infantry-Brigade (06 Oct 1914-20 Jul 1916)
Company-Chief in the 109th Baden Leib-Grenadier-Regiment (21 Jul 1916-15 Nov 1916)
Battalion-Commander in the 109th Baden Leib-Grenadier-Regiment (16 Nov 1916-23 Nov 1916)
Adjutant in the High-Command of the 6th Army (24 Nov 1916-31 Mar 1917)
Adjutant with the General-Command of the V. Army-Corps (01 Apr 1917-05 Dec 1917)
Commander of the 4th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (06 Dec 1917-15 Jul 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (15 Jul 1918-03 Jan 1919)
Adjutant of the XIV. Army-Corps (04 Jan 1919-19 Jun 1919)
Retired (19 Jun 1919)
Entered the Luftwaffe as a Supplemental-Officer (Active-Officer from 01 Jul 1940) and Officer with Special Duties in the RLM – Representative of the Ministry with the Bavarian Armaments-Industry (30 Jan 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Military-Economics-Inspector XIII, Nuremberg (01 Oct 1935-31 Mar 1941)
Armaments-Inspector A, North-West France (01 Apr 1941-31 Jul 1942)
Retired (31 Jul 1942)

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