(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Kurt von Falkowski
Born: 03 Nov 1886 in Metz
Died: 01 Apr 1953 in Einbeck
Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1906); Oberleutnant (08 Nov 1914); Hauptmann (18 Dec 1915); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Jan 1920); Polizei-Major (06 Jun 1920); Oberst (01 Aug 1935); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1941)
Career:
Entered the Army as a Company-Officer in the 1st Foot-Artillery-Regiment (22 Mar 1906-14 Feb 1912)
Detached to the Military Technical Academy (01 Oct 1908-31 Aug 1909)
Detached to the Foot-Artillery-Firing-School in Jüterbog (01 Sep 1909-28 Feb 1910)
Detached to the Military Gymnasium (01 Mar 1910-1911)
Detached to the 52nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Feb 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 1st Foot-Artillery-Regiment (I. Battalion) (01 Oct 1913-27 Jan 1916)
Company-Chief in the 133rd Foot-Artillery-Battalion (28 Jan 1916-10 Feb 1917)
Commander of the 61st Foot-Artillery-Battalion (11 Feb 1917-30 Mar 1919)
Auxiliary-Officer of Artillery with the High Command Border-Protection North (31 Mar 1919-31 Dec 1919)
Retired (31 Dec 1919)
Entered Police Service with the Protection-Police Hannover (01 Jan 1920-11 Jul 1921)
With the Police-Administration Berlin (12 Jul 1921-31 Jan 1923)
With the Protection-Police Berlin (01 Feb 1923-31 Oct 1931)
Commander of the State-Police-Riding-School Krefeld (01 Nov 1931-20 Mar 1934)
Commander of the Mounted State-Police-Department Düsseldorf (21 Mar 1934-07 Jan 1935)
Instructor at the State-Police-Riding-School Potsdam (08 Jan 1935-31 Jul 1935)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service with the Staff of the General-Air-Equipment-Master, RLM (01 Aug 1935-31 Dec 1935)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group V, Munich (01 Jan 1936-30 Nov 1936)
Commander of Military-District-Command Passau (01 Dec 1936-15 Mar 1941)
Commander of Luftwaffe-Construction-Brigade I (16 Mar 1941-30 Nov 1942)
Retired (30 Nov 1942)

Decorations & Awards:
- RK des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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