(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Georg von Gyldenfeldt
Born: 01 May 1897 in Putz, District Berent
Died: 23 May 1977 in Münster, Westphalia (Westfalen)
Promotions:
Gefreiter (01 Mar 1916); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (03 Apr 1916); Fähnrich (23 Sep 1916); Leutnant (30 Nov 1916); Polizei-Leutnant (06 Jun 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (21 May 1923); Polizei-Hauptmann (29 Apr 1927); Hauptmann (01 Jun 1935); Major (01 Jan 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1939); Oberst (01 Jan 1942); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1945)
Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker in the Guards-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (22 Jan 1916-29 Nov 1916)
Detached to the 18th Firing-School-Course, Jüterbog (12 Mar 1916-30 Mar 1916)
Company and Battalion Observation Officer in the Guards-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (30 Nov 1916-01 May 1918)
Detached to the Foot-Artillery-Firing-School, Jüterbog (30 Nov 1916-24 Dec 1916)
Detached as Signals-Pupil of the 2nd Army at Solesmes (24 Sep 1917-12 Oct 1917)
Observation-Officer of the II. Battalion of the 1st Guards-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1918-11 Dec 1918)
Covering-Officer of the III. Battalion of the 1st Guards-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (12 Dec 1918-31 Jan 1919)
Adjutant and Court-Officer with the Cadre-Command of Foot-Artillery in Neufahrwasser (Border-Protection East) (01 Feb 1919-13 May 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of General-Command XVII (14 May 1919-23 May 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with Border-Protection-Command East, Army-Group Below (24 May 1919-31 Oct 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with the Liaison and Command Office of the XVII. Army-Corps (01 Nov 1919-21 Jan 1920)
Battery-Officer in the 15th Artillery-Regiment (22 Jan 1920-06 Jun 1920)
Transferred to Police Service as Advisor with the Upper Presidency Münster, Westphalia (06 Jun 1920-00 Aug 1924)
Adjutant at the Police-Institute Berlin (00 Aug 1924-00 Aug 1926)
Unit-Leader and District-Leader with the Police in Altona (00 Aug 1926-31 May 1935)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Battery-Chief with the Flak-Detachment Lankwitz (01 Jun 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Battery-Chief in the 7th Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1935-30 Sep 1937)
Chief of the Flak-Cadre-Battery Regensburg (01 Oct 1937-30 Mar 1938)
Chief of the Flak-Cadre-Battery Steyr (31 Mar 1938-09 May 1938)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 38th Flak-Regiment (10 May 1938-31 Mar 1940)
Commander of the 22nd Flak-Regiment (01 Apr 1940-31 Jul 1940)
Commander of the 6th Flak-Regiment (01 Aug 1940-15 Sep 1941)
Commander of the 104th Flak-Regiment (16 Sep 1941-15 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 122nd Railway-Flak-Regiment (16 Apr 1942-31 Jan 1943)
Inspector of Special Weapons of Flak Artillery (V1 and V2) with the Staff of the General Of Flak Weapons (01 Nov 1943-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (09 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutches Kreuz in Gold (27 Apr 1942)


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