(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Kurt Beuttel
Born: 06 Mar 1886 in Waldshut, Baden
Died: 02 May 1956 in Munich (München)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (20 Jul 1906); Leutnant (17 Nov 1906); Oberleutnant (19 May 1914); Hauptmann (18 Jun 1915); Major (01 Feb 1928); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1932); Oberst (01 Oct 1934); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1938); Charakter als Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (20 Jul 1905)
Fahnenjunker in the 172nd Infantry-Regiment (20 Jul 1905-01 Dec 1910)
Detached to the Military Gymnasium (01 Oct 1909-28 Feb 1909)
Battalions-Adjutant and Court-Officer in the 172nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1910-04 Sep 1914)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 172nd Infantry-Regiment (04 Sep 1914-11 Jun 1918)
Battalion-Leader in the 110th Grenadier-Regiment (11 Jun 1918-01 Jul 1918)
Temporary-Leader of the 110th Grenadier-Regiment (01 Jul 1918-00 Sep 1918)
Battalion-Leader in the 76th Infantry-Regiment (00 Sep 1918-21 Jan 1919)
Company-Leader in the 113th Infantry-Regiment (21 Jan 1919-11 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the Staff of the 16th Reichswehr-Brigade (11 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1923)
Company-Leader in the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Feb 1927)
Transferred into the Staff of Infantry-Leader IV (01 Feb 1927-01 Feb 1931)
Detached to Firing-Course for Heavy Infantry Weapons (04 May 1929-01 Jun 1929)
Detached to Course for Physical Exercise (10 Mar 1930-29 Mar 1930)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1931-15 Jan 1934)
Adjutant of the 3rd Division (15 Jan 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of Infantry-Regiment Osnabrück (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 37th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Feb 1937)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Feb 1937-12 Oct 1937)
Army-Field-Equipment-Commander XIII (12 Oct 1937-01 Aug 1938)
Army-Field-Equipment-Commander XVII (01 Aug 1938-01 Sep 1941)
Führer-Reserve – Military-District-Command XVII (01 Sep 1941-13 Jan 1942)
Higher Field Commandant 365, L'vov (Lemberg) (13 Jan 1942-05 Aug 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (05 Aug 1944-31 Dec 1944)
Retired (31 Dec 1944)
In captivity (11 Aug 1945-00 Oct 1947)
Released (00 Oct 1947)

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