Generalmajor Gustav Georg Knabe Born: 08 Jul 1897 in Bad Dürkheim Died: 13 Dec 1972 in Bad Dürkheim Promotions:
Gefreiter (02 Jun 1917); Unteroffizier (10 Jul 1917); Fähnrich (28 Jun 1918); Leutnant (01 Oct 1918); Oberleutnant (01 Feb 1926); Hauptmann (01 Sep 1933); Major (01 Mar 1937); Oberstleutnant (10 Dec 1939); Oberst (01 Mar 1942); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (11 Aug 1914)
With the Recruitment-Depot of the 64th Infantry-Regiment (11 Aug 1914-10 Oct 1914)
In the Field with the 64th Infantry-Regiment (10 Oct 1914-30 Oct 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (30 Oct 1914-02 Jan 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Company of the 64th Infantry-Regiment (02 Jan 1915-29 Apr 1915)
Retired as Unfit for Service (29 Apr 1915)
Reactivated to Army Service (15 May 1917)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 151st Infantry-Regiment (15 May 1917-21 Jun 1917)
Transferred to the Recruitment-Depot of the 151st Infantry-Regiment (21 Jun 1917-24 Aug 1917)
Taken ill, in Hospital (24 Aug 1917-20 Sep 1917)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 151st Infantry-Regiment (20 Sep 1917-29 Sep 1917)
In the Field with the 151st Infantry-Regiment (29 Sep 1917-18 Oct 1917)
Wounded, remained with the Troops (18 Oct 1917-15 Mar 1918)
Detached to Field-War-School Aubenten (01 Dec 1917-02 Jan 1918)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 151st Infantry-Regiment (15 Mar 1918-16 Aug 1918)
Detached to Fahnenjunker-Course Döberitz (04 Apr 1918-02 Jul 1918)
In the Field with the 151st Infantry-Regiment (16 Aug 1918-14 Oct 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (14 Oct 1918-11 Nov 1918)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 151st Infantry-Regiment (11 Nov 1918-22 Jan 1919)
Transferred to Border-Protection-Battalion Eicke (22 Jan 1919-07 Jul 1919)
Transferred to the 39th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (07 Jul 1919-04 Aug 1919)
Leader of Panzer-Platoon 27 (04 Aug 1919-01 May 1920)
Transferred into the 39th Jäger-Battalion (01 May 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Retired (31 Dec 1920)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Nov 1922)
With the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (02 Nov 1922-11 Jun 1925)
Detached to Weapons School Course in Ohrdruf (31 May 1924-15 Aug 1924)
Detached to Training with the 1st Signals-Battalion (23 Feb 1925-04 Apr 1925)
Signals-Officer of I. Battalion of the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (11 Jun 1925-01 Jul 1930)
Transferred into the 1st Signals-Battalion (01 Jul 1930-01 Apr 1933)
Transferred into the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1933-01 Oct 1933)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Army Command (secret General Staff Training) (01 Oct 1933-21 May 1935)
Transferred to the War Academy (21 May 1935-15 Sep 1935)
Transferred to the Staff of the 3rd Cavalry-Division (15 Sep 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to the 1st Panzer-Division & Detached to the Army General Staff (15 Oct 1935-11 Mar 1937)
Transferred to the Army General Staff (11 Mar 1937-12 Oct 1937)
Chief of 2nd Company of the 1st MG-Battalion (12 Oct 1937-10 Nov 1938)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 2nd Light Division (10 Nov 1938-01 May 1939)
Transferred to the Staff of the 66th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1939-08 Sep 1939)
Placed to the Disposal of the Army Personnel Office (08 Sep 1939-16 Oct 1939)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 93rd Infantry-Regiment (16 Oct 1939-09 Oct 1940)
Commander of the 15th Motorcycle-Infantry-Battalion (09 Oct 1940-11 Jul 1941)
Commander of the 104th Rifle-Regiment (11 Jul 1941-06 Jan 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (06 Jan 1942-28 Aug 1942)
Commander of Fast Troops XII (28 Aug 1942-28 Jun 1944)
Detached to the Staff of the German Army Mission in Romania (20 Mar 1944-20 Apr 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (28 Jun 1944-30 Nov 1944)
Detached to the Commander-in-Chief West as Führer-Reserve (30 Nov 1944-22 Jan 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (01 Jun 1941)
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