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Keiser, von, Erich Karl Eugen

Date of birth:
December 10th, 1883 (Gleiwitz - Upper Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:
August 5th, 1969 (München - Germany)
Buried on:
German War Grave Dotzheim Friedhof
Plot: 37. 
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
22.03.1902: Fähnrich
27.01.1904: Leutnant
06.06.1911: Oberleutnant
08.11.1914: Hauptmann
01.04.1925: Major
01.02.1930: Oberstleutnant
01.12.1932: Oberst
01.10.1935: Char. as General Major
01.09.1940: Generalmajor z.V.
01.12.1941: Generalleutnant z.V.

Career:
22.03.1922: Entered Army Service
22.03.1902-1911: Fähnrich in the 153rd Infantry-Regiment, Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 118th Infantry-Regiment
1911-01.10.1913: Transferred to the Unteroffiziers-School Wetzlar
01.10.1913-1914: Detached to the War Academy
1914-1918: In Troop & Adjutant Service, lastly Adjutant of the 94th Infantry-Division
01.10.1920-01.10.1921: Transferred into the 15th Infantry-Regiment
01.10.1921-01.10.1923: With the Battalion-Staff in the 15th Infantry-Regiment
01.10.1923-01.02.1928: With the Staff of Group-Command 2
01.02.1928-01.07.1929: Commander of III. Battalion of the 18th Infantry-Regiment
01.07.1929-01.10.1929: Transferred into the RWM
01.10.1929-01.10.1930: With the Staff of Group-Command 2
01.10.1930-01.12.1930: Transferred into the 11th Mounted-Regiment & Detached to the 15th Infantry-Regiment
01.12.1930-01.04.1932: State-Commandant in Hesse
01.02.1931-01.04.1932: With the Staff of the 15th Infantry-Regiment
01.10.1932-01.10.1935: Commandant of Watch-Troop Berlin
01.10.1935-31.10.1938: Commandant of Dresden
31.10.1938: Retired
01.09.1939: Placed to Disposal (Army)
26.08.1939-24.10.1939: Commandant of Rear Army Area 540
25.10.1939-01.06.1940: Commander of Division z.b.V. 425
01.06.1940-09.08.1940: Commander of Replacement-Troops 100
09.08.1940-19.09.1941: Commander of Division z.b.V. 402 (Landesschützen)
19.09.1941-15.11.1942: Commander of POWs in Military-District II
15.11.1942-15.04.1944: Commander of POWs in Military-District III
15.04.1944-30.04.1944: Führer-Reserve
30.04.1944: Retired

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 20th, 1942
Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse mit Schwertern
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 1st, 1942
Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1.Klasse mit Schwertern

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