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Pressentin, von, Richard

Date of birth:
November 1st, 1874 (Schulenburg/Holstein, Germany)
Date of death:
1955 (Bethel-Bielefeld/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
July 1st, 1892: Fahnenjunker;
January 14th, 1893: Portepée-Fähnrich (D2d);
November 18th, 1893: Secondelieutenant (Z4z);
January 1st, 1899: Leutnant;
May 19th, 1903: Oberleutnant (E);
January 27th, 1910: Hauptmann (M3m);
June 6th, 1916: Major (Dd);
April 1st, 1921: Oberstleutnant;
November 1st, 1925: Oberst;
August 26th, 1939: Oberst z.V.;
July 1st, 1942: Generalmajor z.V.

Career:
July 1st, 1892: 2. Westfälischen Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Nr. 22;
October 1st, 1898: Feldartillerie-Schiessschule;
May 19th, 1903: Lehr-Regiment, Feldartillerie-Schiessschule;
May 22nd, 1904: 2. Reitende Deldbatterie, Schütztruppe für Deutsch-Südwestafrika;
March 16th, 1905: Feldartillerieregiment Nr. 22;
February 13th, 1906: Lehr-Regiment, Feldartillerie-Schiessschule;
January 27th, 1910: Batteriechef, 1. Batterie, 1. Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment;
August 2nd, 1914: Chef, 1. (reitenden) Batterie, Garde-Kavallerie-Division;
January 8th, 1915: Abteilungskommandeur, Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 63;
May 30th, 1915 - June 6th, 1915: Reserve-Lazerett 3, Insterburg;
October 1st, 1916: Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 101;
November 26th, 1917: Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 63;
June 1st, 1918: Kommandeur, Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 504;
February 1st, 1924: Stab Artillerie-Führer VI;
January 31st, 1927: retirement;
September 1st, 1939: Leiter, Pferde-Beschaffungs-Kommission II/76;
June 2nd, 1918: Kriegslazerett Roubaix;
June 30th, 1918: Vereinslazerett I, Rostock;
October 25th, 1939: Kommandeur, Nachschub-Regiment 659;
May 1940: Kommandant, Truppenlager Gross Born-Westfalenhof;
June 6th, 1940: Kommandeur, Landesschützen-Regiment 26;
March 7th, 1941: Kommandeur, sämtlicher Landesschützen-Bataillone in Holland;
September 30th, 1942: retirement.

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Awarded on:
August 13th, 1902
Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Königlich Sächsischer Albrechtsordens
Awarded on:
November 3rd, 1904

Awarded with swords.
Königlicher Kronen-Orden IV. Klasse
Denkmünze an den südwestafrikanischen Aufstand 1904-06
Awarded on:
January 27th, 1912

Awarded with crown.
Roter Adlerorden IV. Klasse
Ehrenritterkreuz zum Johanniterorden
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
September 23rd, 1914
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
March 2nd, 1915
Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
May 19th, 1917

Awarded with swords.
Ritter des Königlicher Preussischer Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
April 19th, 1915
Kreuz für Auszeichnung im Kriege 2.Klasse
Dienstauszeichnung 15. Jahre
Rechtsritter-Kreuz zum Johanniterorden
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1934
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
Awarded on:
March 22nd, 1897
Zentenarmedaille

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