Kauffmann, Gerhard (generalleutnant)
- Date of birth:
- June 29th, 1887 (Mariendorf, Germany)
- Date of death:
- June 16th, 1969 (Berlin, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
00.08.1908: Infanterie-Regiment 68
27.01.1910: promoted to Leutnant, Ordonnanzoffizier then Adjutant, Infanterie-Regiment 68
00.00.1919: Reichswehr
00.00.1924-00.00.1928: Führer, Infanterie-Regiment
00.11.1928: Gruppenleiter, Heerespersonalamt
12.10.1935: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 59
06.10.1936: Kdr, Infanterie-Regiment 73
00.07.1937: Chef der Amtsgruppe Ersatz und Heerwesen (AG E/H), OKH
15.01.1940-00.01.1942: Kommandeur, 256. Infanterie-Division
00.04.1941: promoted to Generalleutnant
00.00.1942: Führerreserve
30.09.1943: retired
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Friedrich-August Kreuz 2.Klasse
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Militärverdienstkreuz III. Klasse
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, 256. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- July 9th, 1941
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