Geiger, Franz Wilhelm Karl

Date of birth:: December 19th, 1894 (Landshut/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:: May 11th, 1945 (Ostromer/Bohemia, Czechoslovakia)
Buried on:: German War Cemetery Cheb
Plot: 4. Row: 1. Grave: 46-48.
Nationality:: German

Biography

Franz Geiger was born on December 19th, 1894 as son to Karl Geiger and Philippine Geiger-Unrein. He married Wilhelmine Pflaum on January 7th, 1924. The couple had two daughters. He was reported missing in action near Ostromer between May 8th-11th, 1945. On December 31st, 1945 he was formally declared dead.

Promotions:
August 7th, 1914: Fahnenjunker;
June 2nd, 1915: Leutnant;
March 17th, 1917: Leutnant (Patent November 15th, 1913, -10-);
June 1st, 1922: Leutnant (RDA: April 1st, 1914, -45-);
October 1st, 1923: Oberleutnant (RDA: -5-);
April 1st, 1928: Hauptmann (RDA: -42-);
February 1st, 1935: Major (RDA: -27-);
January 1st, 1938: Oberstleutnant (RDA: -8-);
August 1st, 1940: Oberst (RDA: February 1st, 1940, -3a-)
August 1st, 1943: Generalmajor (RDA: -2-);
March 16th, 1945: Generalleutnant.

Career:
August 7th, 1914: Pionier-Bataillon 4;
September 20th, 1915: Schwimmtaucherkurs;
December 22nd, 1916: Adjutant, Pionier-Bataillon 4;
March 17th, 1917: Stellvertretender Kompanieführer, Pionier-Bataillon 4;
December 14th, 1918: Leiter Demobilmachung, Pionier-Bataillon 5;
January 16th, 1919: Eisenbahn-Bataillon;
May 4th, 1919: Ger. Offizier;
May 28th, 1919: Adjutant, Eisenbahn-Bataillon;
October 13th, 1919: stellvertretender Führer, Eisenbahn-Bataillon;
September 15th, 1920: Reichswehr Pionier-Bataillon 21;
June 1st, 1922: 2. Kompanie, 7. (bayer.) Pionier-Bataillon;
September 21st, 1922: Lehrgang II, Infanterie-Schule;
September 15th, 1923: 7. (bayer.) Pionier-Bataillon;
March 21st, 1924: Wehrkreisprüfung;
April 10th, 1924: Adjutant, 7. (bayer.) Pionier-Bataillon;
October 1st, 1924: Reiter-Regiment 7;
October 1st, 1924: I. Lehrgang der Führer Geh.;
October 1st, 1925: Stab, 7. Division;
October 1st, 1926: Marinestation Kiel;
February 1st, 1929: Kompaniechef;
September 2nd - 14th, 1929: Pionier-Lehrgang;
December 2nd - 15th, 1929: Gasschutzlehrgang;
October 1st, 1931: Pionierschule;
October 15th, 1935: Kommandeur, Pionier-Bataillon 7;
November 10th - 24th, 1935: Stabsoffizier Lehrgang;
December 13th - 17th, 1935: Stabsoffizier Lehrgang;
October 6th, 1936:Kommandeur, Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 54;
September 1st, 1939: Kommandeur, Gebirgs-Pionier-Regimentsstab 620;
May 1st, 1941: Führerreserve OKH;
June 15th, 1941: Abteilungschef, Ch H. Rüst. u. B. d. E. (In 5);
August 1st, 1943: Führerreserve OKH, Wehrkreis VII;
August 4th, 1943: Kommandant, Gebirgsjäger-Schule;
August 21st, 1943: Kommandeur, Sonderstab Geiger / Höherer Pionier-Kommandeur 3;
June 15th - July 10th, 1944: 5. Divisionsführer-Lehrgang;
January 4th, 1945: General der Pioniere, Heeresgruppe Oberrhein;
February 23rd, 1945: Führerreserve OKH, Wehrkreis VII;
March 20th, 1945: mWdGb., General der Wehrmacht Ondnungstruppe, Oberkommando Heeresgruppe Mitte.