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Portrait of General of Artillery Leonhard Kaupisch

Kaupisch, Leonhard

General of Artillery

* 1st of September 1878

† 26th of September 1945

Promotions

1923-02-05 Lieutenant-Colonel
1927-02-01 Colonel
1930-11-01 Major-General
1932-03-01 Lieutenant-General
1935-12-01 General of Flyers
1940-09-01 General of Artillery (at Disposal)

Service

1923-02-01 1923-12-01 Attached to 1st Battalion, 7th Artillery Regiment
1923-12-01 1924-04-01 Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 7th Artillery Regiment
1926-04-01 1927-11-01 Instructor at the Artillery School, Jüterbog
1927-11-01 1930-02-01 Chief of Staff, 2nd Infantry Division
1930-02-01 1932-09-30 Artillery Leader V
1932-09-30 Retired
1934-04-01 Joins the Air Force
1934-04-01 1935-03-01 President of the Higher Air Office, Berlin
1935-03-01 1938-03-31 General Officer Commanding Air District II
1938-03-31 Retired
1939-08-26 Recalled
1939-08-26 1939-09-15 General Officer Commanding Frontier Defence Command 1
1939-09-15 1939-09-19 General Officer Commanding Corps Kaupisch [Poland]
1939-09-19 1939-10-22 Military Commander Danzig [Poland]
1939-11-07 1942-04-10 General Officer Commanding XXXI Higher Command
1940-04-09 1940-05-31 Military Commander Denmark
1942-04-10 1942-06-30 Unemployed
1942-06-30 Retired
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