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Portrait of General of Artillery Kurt Jahn

Jahn, Kurt

General of Artillery

* 16th of February 1892

† 7th of November 1966

Promotions

1933-05-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1935-05-01 Colonel
1939-01-01 Major-General
1940-11-01 Lieutenant-General
1944-10-01 General of Artillery

Service

1931-10-01 1934-04-01 Attached to 5th Infantry Division
1934-04-01 1934-10-01 Commanding Officer Artillery Instruction & Experimental Command Ulm
1934-10-01 1935-10-15 Commanding Officer Artillery Regiment Ulm
1935-10-15 1936-10-06 Commanding Officer 5th Artillery Regiment
1936-10-06 1937-10-12 Commanding Officer 37th Artillery Regiment
1937-10-12 1938-03-01 Artillery Commander 35
1938-03-01 1940-10-05 Commandant of the Artillery School, Jüterbog
1940-10-05 1941-05-06 General Officer Commanding 121st Infantry Division
1941-05-06 1941-05-25 Attached to 3rd Motorised Infantry Division
1941-05-25 1942-04-01 General Officer Commanding 3rd Motorised Infantry Division
1942-04-22 1942-05-01 Unemployed
1942-05-01 1942-07-07 General Officer Commanding Motorised Division 233
1942-07-07 1943-02-19 General Officer Commanding 233rd Panzer Grenadier Division
1943-02-19 1943-03-01 Attached to the Reich Military Tribunal
1943-03-01 1943-03-15 Unemployed
1943-03-15 1943-07-01 General Officer Commanding 709th Infantry Division
1943-07-01 1944-03-10 Higher Artillery Commander 308
1943-12-11 1944-01-05 Acting General Officer Commanding Corps Detachment E
1944-03-10 1944-04-14 Attached to Army Group Centre
1944-04-14 1944-05-24 Acting General Officer Commanding 18th Panzer Grenadier Division
1944-05-25 1944-06-04 Acting General Officer Commanding 12th Infantry Division
1944-06-04 1944-07-08 Unemployed
1944-07-08 1944-07-31 Acting General Officer Commanding Army Detachment von Zangen
1944-09-01 1944-10-01 Acting General Officer Commanding Italian-German Corps Lombardi
1944-10-01 1945-05-01 General Officer Commanding Italian-German Corps Lombardi
1945-05-01 1948-03-25 Prisoner of War
1948-03-25 Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299934