(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Moritz Andreas
Born: 16 Apr 1884 in Ealing, London, England
Died: 13 Oct 1964 in Hannover
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (27 Jan 1915); Fähnrich (18 May 1905); Leutnant (27 Jan 1906); Oberleutnant (19 Jul 1913); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1915); Major (01 Jun 1927); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1931); Oberst (01 Apr 1934); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Oct 1937); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (15 Sep 1904)
Fahnenjunker in the 83rd Infantry-Regiment (15 Sep 1904-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the Military Gymnasium (01 Oct 1908-28 Feb 1909)
Adjutant and Court-Officer of the III. Battalion of the 83rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1910-30 Sep 1913)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 83rd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-28 Aug 1914)
Company-Leader in the 83rd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (27 Feb 1915-01 Apr 1915)
Adjutant of the 49th Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (01 Apr 1915-01 Jun 1916)
Adjutant of the 103rd Infantry-Division (01 Jun 1916-01 Jul 1918)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 71st Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1918-26 Sep 1918)
In French Captivity (26 Sep 1918-26 Oct 1919)
Company-Leader in the VI. Battalion of the 2nd Landesjäger-Regiment (Landesjäger-Corps) (26 Nov 1919-10 Apr 1920)
Company-Chief in the 32nd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (10 Apr 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Chief in the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Apr 1925)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment and Detached to Command-Office Berlin at to the Troop-Office, RWM (01 Apr 1925-0p1 Aug 1925)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment, while retaining position with the Troop-Office, RWM (01 Aug 1925-05 May 1926)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment, while retaining position with the Troop-Office, RWM (05 May 1926-01 Mar 1927)
Transferred to the Staff of Group-Command 2, while retaining position with the Troop-Office, RWM (01 Mar 1927-01 Nov 1930)
At the same time, Detached to the 15th Infantry-Regiment (27 Aug 1928-11 Sep 1928)
At the same time, Detached for Training with the 6th Motor-Transport-Battalion (08 Jul 1929-28 Jul 1929)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1930-01 Feb 1933)
Detached to Firing Course A for heavy infantry weapons in Döberitz (05 Oct 1931-24 Oct 1931)
Transferred to the Regiment-Staff of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commandant of the Troop Exercise Grounds Königsbrück (01 Oct 1934-01 Apr 1937)
Supplemental-Officer (01 Apr 1937); Active-Officer (01 Apr 1939)
Landwehr-Commander Küstrin (01 Apr 1937-30 Jun 1938)
Landwehr-Commander Lübben (30 Jun 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 208th Infantry-Division (26 Aug 1939-13 Dec 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (13 Dec 1941-09 Jan 1942)
Senior Field Commandant 242 - Commandant of Security-Area Nikolayev-Dniepropetrovsk (09 Jan 1942-15 Sep 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Sep 1943-03 Oct 1943)
Commander of POWs in Operation-Area II (Army-Group South) (03 Oct 1943-25 Feb 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Feb 1944-12 Mar 1944)
Detached to Support the Commanding General of the Replacement III. Army-Corps (12 Mar 1944-20 Sep 1944)
Detached to Military-Replacement-Inspection Potsdam for Briefing (20 Sep 1944-01 Oct 1944)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Potsdam (01 Oct 1944-02 May 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (02 May 1945-?? ??? ????)

Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 29.08.1918
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK II. Klasse des Sachsen-Ernestinischen Hausordens
- Fürstl. Waldecksches Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Braunschweigischer Orden Heinrich der Löwe mit Schwertern
- Herzogl. Sachsen-Meiningisches Ehrenkreuz für Verdienst im Kriege
- Fürstl. Waldecksches Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration mit goldener Spange
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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