(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Xaver Adlhoch
Born: 17 Jun 1893 in Rottenburg, Lower Bavaria (Niederbayern)
Died: 26 Jun 1968 in Coburg
Promotions:
Fähnrich (12 Mar 1913); Leutnant (01 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant (14 Dec 1917); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1925); Major (01 Apr 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (24 Jul 1912)
Fahnenjunker in the 19th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (24 Jul 1912-04 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 7th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (04 Aug 1914-22 May 1915)
Company-Leader in the 7th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (22 May 1915-09 Dec 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 7th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (09 Dec 1915-25 Dec 1915)
Location-Commandant in Menin (25 Dec 1915-25 Jan 1916)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 7th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (25 Jan 1916-20 Feb 1916)
Gas Protction, Telephone and Ordinance Officer of the 7th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (20 Feb 1916-14 May 1916)
Company-Leader in the 7th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (14 May 1916-27 Apr 1917)
Temporary Leader of the 1st MG-Company and MG-Officer with the Staff of the 7th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (27 Apr 1917-06 May 1917)
Leader of the MG-Company of the 7th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (06 May 1917-20 Aug 1918)
Detached to Machine Gun Training Course (22 Jul 1917-03 Aug 1917)
Temporary Battalion Leader in the 7th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (20 Aug 1918-00 Dec 1918)
Transferred back into the 19th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (00 Dec 1918-16 Feb 1919)
Leader of Security-Company Erlangen (16 Feb 1919-15 Jul 1919)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 19th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (15 Jul 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 47th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Adjutant of the Training-Battalion of the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1924)
Detached to MG-Course (28 Apr 1924-17 May 1924)
Transferred into the 14th Company of the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Apr 1925)
Company-Chief in the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1925-01 Oct 1934)
Detached to Combat School Course (28 Nov 1925)
Detached to Firing Course B for heavy infantry weapons (17 Sep 1929-18 Oct 1929)
Detached to Course for Army Transport Matters (26 Feb 1934-17 Mar 1934)
Commander of the I. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Nürnberg (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 6th MG-Battalion (15 Oct 1936-01 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 236th Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1939-10 Oct 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 Oct 1942-05 Nov 1942)
Commandant of Vyasma, later Rudnya (05 Nov 1942-14 Oct 1943)
Commandant of Rear Army Area 550 (14 Oct 1943-05 May 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (05 May 1944-31 Oct 1944)
Retired (31 Oct 1944)
In Captivity (01 Apr 1945-01 Nov 1945)
Released (01 Nov 1945)

Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit der Krone und Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II


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