(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Adolf Bordihn
Born: 24 Jan 1889 in Deutsch-Krone
Died: 20 Jan 1958 in Braunschweig
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (17 Oct 1908); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (23 Nov 1908); Fähnrich (27 Jan 1909); Leutnant (19 Nov 1909); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1915); türk. Hauptmann (09 Dec 1915); Hauptmann (06 Jul 1921); Polizei-Hauptmann (18 Feb 1922); Polizei-Major (30 Jun 1926); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (30 Jan 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1935); Oberst (01 Jan 1937); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (11 Jun 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 23rd Pioneer-Battalion (11 Jun 1908-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the Military Technical Academy (01 Oct 1911-15 Aug 1913)
Detached for Training with the Siemens-Schuckert-Works on Field and Searchlight devices, in addition Motorised and Dynamo Machines (16 Aug 1913-15 Sep 1913)
Adjutant of the 23rd Pioneer-Replacement-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-08 Oct 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 23rd Pioneer-Regiment (08 Oct 1914-01 Dec 1914)
Company-Leader in the 23rd Pioneer-Regiment (01 Dec 1914-01 Aug 1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 23rd Pioneer-Regiment (01 Aug 1915-17 Nov 1915)
Detached to the Turkish Army (17 Nov 1915-09 Dec 1915)
Delegated with the Formation and Training of the Turkish 14th Pioneer-Battalion (09 Dec 1915-08 Jan 1916)
Company-Leader in the Turkish 14th Pioneer-Battalion (08 Jan 1916-21 Oct 1916)
Captured by the Russians in Bidjar, Persia, in Russian Captivity (21 Oct 1916-23 Jan 1921)
Released from captivity (23 Jan 1921)
Retired from Army service (26 Jan 1921)
Entered Police Service (18 Feb 1922)
Leader of the 2nd Unit of the Protection-Police in Merseburg (18 Feb 1922-20 Apr 1925)
Temporary Police-Technical Advisor at the Government in Merseburg, Protection-Police Department (20 Apr 1925-26 Jul 1926)
Transferred to the Police-Administration Bielefeld (26 Jul 1926-01 Jul 1928)
Instructor at the Police School Burg (01 Jul 1928-22 Dec 1933)
Delegated with the Leadership of the Police School Burg (22 Dec 1933-23 Mar 1934)
Commander of the State-Police-Department Osnabrück (23 Mar 1934-01 Jul 1935)
Detached for service with Pioneer-Battalion Minden (01 Jul 1935-01 Aug 1935)
Transferred into Army Service (01 Aug 1935)
Transferred into the Staff of Fortress-Inspection III (15 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1936)
Fortress-Inspector IV (01 Oct 1936-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the Senior Construction Staff 12 (26 Aug 1939-15 Dec 1939)
Fortress-Pioneer-Commander IV (15 Dec 1939-01 Mar 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Mar 1940-01 Apr 1940)
Fortress-Pioneer-Commander XIII (01 Apr 1940-10 Jan 1941)
Pioneer-Leader of the 15th Army (10 Jan 1941-01 May 1943)
Commandant of Fortifications Upper Rhine (01 May 1943-15 Oct 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Oct 1944-21 Oct 1944)
Higher Pioneer Commander Lower Silesia (21 Oct 1944-08 May 1945)
In Soviet captivity (08 Msy 1945-10 Oct 1955)
Released (10 Oct 1955)

Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 30.10.1943 als Generalleutnant und Pionierführer der 15. Armee
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I Klasse mit Schwertern


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