Bio of Generalmajor Eckhard von Geyso

 

Generalmajor Eckhard von Geyso
Born: 25 May 1891 in Charlottenburg
Died: 16 Jul 1982 in Berlin

Promotions:
Gefreiter (18 Sep 1910); Unteroffizier (30 Oct 1910); Fähnrich (21 Feb 1911); Leutnant (18 Nov 1911); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1917); Hauptmann/Rittmeister (01 May 1924); Major (01 Jan 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Feb 1939); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1942)

Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Jun 1910)
Two Year Volunteer with Possible Advancement with the 3rd Queen-Elisabeth-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (18 Jun 1910-18 Jan 1915)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 262nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (18 Jan 1915-03 Sep 1916)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 262nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (03 Sep 1916-20 Feb 1917)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 262nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (20 Feb 1917-08 Feb 1918)
Leader of the 10th Company of the 262nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (08 Feb 1918-03 Mar 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with the General-Command of the XIV. Army-Corps (03 Mar 1918-19 Apr 1919)
Company-Leader in the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (19 Apr 1919-09 Jul 1919)
Transferred into the 57th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (09 Jul 1919-20 Feb 1920)
Detached to Course at the Infantry Firing School in Wünsdorf (05 Jan 1920-05 Feb 1920)
Company-Officer in the 12th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (20 Feb 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Company-Officer in the 8th Company of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Detached to the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion for Training in Pioneer-Service (31 Jul 1921-10 Sep 1921)
Company-Officer in the 6th Company of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1923)
Detached to Signals-Course with the 3rd Signals-Battalion (06 Dec 1921-29 Apr 1922)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Apr 1927)
Chief of the 4th (MG) Company of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1927-01 Oct 1932)
Detached to Course on Heavy MG in Döberitz (26 Sep 1927-15 Oct 1927)
Detached to Course for Physical-Training in Wünsdorf (14 Feb 1928-03 Mar 1928)
Detached to Firing Course for Heavy MG Infantry Weapons in Döberitz (07 Oct 1930-30 Oct 1930)
Rittmeister with the Staff of the 10th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1933)
Transferred to Military-Region-Line Breslau (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Adjutant of the Army-Service-Office Breslau (01 Oct 1934-01 May 1935)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the Infantry-Regiment Crossen (01 May 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 29th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 121st Border-Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-24 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 121st Infantry-Regiment (24 Oct 1939-20 Feb 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (20 Feb 1942-12 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 489th Infantry-Regiment (12 Apr 1942-10 Aug 1942)
Detached to the Commander of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Döberitz (10 Aug 1942-01 Sep 1942)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Döberitz (01 Sep 1942-01 Jul 1943)
Commander of the 709th Infantry-Division (01 Jul 1943-10 Dec 1943)
Taken ill, in Hospital – Führer-Reserve OKH (10 Dec 1943-20 Mar 1944)
Detached to Military-District-Command Bohemia and Moravia (20 Mar 1944-01 Jun 1944)
Commander of Division 193 (01 Jun 1944-08 May 1945)
In Czech then Soviet Captivity (09 May 1945-08 Oct 1955)
Released (08 Oct 1955)

Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 18.10.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiment 121
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Fürstl. Hohenzollernsches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Fürstl. Lippisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres: am 04.10.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiment 121

Source :
http://www.geocities.ws/orion47.geo/WEHRMACHT/HEER/Generalmajor/GEYSO_ECKHARD.html
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=14230&p=2008441&hilit=geyso#p2008441