Maximilian Jais in Color

 

Generalmajor Maximilian Jais
Born: 04 Mar 1891 in Munich (München)
Died: 24 Jan 1957 in Traunstein

Promotions:
Gefreiter (01 Apr 1913); Unteroffizier (01 Aug 1913); Vizefeldwebel der Reserve (28 Jun 1914); Leutnant der Reserve (15 Feb 1915); Oberleutnant der Reserve (15 Mar 1918); Oberleutnant (05 May 1919); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1927); Major (01 Sep 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1937); Oberst (01 Mar 1940); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1942)

Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1912)
One Year Volunteer in the 7th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Discharged to Reserve as an Officer-Aspirant (30 Sep 1913)
Reserve-Exercise A (06 May 1914-30 Jun 1914)
Called Up from Reserve (04 Aug 1914)
With the 7th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Aug 1914-23 Mar 1915)
Transferred into II. Replacement-Battalion of the 8th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (23 Mar 1915-19 May 1915)
Transferred into the 21st Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (19 May 1915-11 Nov 1917)
Detached to Course of the Field Artillery Firing School Beverloo (03 Aug 1917-06 Sep 1917)
Battery-Leader in the 21st Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (11 Nov 1917-18 Jun 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (18 Jun 1918-21 Aug 1918)
Battery-Leader in the 21st Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (21 Aug 1918-03 Jan 1919)
Retired (03 Jan 1919)
Entered Active Army Service (05 May 1919)
Company-Leader in Volunteer-Detachment Voithenleitner, Freikorps Epp (05 May 1919-20 May 1919)
Company-Leader in the 2nd Rifle-Regiment (20 May 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Feb 1927)
Detached to Mortar-Course Königsbrück (22 Feb 1921-16 Apr 1921)
Supervision-Officer with the Course for Mortar-Officers in Jüterbog (01 Dec 1925-30 May 1926)
Company-Chief in the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1927-01 Oct 1933)
Administrator with the Infantry Training Staff, Jüterbog (01 Oct 1933-01 May 1935)
Instructor at the Infantry-School Jüterbog (01 May 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of II. Battalion of the Infantry-Instruction-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of III. Battalion of the Infantry-Instruction-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-12 Apr 1939)
Detached to the Staff of XVIII. Army-Corps (12 Apr 1939-26 Aug 1939)
Führer-Reserve - Military-District-Command XVIII (26 Aug 1939-04 Jan 1940)
Commander of the High-Mountain-Firing-School Salzburg (04 Jan 1940-15 Jun 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Jun 1940-21 Jun 1940)
Commander of the 104th Rifle-Regiment (21 Jun 1940-10 Dec 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 Dec 1940-21 Dec 1940)
Commander of the 331st Infantry-Regiment (21 Dec 1940-08 Apr 1941)
Commander of the 141st Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (08 Apr 1941-05 Dec 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (05 Dec 1941-01 Apr 1943)
Commander of Division 188 (01 Apr 1943-08 Oct 1943)
Commander of the 188th Reserve-Mountain-Division (08 Oct 1943-20 Oct 1943)
Commander of Division 418 (01 Nov 1943-20 Mar 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (22 Mar 1944-01 May 1944)
Wehrmacht-Commandant of Luxembourg (01 May 1944-10 Sep 1944)
Commander of Section-Command Jais at the Westwall (10 Sep 1944-00 May 1945)
Commander of Division Jais (10 Sep 1944-00 Sep 1944)
In Captivity (00 May 1945-12 May 1947)
Released (12 May 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (504): am 17.09.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiments 141
- 1914 EK I: 01.03.1918
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 21.12.1934
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918, in Schwarz: 24.11.1936
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse: 08.10.1938
- Spange zum EK I: 26.04.1941
- Spange zum EK II: 25.04.1941
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
- Wehrmachtbericht: 11.06.1941
- Ärmelband "Kreta": 01.06.1942
- Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942": 20.07.1942

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