Garde-Feldartillerie-Regiment) on 10 August 1914 as a war volunteer and officer candidate, being assigned to the Reserve Field Artillery Regiment No.

[2] This regiment occupied a brand new purpose-built barracks complex at Berlin-Reinickendorf, which was constructed to the highest standards and with the most modern of facilities.

[3] The complex boasted over 120 buildings and included gymnasia, outdoor and indoor swimming pools, sports areas and its own post office.

The General Göring soldiers were smartly dressed, in their distinctive uniforms with white collar patches and special unit cuffband (Ärmelstreifen), and became a regular sight on the streets of Berlin.

[3] From 1 January 1938, he served once again as chief adjutant to the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, General Hermann Göring, and was promoted to lieutenant colonel (Oberstleutnant) on 1 December 1938.

The Regiment General Göring remained in its bodyguard and air defense functions in Berlin at first, and only small elements saw action during the Polish campaign.

On 1 March 1940, Conrath was promoted to colonel (Oberst) and as part of the RGG, he went into battle in the invasions of the Netherlands, Belgium and France.

[4] Paul Conrath was awarded the Knight's Cross on 4 September 1941 for leading the regiment in the first week of the Russian campaign.

[5] The Hermann Göring Division was sent piece-meal to Tunisia during February-March[6] amid its reorganization, as the Afrikakorps was desperately attempting to cling to its holdings in North Africa.