Complex sentence: In December 1936 he was made the Adjutant of the IV.Battalion, SS Standarte "Deutschland" and his first Company command in May 1938, when he took over the 10th Company.
Split into simpler sentences: In December 1936 he was made the Adjutant of the IV.Battalion, SS Standarte "Deutschland". In May 1938, Gesele obtained his first Company command, when he took over the 10th Company.