Hans-Joachim Haupt
Hans-Joachim Haupt (born June 26, 1876 in Schlegelsburg near Soldin ( Neumark ), † July 30, 1942 in Berlin-Charlottenburg ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II .
Life
Haupt entered on March 7, 1896 as a second lieutenant in the infantry regiment "Hiller von Gärtringen" (4th Posensches) No. 59 in Deutsch-Eylau . From October 1, 1902, he served as adjutant in the III. Battalion of his regiment, was then deployed in the same function at the district command Deutsch-Eylau and as such was promoted to first lieutenant on March 20, 1906 . Haupt resigned from active service on March 30, 1910 and was transferred to the reserve .
After the outbreak of the First World War , he was reactivated in November 1914 in the replacement battalion of the infantry regiment "Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II. Of Mecklenburg-Schwerin" (4th Brandenburg) No. 24 . With this he was deployed on the Western Front and participated as the chief of a company in the storming of Fort Douaumont . As a captain of the reserve (since March 8, 1915) he was taken over on May 13 in the active relationship and on May 18, 1916 to the commander of the III. Battalion of the regiment appointed. He had received the Pour le Mérite on March 16, 1916 for his services .
Haupt remained with the troops beyond the end of the war and, after being returned to his home country and demobilized there in Neuruppin , was commander of the III. Battalion of the Oven Volunteer Regiment . From July 1, 1919, he was then employed at the winding-up office of the 24th Infantry Regiment, was assigned to the protective police in September and released from active service on January 30, 1920 while being promoted to major . Haupt then joined the Berlin Security Police as a police major and became a police lieutenant colonel there in August 1933.
As a lieutenant colonel , Haupt transferred to the army on October 15, 1935 and he was used by the staff of the General Command of III. Army Corps . There he was promoted to colonel on April 1, 1937 . On August 27, 1939 he was awarded the character of major general. The day before he was on the staff of the deputy general command of the III. Army corps come.
Haupt remained in this role at the beginning of World War II and was promoted to major general on March 1, 1941. Haupt died of colon cancer on July 30, 1942 and was buried in the Invalidenfriedhof in Berlin . His grave was marked with a restitution stone after 1989 .
literature
- Dermot Bradley , Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand, Markus Brockmann: The Generals of the Army 1921–1945, Volume 5 v. Haack-Hitzfeld , Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1999, ISBN 3-7648-2422-0 , pp. 190-191
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolfgang Keilig: The Generals of the Army 1939-1945. Podzun-Pallas Verlag, 1983, ISBN 3-7909-0202-0 , p. 129.
- ↑ a b Death register of the Charlottenburg registry office in Berlin No. 4324/1942.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haupt, Hans-Joachim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently major general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schlegelsburg , Neumark (landscape) |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1942 |
| Place of death | Berlin |