Hans Behlendorff

August Wilhelm Emil Hans Behlendorff (born August 13, 1889 in Allenstein , † March 16, 1961 in Baden-Baden ) was German artillery general in World War II .

Life

Entry into the army and First World War

Hans Behlendorff joined the Imperial Army as a flag junior in mid-1908 and served as an officer candidate in the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment until the end of 1913 , where he had been appointed lieutenant in 1910 . Then he was adjutant in the mountain division of the regiment until 1915 and began the First World War on the Western Front . Until mid-1916 he held the position of battery chief , where he had to suspend his command twice for short periods due to injuries. In 1916 and 1917 he was again active in the mountain division of the regiment on the Eastern Front . This was followed by an adjutant position in General Command 51 until the end of 1918 and took part in battles in Italy .

Between the world wars

Hans Behlendorff was accepted into the Reichswehr and, while still in the Reichsheer , worked in various positions in artillery regiments from 1918 to 1928.

In 1928 he was recalled to the commandant's office in Berlin and was accepted into the staff of the 3rd Artillery Regiment at the end of 1929. He then worked for a year in Department P2 of the Army Personnel Office and then moved directly to the Reichswehr Ministry until 1932 . This was followed by a transfer to Department P1 of the Army Personnel Office, which he held until 1934. From late 1934 to early 1938 he was head of unit P4 in the Reichswehr Ministry. From the beginning of 1938 he was appointed artillery commander 31 (Arko) , now as major general .

Second World War

After a vacation, from July 1939 to May 1940, he took command of the 34th Infantry Division in Koblenz . In early 1940 he was promoted to lieutenant general. His division was used to secure the Siegfried Line. He was wounded in France and was not able to return to service until the end of 1940, represented by Lieutenant General Werner Sanne .

Until October 18, 1941 he was again in command of the 34th Infantry Division. In June and July 1941 he and his division took part in the Białystok and Minsk Kessel Battle and then in the Smolensk Kessel Battle . At the beginning of October 1941 he became general of the artillery and was at the front at the beginning of the battle for Moscow .

From the end of 1941 to mid-1942 he was appointed commander of the Higher Command z. b. V. LX. Until early 1943 he was in command of the LXXXIV. Army Corps in France. His successor was the general of the artillery Gustav-Adolf von Zangen .

He was then transferred to the Führerreserve . Two ineffective commands followed in 1943:

Commanding to the refreshment staff middle and

Assignment as judge at the Reich Court Martial .

Instead, in mid-1943, he was briefly planned as the successor to the Commander in Northeast France. From the end of 1943 to the end of 1944 he was in the Führerreserve and was then dismissed from service.

Awards (selection)

1914: Iron Cross , 1st and 2nd class
1917: Hamburg Hanseatic Cross
Knight's Cross with Swords of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
1939: Clasp for the Iron Cross
1941: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

literature

Dermot Bradley : Die Generale des Heeres, 1921–1945: the military careers of the generals, as well as the doctors, veterinarians, intendants, judges and ministerial officials in the general rank , Biblio-Verlag, 2004, pp. 319-320
Hans Meier-Welcker : Handbook on German Military History, 1648–1939 , Volume 10, Bernard & Graefe Verlag für Wehrwesen, 1981, p. 209

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c Samuel W. Mitcham : Blitzkrieg No Longer: The German Wehrmacht in Battle, 1943 . Stackpole Books, 2009, ISBN 978-0-8117-0533-2 , pp. 278 ( google.de [accessed February 20, 2018]).
^ ^A ^b Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 ( google.de [accessed February 20, 2018]).
↑ The archive; Reference book for politics, economics, culture . S. 874 ( google.de [accessed on February 22, 2018]).
^ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel: Elite of the Third Reich: The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, 1939-45 . Helion & Company Limited, 2003, ISBN 978-1-874622-46-8 , pp. 108 ( google.de [accessed on February 20, 2018]).

personal data
SURNAME	Behlendorff, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Behlendorff, August Wilhelm Emil Hans (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German general of the artillery
DATE OF BIRTH	August 13, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH	Allenstein
DATE OF DEATH	March 16, 1961
Place of death	Baden-Baden

[:0-1] A ^b ^c Samuel W. Mitcham : Blitzkrieg No Longer: The German Wehrmacht in Battle, 1943 . Stackpole Books, 2009, ISBN 978-0-8117-0533-2 , pp. 278 ( google.de [accessed February 20, 2018]).

[:1-2] A ^b Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 ( google.de [accessed February 20, 2018]).

[3] The archive; Reference book for politics, economics, culture . S. 874 ( google.de [accessed on February 22, 2018]).

[4] Walther-Peer Fellgiebel: Elite of the Third Reich: The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, 1939-45 . Helion & Company Limited, 2003, ISBN 978-1-874622-46-8 , pp. 108 ( google.de [accessed on February 20, 2018]).