Hans Fontaine

Hans Fontaine (born April 7, 1880 in Guben , † November 27, 1958 in Leinfelden ) was a German veterinarian and officer , most recently a general staff veterinarian .

Fontaine joined the Prussian Army and served from 1905 to 1907 in colonial service in German South West Africa as head of a horse care center for the Schutztruppe . During this time he also took part in the suppression of the uprising of the Herero and Nama . After his return to Germany, Fontaine worked at the bacteriological laboratory of the Military Veterinary Academy in Berlin. Fontaine served in World War I and was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross for his achievements . Later he was accepted into the Reichswehr and was there a. a. Division veterinarian of the 3rd division . In 1929 he became a full member of the Scientific Senate for Army Veterinary Affairs and in 1931 rose to the position of group veterinarian of Group Command 2 in Kassel . On November 1, 1935 Fontaine was appointed commander of the Army Veterinary Academy in Hanover and in this position was promoted to General Staff Veterinarian on April 1, 1938. During the Second World War Fontaine was an army veterinarian in the Army High Command until 1943 and then returned to the post of commander of the Hanover Army Veterinary Academy until his dismissal in 1945.

literature

• Dermot Bradley (Ed.): The Generals of the Army 1921-1945. The military careers of the generals, as well as the doctors, veterinarians, intendants, judges and ministerial officials with the rank of general. Volume 4: Fleck – Gyldenfeldt. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1996. ISBN 3-7648-2488-3 . P. 35.

Web links

• Entry in the database of the Free University of Berlin

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ranking list of the German Imperial Army. Ed .: Reichswehr Ministry . Mittler & Sohn publishing house . Berlin 1930. p. 191.