Hans Wulz (General)
Hans Wulz (born October 1, 1893 in Neu-Breisach , † December 10, 1975 in Berlin ) was a German professional officer and general.
Life
As the son of an officer, he embarked on an officer career after attending elementary school and high school . He joined in 1912 as a cadet in the Hohenzollern Foot Artillery Regiment. 13 of the Prussian army one. On February 12, 1914, he was promoted to lieutenant with an officer's license on December 19, 1912. He took part in the First World War. On April 18, 1917, he was promoted to first lieutenant . For his achievements Wulz was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross , the Knight's Cross of the Württemberg Military Merit Order , the Iron Crescent and the Military Order for Bravery IV. Class II. Level. After the end of the war in the Reichswehr , he served a. a. as a supervisory officer at the artillery school Jüterbog. Wulz continued his military career in the Wehrmacht, took part in the Second World War and was promoted to major general on November 1, 1942. As artillery commander 144, he was awarded the German Cross in Gold on January 25, 1943 . In the same month Wulz fell into Soviet captivity in Stalingrad , which he spent in the prisoner-of-war camp 5110/48 Woikowo near Ivanowo and in the special camp Lunjewo. In the same year he joined the Association of German Officers .
In 1948 he returned to Germany and joined the German People's Police (DVP) on September 14, 1948 . From 1948 to 1949 he acted as the deputy head of the higher police school of the DVdI, from September 15, 1949 to October 15, 1949 as chief inspector (appointed chief inspector on September 22, 1948), deputy general of the head of the DVdI training course, from 15 October 1949 to October 1, 1950 deputy general of the main administration for training (HVA) of the Ministry of the Interior (GDR) (MdI) and from 1950 to 1952 head of the inspection department at the HVA staff. In 1951 he became a member of the SED .
On October 1, 1952, he was appointed major general and head of the artillery supply administration for the KVP. He was one of the first generals in the GDR. From December 1, 1955 to March 28, 1956, he was head of the Berlin branch of the KVP, then, after the establishment of the National People's Army (NVA), from March 29, 1956 to September 30, 1958 , he was head of the Berlin site command . He left the NVA in 1958 as the last Wehrmacht general and was then a member of the board of the Association of Former Officers of the GDR (AeO).
His only son Hans-Rudolf died in 1945 as a 23-year-old lieutenant in Soviet captivity in Gryazovets .
Awards
- June 30, 1955 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze
- Battle medals "For services to the people and fatherland" in silver
literature
- Klaus Froh, Rüdiger Wenzke , Military History Research Office (ed.): The generals and admirals of the NVA. A biographical manual. 5. through Edition. Ch. Links Verlag . Berlin 2007. ISBN 978-3-86153-438-9 .
- Andreas Herbst : Hans Wulz . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 1. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolfgang Keilig: The Generals of the Army 1939-1945 . Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, Friedberg 1983, ISBN 3-7909-0202-0 , p. 378.
- ↑ Reichswehr Ministry (Ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. ES Mittler & Sohn . Berlin 1925. p. 165.
- ↑ Klaus D. Patzwall , Veit Scherzer : The German Cross 1941-1945. History and owner. Volume II. Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X , p. 525.
- ↑ Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach : "We went through hell". In: Der Spiegel from August 29, 1977
- ↑ Andreas Herbst (eds.), Winfried Ranke, Jürgen Winkler: This is how the GDR worked. Volume 3: Lexicon of functionaries (= rororo manual. Vol. 6350). Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1994, ISBN 3-499-16350-0 , p. 380.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wulz, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German professional officer and general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Breisach |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 1975 |
| Place of death | Berlin |