Heinrich Hoffmann (Major General, 1878)

Heinrich Hoffmann (born October 31, 1878 in Kulmbach ; † April 16, 1969 there ) was a German major general in World War II .

Life

Bavarian Army

Hoffmann joined the 7th Infantry Regiment "Prinz Leopold" of the Bavarian Army on July 21, 1898 and was appointed Fahnenjunker Unteroffizier on October 14, 1898 . He served with this regiment until August 2, 1914 and was promoted to ensign there on February 6, 1899 . From March 1, 1899 to January 31, 1900 he was trained at the Munich War School and on March 7, 1900 he was promoted to lieutenant . He then served in his main regiment, where he was a battalion adjutant from June 1, 1907 to October 1, 1912 and was promoted to first lieutenant on June 25, 1910 .

First World War

When the war broke out he became a company commander in the 7th Infantry Regiment. On October 20, 1914 he was promoted to captain battalion commander in the same regiment. Until September 1916 he then served in the same function in infantry regiments 19 , 14 and 21 on the Western Front in France . Two years followed, from September 1916 to October 1918, as adjutant in the 6th Army and finally, as the last post in World War I, as battalion commander in the 2nd Infantry Regiment "Crown Prince" . He held this position until December 1918. In addition to the two classes of the Iron Cross , the Order of Military Merit IV. Class with Swords, Hoffmann was awarded the Hanseatic Crosses of Hamburg and Lübeck.

Interwar years

Hoffmann was accepted into the Reichswehr . From December 1918 to September 30, 1919 he was company commander in the 7th Bavarian Infantry Regiment, then in the 46th Infantry Regiment until October 1, 1920 and finally in the 21st (Bavarian) Infantry Regiment until November 30, 1921 . In this position he was promoted to major . This was followed by three assignments in staff positions: 14 months at the III. Battalion of the 21st Infantry Regiment, from February 1, 1923 at the headquarters of the Grafenwöhr military training area , and from April 1, 1925 at the III. Battalion of the 20th (Bavarian) Infantry Regiment . On January 1, 1926 Hoffmann was appointed commander of the training battalion of the 19th (Bavarian) Infantry Regiment and promoted to lieutenant colonel on March 1, 1927 . On April 1, 1929, he became the commandant of the Grafenwoehr military training area. He was promoted to colonel on April 1, 1930 , and retired on October 31, 1930.

When the Nazi regime formed the camouflaged state protection officer corps on October 1, 1933 for the purpose of a possible rapid increase in the Reichswehr, Hoffmann joined this as an e-officer with the rank of colonel as border guard commander in Marktredwitz . From October 1, 1934 to April 30, 1939, he served as a training manager in Marktredwitz and was then retired with the character of major general.

Second World War

With the mobilization before the start of the German attack on Poland , he was reactivated on August 26, 1939 and appointed commander of the 231 Infantry Replacement Regiment created that day. On January 10, 1940, Hoffmann was commander of field command 684 and, after the end of the campaign in the west, was first transferred to Rotterdam and later to Charleville-Mézières . On 1 December 1940 he was from 17 July 1941 until 31 May 1942, he was one of the major general zV leader Reserve of the Army High Command , and on 30 April 1943, he was finally adopted.

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 6: Hochbaum – Klutmann. Biblio Verlag, Bissendorf 2002, ISBN 3-7648-2582-0 , pp. 54-55.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Reichswehr Ministry (Ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1930, p. 112.