Hugo Grimme

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Hugo Grimme (born November 6, 1872 in Goslar , † November 2, 1943 in Gneven ) was a German general of the Luftwaffe anti-aircraft cartillery in World War II .

Military career

Promotions

Early years

On March 23, 1891, Grimme joined the 26th Hanover Field Artillery Regiment of the Prussian Army as a flag squire . From August 1891 to March 1892 he attended the war school in Anklam , advanced to secondary lieutenant in mid-May 1892 and completed the United Artillery and Engineering School from October 1, 1894 to February 9, 1895 and then the Field Artillery School until May 1895. He then served as a battery officer and from February 1, 1896 to May 1897 as a department adjutant in his main regiment. On October 1, 1899, Grimme moved to the East Frisian Field Artillery Regiment No. 62 , where he initially served as a battery officer and, after attending the military riding institute and the field artillery school, as battery chief until the end of September 1913. From there, Grimme moved on October 1, 1913, as battery chief to the teaching regiment of the field artillery school, where he remained until April 21, 1914. Then he was a teacher at the field artillery shooting school in Jüterbog until the outbreak of war .

First World War

After the outbreak of World War I , Grimme served from August 2 to November 25, 1914, first with the staff of the commander of the stage ammunition system of the stage inspection in Berlin , and later with the Army High Command of the 4th Army . He then served from November 26, 1914 to the end of April 1915 with Field Ammunition Chief West in the main headquarters . In May / June 1915 Grimme was at the command of the anti-balloon cannons in the War Ministry . There he was appointed inspector of anti-balloon cannons on July 1, 1915; in this position he remained until December 10, 1916. On December 11, 1916 he was appointed head of the air defense department at the General Command of the Air Force. On November 26, 1918, this position was renamed Inspector of Flak Artillery. Grimme stayed in this position until July 14, 1919. For his work during the war he had been awarded both classes of the Iron Cross .

Weimar Republic

From July 15, 1919 to November 23, 1919, Grimme was held at the Flak Department 49 available. From there he moved on November 24, 1919 as Department Commander III to Artillery Regiment 15, where he was transferred to the regimental staff on April 28, 1920. At the beginning of December 1920 he was transferred to the staff of the artillery school in Jüterbog and then in mid-April 1921 to the training staff for the artillery inspection, where he served until January 1923. As an artillery staff officer he then served from February to December 1923 on the staff of Group Command 1. In January 1924 he was assigned to the 2nd Artillery Regiment in the local test command. As early as February 1, 1924, Grimme was appointed commander of the IV (mounted) division in the 6th Artillery Regiment . Subsequently, he was from January 1, 1926 to June 14, 1927 in command of the 5th Artillery Regiment . On July 1, 1927, Grimme was appointed Artillery Leader IV; in this position he was promoted to major general on March 1, 1928. On September 30, 1929, he resigned from the Reichswehr , conferring the character of Lieutenant General .

Transfer to the Air Force

When the Reich Air Defense Forces (RLB) was founded on April 29, 1933, at the instigation of the Reich Aviation Ministry , Grimme became its first president. In this position, Grimmes reactivated on May 1, 1935 and was taken over into the Air Force. He retained the role of RLB President until his discharge from military service on April 30, 1936. On the occasion of his departure, Grimme was given the character of General of the Flak Artillery. He then worked until December 1940 as a freelancer in the military science department of the Air Force. From January 1, 1941 to the end of May 1943, Grimme was held at the disposal of the Reich Minister of Aviation and Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force as General of the Flak Artillery, but was no longer given any command. On May 31, 1943 he finally retired from military service for reasons of age and died a few months later at the age of 71 at Gut Gneven near Schwerin .

literature

  • Dermot Bradley (ed.), Karl Friedrich Hildebrand: The Generals of the German Air Force 1935-1945. Part II, Volume 1: Abernetty – v.Gyldenfeldt. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1701-1 , pp. 393-394.
personal data
SURNAME Grimme, Hugo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German general of the anti-aircraft cartillery in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Goslar
DATE OF DEATH November 2, 1943
Place of death Gneven