Kuno-Hans von Both

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Kuno-Hans Paul Hermann Viktor Ludwig von Both (born April 9, 1884 in Zabern ; † May 22, 1955 in Müllheim (Baden) ) was a German officer , most recently a general of the infantry in World War II .

Life

He came from the Mecklenburg primeval noble family Both and was the son of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander von Both (1842-1905). Kuno-Hans joined the Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Grenadier Regiment 89 on April 24, 1903 as a flag junior . From November 1, 1903 to July 25, 1904, Both was assigned to the Glogau War School and was subsequently promoted to lieutenant on August 18, 1904 . From October 1, 1912, he was used as adjutant and court officer of the 2nd battalion of his regiment and promoted to first lieutenant on August 18, 1913 .

When the First World War broke out , he was transferred to Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 90, where he was appointed chief of the 8th Company. On February 25, 1915 he became a captain and from March 1915 to September 1916 he commanded the regiment's MG company. In the meantime, he was repeatedly acting as battalion chief. He then switched to the regimental staff as a machine gun officer until the end of November 1917. On November 25, 1917, Both were given command of the 1st Battalion. On April 10, 1918, Both was awarded the highest Prussian bravery award, the Pour le Mérite , for his combat engagement as battalion commander . From October 5 to 22, 1918, he was also the regimental commander. Shortly before the end of the war, Both was transferred to the staff of the 226th Division as adjutant .

After the end of the war, he first came to the replacement battalion of Grenadier Regiment No. 89 and took over command of the unit for one month from January 6, 1919. Then he was leader of the Freikorps von Both until May 1919 . He was then taken over into the Reichswehr as a company commander, initially in Infantry Regiment 17 and from October 1920 for two years in the 6th Infantry Regiment . This was followed by a five-year transfer to the staff of the 4th Division in Dresden . Here, Both were promoted to major on February 1, 1927, and from October 1, 1927 to February 1, 1930, he was on the staff of Artillery Leader IV. He worked as a teacher and training officer at the Dresden Infantry School until October 1, 1931, and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on April 1, 1931 .

Both had command of the 2nd Battalion of the 5th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment in Neuruppin from October 1, 1931 to February 1, 1934 and was promoted to colonel on December 1, 1933. He was such until October 6 1936 Commander of the 6th Infantry Regiment in Lübeck and thereafter until November 10, 1938 Commander of the Hanover War School. In the meantime, Both had been promoted to major general on January 1, 1937 and lieutenant general on October 1, 1938 . After working at the war school, Both were appointed commander of the 21st Infantry Division , which he led in the attack on Poland in 1939 after the start of World War II . He then took over command of the I. Army Corps , which he led in the western campaign and in the war against the Soviet Union until April 1943. During this time he was promoted to General of the Infantry on June 1, 1940.

Subsequently, he was deployed as a commander in functions more remote from the front: until April 1944 he was the commanding general of the security troops and commander of the rear army area in the north army area. In April 1944 he was briefly "German Commander in the Eastern Hungary Operations Area" before he became a commander in the rear operations area of Army Group South Ukraine (later renamed Army Group South ) from September 1944 to April 1945 .

On May 2, 1945, he was taken prisoner of war , from which he was released on April 17, 1947.

Awards

literature

  • Dermot Bradley, Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand, Markus Rövekamp: The Generals of the Army 1921–1945, Volume 2 v. Blanckensee-v. Czettritz and Neuhauß ; Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2424-7 , pp. 164-166.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Adelige Häuser A Volume XXVII, page 562, Volume 132 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 2003, ISBN 3-7980-0832-9 , p. 7.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres , Ed .: Reichswehrministerium , Mittler & Sohn Verlag, Berlin 1925, p. 141.
  3. ↑ a b c Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939–1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 237.
personal data
SURNAME Both, Kuno-Hans von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Both, Kuno-Hans Paul Hermann Viktor Ludwig von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, most recently General of the Infantry in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH April 9, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH Babble
DATE OF DEATH May 22, 1955
Place of death Muellheim (Baden)