Military District XI (Hanover)

The military districts of the German Empire after the "Anschluss" of Austria

Map of the military district XI

The Wehrkreis XI (Hanover) was a military administrative unit of the Wehrmacht during the time of the National Socialist German Reich and existed until 1945. It was responsible for the military security of the areas of the state of Braunschweig , the state of Anhalt and the southern part of the province of Hanover as well as the provision and training of soldiers of the army in this area. The military district comprised two replacement districts (Hanover and Magdeburg ). The headquarters were in Hanover .

Commander

The commanders of the military district XI were:

• Wilhelm Ulex , later commander of the 1936-1939 military district I appointed
• Emil Leeb 1939
• Wolfgang Muff 1939–1943
• Albrecht Schubert 1943
• Bruno Bieler 1943–1944
• Walter Lichel 1944–1945
• Rudolf Koch-Erpach 1945 (appointed but no longer legally effective), former commander of military district VIII

literature

• Burkhart Müller-Hillebrand : The Army 1933-1945. Mittler & Sohn, Frankfurt am Main.
• Georg Tessin : Associations and troops of the German Wehrmacht and the Waffen SS in World War II 1939–1945. Biblio-Verlag, Bissendorf.