General der Kavallerie Hans Feige Born: 10 Nov 1880 in K�nigsberg Died: 17 Sep 1953 in Schussenried, W�rttemberg Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1900); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1909); Hauptmann (18 Dec 1913); Major (15 Jul 1918); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Oberst (01 Apr 1928); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1931); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1933); Charakter als General der Kavallerie z.V. (01 Sep 1940); General der Kavallerie z.V. (01 Dec 1940) Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1900)
Leutnant in the 135th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1900-01 Oct 1903)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 135th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1903-01 Apr 1907)
Educator at the Cadet-House Naumburg, Saale (01 Apr 1907-17 Sep 1909)
Transferred into the 162nd Infantry-Regiment (17 Sep 1909-01 Oct 1909)
Transferred into the 126th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1909-01 Nov 1912)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1909-20 Jul 1912)
Transferred into the 162nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1912-22 Mar 1912)
Detached to the Grand General-Staff (22 Mar 1912-01 Apr 1914)
Transferred into the Grand General-Staff (01 Apr 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the IX. Army-Corps (01 Aug 1914-04 Nov 1914)
Transferred into the General-Staff of Staging-Inspection I (04 Nov 1914-09 Mar 1915)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 11th Army (09 Mar 1915-12 Sep 1915)
General-Staff-Officer of the 38th Infantry-Division (12 Sep 1915-18 Mar 1916)
Wounded (18 Mar 1916-01 Jul 1916)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the Supreme Army Command (01 Jul 1916-30 Mar 1917)
General-Staff-Officer of the 1st Naval-Division (30 Mar 1917-31 Jan 1918)
General-Staff-Officer of the Guards-Replacement-Division (31 Jan 1918-05 Jan 1919)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the Guards-Corps (05 Jan 1919-28 Feb 1919)
With Freikorps G�rlitz (28 Feb 1919-01 Mar 1920)
With the Staff of the Infantry-Leader in Schweidnitz (01 Mar 1920-01 Oct 1920)
With the Army-Peace-Commission (01 Oct 1920-30 Nov 1920)
With the Staff of the 1st Division (30 Nov 1920-01 Jul 1923)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1923-01 Feb 1926)
Chief Of Staff of the 1st Division (01 Feb 1926-01 Feb 1929)
Commander of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1929-01 Feb 1931)
Chief of the Army-Department (T1), Troop-Office, RWM (01 Feb 1931-01 Oct 1932)
With the Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Oct 1932-01 Dec 1932)
Chief Of Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Dec 1932-01 Oct 1933)
Commander of the 1st Cavalry-Division (01 Oct 1933-31 Mar 1935)
Retired (31 Mar 1935)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (26 Aug 1939)
Commanding General of the Replacement II. Army-Corps and Commander in Military-District II (26 Aug 1939-14 May 1940)
Commanding General of Higher-Command XXXVI (14 May 1940-21 Nov 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (21 Nov 1941-30 Jun 1942)
Retired (30 Jun 1942)
Awards & Decorations
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 19.12.1941 als General der Kavallerie z.V. und Kommandierender General des H�heres-Kommando z.b.V. XXXVI
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Ritterkreuz I. Klasse des Kgl. S�chs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I. Klasse
- Ritterkreuz I. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Sachsen-Weimarischer Hausordens der Wachsamkeit oder vom weissen Falken mit Schwertern
- Ritterkreuz I. Klasse des Herzogl. Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausordens mit Schwertern
- F�rstl. Reussisches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern
- L�beckisches Hanseatenkreuz
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- T�rkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- Kommandeurkreuz des Kgl. Bulgar. Milit�r-Verdienstordens
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Spange zum EK I: 22.06.1940
- Spange zum EK II: 16.06.1940
- Grosskreuz des Finn. Ordens der Weissen Rose mit Schwertern und Bruststern
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