Generalleutnant Hans Bergen Born: 05 Mar 1890 in Munich (M�nchen) Died: 17 Feb 1957 in Landshut Promotions:
Unteroffizier (24 Dec 1910); F�hnrich (25 May 1911); Leutnant (28 Oct 1912); Oberleutnant (14 Jan 1916); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1918); Polizei-Oberleutnant (01 Oct 1920); Polizei-Hauptmann (27 Jun 1929); Polizei-Major (22 Dec 1933); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1935); Oberstleutnant (15 Oct 1935); Oberst (01 Oct 1937); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (25 Sep 1910)
Fahnenjunker in the 10th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (25 Sep 1910-22 Aug 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (22 Aug 1914-04 Dec 1915)
Company-Leader in the Recruitment-Depot of the III. Bavarian Army-Corps (04 Dec 1915-05 Oct 1916)
Company-Leader in the 10th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (05 Oct 1916-31 Jan 1917)
Company-Leader in the Recruitment-Depot of the 6th Bavarian Infantry-Division (31 Jan 1917-03 May 1917)
Leader of the I. Battalion of the 10th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (03 May 1917-28 Sep 1917)
Company-Leader in the 10th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (28 Sep 1917-20 Mar 1918)
Temporary-Leader of the II. Battalion of the 10th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1917-12 Dec 1917)
Temporary-Leader of the III. Battalion of the 10th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (20 Mar 1918-29 Mar 1918)
Temporary-Leader of the I. Battalion of the 10th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (29 Mar 1918-31 Mar 1918)
Company-Leader in the 10th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (31 Mar 1918-11 Nov 1918)
Temporary-Leader of the III. Battalion of the 10th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (11 Nov 1918-23 Dec 1919)
Leader of Security-Company Bergen of the 10th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (11 Feb 1919-27 May 1919)
Company-Leader in Defence-Regiment M�nchen (27 May 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Granted Leave (01 Oct 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Retired from Army Service (31 Mar 1920)
Entered Police Service (01 Oct 1919)
Director of the Officer-Candidate-Course A of the State-Police Bavaria (10 Dec 1923-31 Mar 1924)
Director in the Officers-Course Schnitzlein (17 Sep 1924-15 Nov 1924)
Leader of the 3rd Unit of Section I (27 Jun 1929-01 Jul 1930)
Chief of the Protection-Police Zweibr�cken (01 Jul 1930-01 Feb 1933)
Detached to the 2nd Advanced-Course for Police-Officers at Munich (18 Oct 1932-03 Jun 1933)
Transferred into the Protection-Police in Munich (01 Feb 1933-01 Jun 1933)
Advisor in Section III, Munich (01 Jun 1933-01 Aug 1933)
Ib-Advisor of the State-Police-Inspection Bavaria, then Chief of Staff of the Inspection of the Police in the Ministry of the Interior in Bavaria (01 Aug 1933-15 Oct 1935)
Detached as Special-Duties-Officer to the 62nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred into Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 62nd Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-21 Mar 1936)
Involved in a motor vehicle accident near Garching (21 Mar 1936-11 Oct 1938)
With the Staff of the 62nd Infantry-Regiment (11 Oct 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 179th Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-05 Apr 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH � wounded on 04 Jun 1940 (05 Apr 1940-27 Sep 1940)
With the 179th Replacement-Battalion of the 157th Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (27 Sep 1940-09 Apr 1941)
With the Staff of the 62nd Infantry-Replacement-Battalion (09 Apr 1941-28 May 1941)
Detached to the Office for Fitness-Examination in Military-District VII (28 Apr 1941-28 May 1941)
Commander of the 187th Infantry-Regiment (28 May 1941-21 Nov 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (21 Nov 1941-12 Jan 1942)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadersgip of the 323rd Infantry-Division (12 Jan 1942-12 Feb 1942)
Commander of the 323rd Infantry-Division (12 Feb 1942-05 Nov 1942)
Commander of the 299th Infantry-Division (05 Nov 1942-03 May 1943)
Commander of the 390th Field-Training-Division (03 May 1943-08 Nov 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (08 Nov 1944-10 Dec 1944)
Commander of Division 526 (10 Dec 1944-02 Mar 1945)
Commander of Division 476 W (02 Mar 1945-29 Mar 1945)
Taken ill (29 Mar 1945-29 Mar 1945)
In captivity (29 Mar 1945-11 Jun 1947)
Released (11 Jun 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (337): am 09.07.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 187
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz Regent Luitpold Jubil�ums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit der Krone und Schwertern: 03.05.1918
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Kgl. Ungar. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Spange zum EK I: 26.11.1939
- Spange zum EK I: 25.09.1939
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Silber: 24.12.1940
- Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres (1:00 am 03.07.1941 als als Oberst und Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 187/ Tat bei Nowgrod-Osowiec am 25.06.1941
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�: 15.08.1942
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