Generalleutnant Adolf Hamann Born: 03 Sep 1885 in Gro�-Laasch, District Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg Died: 30 Dec 1945 in Bryansk, USSR (Executed) Promotions:
Gefreiter (27 Jan 1904); Unteroffizier (27 Jan 1905); Sergeant (03 Mar 1908); Feldwebel (01 Oct 1911); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (07 Aug 1916); Leutnant (07 Aug 1919); Oberleutnant (15 Jan 1921); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1923); Major (01 Jul 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1936); Oberst (01 Aug 1938); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1942); Generalleutnant (20 Aug 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (16 Jul 1901)
Entered in the 89th Grenadier-Regiment (16 Jul 1901-07 Aug 1916)
Kammer-Unteroffizier in the 89th Grenadier-Regiment (03 Mar 1908-30 Sep 1911)
Platoon-Leader in the 89th Grenadier-Regiment (07 Aug 1916-16 Feb 1919)
Transferred into the 89th Volunteer-Grenadier-Regiment (16 Feb 1919-07 Aug 1919)
Transferred into the 17th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (07 Aug 1919-01 Mar 1920)
Court-Officer in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1920-24 Mar 1920)
Temporary Regiments-Adjutant of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (24 Mar 1920-18 May 1920)
Court-Officer in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (18 May 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Officer in the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Apr 1923)
Company-Chief in the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1923-15 Nov 1933)
Director of Selection-Courses for the new Wehrmacht with the Staff of Artillery-Leader II (15 Nov 1933-17 Mar 1934)
Transferred to the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (17 Mar 1934-01 Jul 1934)
Commander of Infantry-Battalion Flensburg (01 Jul 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of III. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Neum�nster (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 46th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Feb 1937)
Commandant of Troop-Exercise-Grounds Stablak (01 Feb 1937-03 Jan 1939)
Commandant of Border-Exercise-Camp Tiborlager by Schwiebus (03 Jan 1939-01 Sep 1939)
Commandant of a Border-Section in Poland (01 Sep 1939-08 Jan 1940)
Commander of the 3rd Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (08 Jan 1940-25 Jul 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (25 Jul 1941-04 Aug 1941)
Commander of the 327th Infantry-Regiment (04 Aug 1941-14 Jan 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (14 Jan 1942-01 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 666th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1942-14 May 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (14 May 1942-01 Jun 1942)
Position-Commandant 1/273, later renamed Location-Commander Orel (01 Jun 1942-04 Aug 1943)
Commandant of Byansk, after it's loss in 1943, Commandant of Bobruisk (04 Aug 1943-28 Jun 1944)
In Soviet Captivity (28 Jun 1944-30 Dec 1945)
Sentenced to death by a Soviet Tribunal at Bryansk for alleged attrocities committed in the Bryansk Area, Hanged the same day (30 Dec 1945)
Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse
- Reussisches Silberne Verdienstmedaille
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
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