Generalleutnant Hans-Georg Hildebrandt Born: 15 Jun 1896 in Fraustadt, Silesia (Schlesien) Died: 31 Jan 1967 in Frankfurt, Main Promotions:
F�hnrich (10 Aug 1914); Leutnant (14 Oct 1914); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1931); Major (01 Dec 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1938); Oberst (01 Oct 1940); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1943); Generalleutnant (20 Aug 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (10 Aug 1914)
Passed Out the Cadet-Corps as F�hnrich in the 36th Fusilier-Regiment (10 Aug 1914-21 Dec 1914)
Adjutant of III. Battalion of the 36th Fusilier-Regiment (21 Dec 1914-05 Dec 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 36th Fusilier-Regiment (05 Dec 1915-03 Jan 1916)
Adjutant of the Recruitment-Battalion of the 113th Infantry-Division (03 Jan 1916-27 Jul 1916)
At the same time, Detached as Ordinance-Officer of 225th Infantry-Brigade (29 Feb 1916-21 Apr 1916)
Leader of 13th Company of the 36th Fusilier-Regiment (27 Jul 1916-20 Aug 1916)
Communications-Officer with the Staff of the 225th Infantry-Brigade (20 Aug 1916-20 May 1917)
Transferred into the 1st Telephone-Replacement-Battalion (20 May 1917-29 May 1917)
Leader of Telephone-Construction-Platoon 837 & Detached to the Signals-School Spandau-Ruhleben (29 May 1917-01 Jul 1917)
Leader of Telephone-Construction-Platoon 995 (01 Jul 1917-10 Oct 1917)
Commander of the 207th Telephone-Battalion (10 Oct 1917-15 Jun 1918)
Detached as Technical Instructor to the Reserve-Officer-Course Floresse near Namur (15 Jun 1918-04 Sep 1918)
Detached as Technical Instructor to F�hnrich-Course Floresse near Namur (04 Sep 1918-17 Nov 1918)
Transferred to the Guards-Signals-Battalion (17 Nov 1918-07 Jan 1919)
Commander of the Telephone-Detachment of Freikorps H�lsen (07 Jan 1919-01 May 1919)
Leader of Telephone-Battalion 203 (01 May 1919-01 Mar 1920)
Adjutant of the 3rd Signals-Battalion (01 Mar 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 15th Brigade-Motor-Transport-Battalion & Detached to the 8th Bigade-Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Jan 1921-31 May 1921)
Transferred to the Motor-Transport-Personnel of the 3rd Medical-Battalion (31 May 1921-05 Jul 1921)
Transferred back into the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (05 Jul 1921-01 Oct 1922)
Adjutant of the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1922-01 Apr 1924)
Transferred into the 7th Mounted-Regiment & Detached to the Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Apr 1924-01 Oct 1929)
Detached to Weapons School Course in Dresden (02 Oct 1925-15 Feb 1926)
Detached to the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1927-01 Oct 1927)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of 1st Division (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1929)
At the same time, Detached to the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jun 1928-30 Sep 1928)
At the same time, Detached to the 4th Signals-Battalion (01 Jul 1929-25 Sep 1929)
Transferred into the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1930)
Detached to the 9th Infantry-Regiment & to the Reichs Archives (01 Oct 1930-01 Feb 1931)
Chief of 1st Company of the 1st Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Feb 1931-01 Feb 1934)
Transferred to the Staff of the 1st Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Feb 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred to the Staff of Reichswehr-Central-Recruitment-Staff K�nigsberg (01 Oct 1934-01 May 1935)
Transferred to the General-Staff of Military-Replacement-Inspection K�nigsberg (01 May 1935-02 Jul 1936)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 1st Panzer-Division, Weimar (02 Jul 1936-21 Feb 1938)
Detached to the General-Staff of Group-Command 4 (21 Feb 1938-10 Nov 1938)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of XIV. Army-Corps (motorised) (10 Nov 1938-20 Sep 1940)
Chief of the General Staff of XXXIX. Army-Corps (motorised) (20 Sep 1940-09 Jul 1942)
Chief of the General Staff of XXXIX. Panzer-Corps (09 Jul 1942-29 Sep 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (29 Sep 1942-01 Jan 1943)
Ill (01 Mar 1943-15 Mar 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 21st Panzer-Division (01 Jan 1943-01 Mar 1943)
Commander of the 21st Panzer-Division (01 Mar 1943-15 May 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 May 1943-24 Aug 1943)
Detached to General-Quartermaster, OKH for the Execution of a Special Task (24 Aug 1943-01 Nov 1943)
To Disposal of the General-Inspection of Panzer Troops - Instructor at the Panzer Troop School (01 Nov 1943-05 Jan 1944)
Commander of the 715th Motorised-Infantry-Division (05 Jan 1944-18 Sep 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH - taken ill (18 Sep 1944-01 Oct 1944)
Commander of German Liaison-Staff 182 to the Italian 3rd Infantry Division San Marco (01 Oct 1944-30 Apr 1945)
In British Captivity (03 May 1945-01 Nov 1947)
Released (01 Nov 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 26.01.1942 als Oberst i.G. und Chef des Generalstabes des XXXIX. Armeekorps (mot)
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Nennung im Ehrenblatt des Heeres: am 28.08.1941 als Oberst i.G. und Chef des Generalstabes des XXXIX. Armeekorps (mot)
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
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