(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalleutnant Hugo Höfl
Born: 16 Jun 1878 in Regensburg
Died: 13 Apr 1957 in Weipertshausen
Promotions:
Fähnrich (25 Jan 1898); Leutnant (25 Jul 1899); Oberleutnant (28 Oct 1909); Hauptmann (07 Jan 1914); Major (14 Oct 1919); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1924); Oberst (01 Feb 1929); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Jun 1936); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Jul 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (15 Jul 1897)
Fahnenjunker in the 20th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (15 Jul 1897-01 Aug 1914)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 20th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1905-30 Sep 1910)
Detached to the Bavarian War-Academy (01 Oct 1911-31 Jul 1914)
2nd Adjutant of the 2nd Bavarian Infantry-Division (01 Aug 1914-26 Sep 1914)
General-Staff-Officer of the composite Brigade von Godin (26 Sep 1914-17 Oct 1914)
Company, later Battalion Leader in the 20th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (17 Oct 1914-22 Apr 1915)
Adjutant of the 3rd Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (22 Apr 1915-02 Aug 1916)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Division (02 Aug 1916-25 Sep 1916)
2nd General-Staff-Officer of the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Division (25 Sep 1916-04 Jan 1918)
1st General-Staff-Officer of the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Division (04 Jan 1918-07 Nov 1918)
General-Staff-Officer for Special Duties with Army High Command 4 (07 Nov 1918-18 Dec 1918)
Battalion-Leader of I. Battalion of the 20th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (18 Dec 1918-02 May 1919)
Garrison-Senior in Lindau & Leader of Bodensee-Freikorps (02 May 1919-27 May 1919)
Transferred to the Bavarian Inspection of Military Institutes (27 May 1919-04 Jun 1919)
Employed with the Central-Office of the Bavarian General Staff (04 Jun 1919-09 Jan 1920)
Tactics-Instructor at the Infantry-School (09 Jan 1920-15 Sep 1923)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 21st Infantry-Regiment (15 Sep 1923-31 Jan 1928)
Commandant of Ingolstadt (13 Jan 1928-30 Sep 1929)
Retired (30 Sep 1929)
In the Turkish Services (15 Sep 1929-30 Nov 1935)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Dec 1935)
Training-Director Sensburg/East Prussia (01 Dec 1935-01 Oct 1936)
With the Staff of I. Army-Corps (01 Oct 1936-01 Oct 1937)
Landwehr-Commander Insterburg (01 Oct 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 206th Infantry-Division (26 Aug 1939-10 Jul 1942)
Commander of the 39th Infantry-Division (10 Jul 1942-18 Dec 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of LXXXIX. Army-Corps (18 Dec 1942-30 Apr 1943)
Retired (30 Apr 1943)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 04.12.1941 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 206. Infanterie-Division
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpol Jubiläums-Medaille mit der Krone
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Kgl. Bayer. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz II. Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern


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