Generalleutnant Erich Hofmann Born: 30 Sep 1889 in Vienna (Wien) Died: 08 Sep 1961 in Zell am See Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Aug 1909); Leutnant (01 May 1912); Oberleutnant (01 Jan 1915); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1918); Major (Titel) (09 Jul 1921); Stabs-Hauptmann (01 Mar 1923); Major (21 Jan 1928); Oberstleutnant (19 Jan 1936); Oberst (01 Feb 1939); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Sep 1943) Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Aug 1909)
Passed Out the Infantry-Cadet-School as F�hnrich in the 1st Tyrolean Kaiserj�ger-Regiment (18 Aug 1909-01 Aug 1914)
In the Field as a Company-Commander with the 1st Tyrolean Kaiserj�ger-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-07 Sep 1914)
Wounded, in Russian Captivity (07 Sep 1914-01 Jan 1918)
Assigned to the Searchlight-Battery of the 1st Tyrolean Kaiserj�ger-Regiment (01 Jan 1918-01 Sep 1918)
Commander of the 22nd Searchlight-Company (01 Sep 1918-05 Sep 1920)
Assigned with the 1st Infantry-Regiment & Commander of Communication-Platoons with the Regiment & Battalions (05 Sep 1920-18 Apr 1921)
Detached to Officers Gun Trade Course Arsenal (02 Jan 1921-30 Sep 1921)
Transferred to the Staff of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (18 Apr 1921-12 Jun 1921)
Platoon-Commander with the 1st Infantry-Regiment (12 Jun 1921-01 Jan 1923)
Commander of the MG-Company of the II. Battalion of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1923-01 Nov 1927)
Commander of 1st Company of Infantry-Battalion I (01 Nov 1927-18 Oct 1928)
Detached to the General Staff School Vienna (18 Oct 1928-15 Feb 1929)
Transferred to 2nd Company of Infantry-Battalion I (15 Feb 1929-01 Nov 1930)
Sectional Service to the Military-Tests-Commission, Vienna VI (01 Nov 1930-16 Oct 1932)
Director of State Accounts, Army Survey Office (16 Oct 1932-15 Oct 1934)
Transferred into the Federal Ministry for State Defence (15 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1937)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 8th Mountain-Brigade (01 Oct 1937-01 Apr 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of XVIII. Army-Corps (01 Apr 1938-15 Oct 1939)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 270th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1939-09 Dec 1939)
Commander of the 352nd Infantry-Regiment (09 Dec 1939-18 Jul 1941)
Field-Commandant 241 (18 Jul 1941-01 Sep 1941)
Location-Commandant of Pleskau (01 Sep 1941-31 Dec 1942)
Commander of the 207th Security-Division (31 Dec 1942-00 Nov 1943)
Battle-Commandant of Narva & Lake Peipus (00 Nov 1943-28 Apr 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH & Detached to Army-Group North for Use as a Divisional-Commander (28 Apr 1944-20 Jun 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 93rd Infantry-Division (20 Jun 1944-20 Jul 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (20 Jul 1944-27 Jul 1944)
Commander of the 560th Infantry-Division (27 Jul 1944-09 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 560th Volksgrenadier-Division (09 Oct 1944-10 Nov 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (10 Nov 1944-01 Aug 1945)
In Captivity (01 Aug 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (09 Jun 1943)
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