Generalleutnant Hellmuth Koch Born: 19 Sep 1891 in Oppeln Died: 10 Jun 1945 in F�rstenwalde Hospital, Spree Promotions:
F�hnrich (20 Dec 1910); Leutnant (20 Sep 1911); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1915); Hauptmann (20 Sep 1918); Polizei-Hauptmann (30 Apr 1920); Polizei-Major (01 Oct 1928); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937); Oberst (01 Dec 1939); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1942); Major z.V. (1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1909)
One Year Volunteer in a Guards-Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1909-01 Apr 1910)
Fahnenjunker in the 22nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1910-30 Apr 1920)
Transferred to Police Service (30 Apr 1920)
With Police-Administration Brieg, later in Neustadt, Kosel and Beuthen (01 Apr 1924-01 Oct 1928)
Instructor at the Police School Brandenburg (01 Oct 1928-01 Oct 1932)
Instructor at the Police School Frankenstein (01 Oct 1932-Autumn 1933)
Commander of the Police-School Frankenstein (Autumn 1933-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 84th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Jun 1937)
Supplemental-Officer (01 Jun 1937); Active-Officer (01 Jun 1941)
Training-Director 2, Glatz (01 Jun 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 350th Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-09 Dec 1941)
Commander of the 454th Security-Division (09 Dec 1941-00 Feb 1944)
In Detention because of his abandonment of the city of Rovno against the instructions of F�hrer Command (00 Feb 1944-10 Sep 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve (25 Apr 1944-10 Sep 1944)
Comdemned to 5 Years Imprisonment & Loss of Rank by a Court Martial, in Wehrmacht-Prison in Bruchsal (10 Sep 1944-07 Feb 1945)
Assigned Frontline Probation as Major z.V. & Battalion-Commander with the 9th Army (07 Feb 1945-08 May 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (08 May 1945-10 Jun 1945)
Died in Soviet Captivity (10 Jun 1945)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (06 May 1943)
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