Generalmajor Hans-Joachim Baurmeister Born: 28 Oct 1898 in Glogau Died: 12 Feb 1950 in Camp Voikovo by Ivanovo, USSR Promotions:
F�hnrich (10 Aug 1914); Leutnant (20 Jan 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Oct 1925); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1933); Major (20 May 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1940); Oberst (14 Jun 1941); Generalmajor (09 Nov 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (10 Aug 1914)
F�hnrich in the 5th Field-Artillery-Regiment (10 Aug 1914-08 Sep 1914)
Transferred into the 50th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (08 Sep 1914-02 Feb 1915)
Battery-Officer in the 50th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Feb 1915-15 Oct 1916)
Badly wounded, Hospital (15 Oct 1916-13 Mar 1917)
Battery-Officer in the 50th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (13 Mar 1917-07 Jul 1917)
Battery-Officer in the 282nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (07 Jul 1917-18 Mar 1918)
Battery-Leader in the 282nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Mar 1918-31 Jan 1919)
Battery-Officer in the 5th Field-Artillery-Regiment (31 Jan 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 3rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Retired from Army Service (31 Dec 1920)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Jan 1924)
Battery-Officer in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1924-01 Aug 1927)
Detached to the Artillery School (14 Oct 1924-20 Aug 1925)
Adjutant of the V. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1927-01 Oct 1933)
Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 5th Division (01 Oct 1931-01 Oct 1933)
To the Disposal of the Chief of the Army Command (01 Oct 1933-01 May 1934)
Battery-Chief in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Hauptmann with the Staff of Artillery-Battalion Ohrdruf (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Battery-Chief in the 74th Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 73rd Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Tactics-Instructor at the War School in Potsdam (10 Nov 1938-17 Oct 1939)
Detached to the Artillery-School (17 Aug 1939-17 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 23rd Artillery-Regiment (18 Mar 1940-12 Jan 1942)
Course-Director at the Artillery School I (12 Jan 1942-01 Apr 1943)
Artillery Commander 130 (01 Apr 1943-16 Feb 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (16 Feb 1944-01 Apr 1944)
Commander of the 1st Grenadier-Regiment (01 Apr 1944-10 May 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 1st Infantry-Division (10 May 1944-19 Jun 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 371st Infantry-Division (19 Jun 1944-14 Jul 1944)
Division Leaders Course (14 Jul 1944-18 Aug 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 290th Infantry-Division (18 Aug 1944-09 Nov 1944)
Commander of the 290th Infantry-Division (09 Nov 1944-25 Apr 1945)
Higher Artillery Commander 315 (25 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In Soviet captivity (08 May 1945-12 Feb 1950)
Died in captivity (12 Feb 1950)
Awards & Decorations
- - Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 21.10.1943 als Oberst und Artillerie-Kommandeur 130
- - 1939 EK I �S-
- - 1939 EK II �S-
- - 1914 EK I
- - 1914 EK II
- - Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- - Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung
- - Anerkennungsurkunde des OB. des Heeres: am 18.11.1941 als Oberst und Komm. Artillerie-Regiment 23
- - Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
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