Generalmajor Hans-Jobst Freiherr von Buddenbrock Born: 21 Jun 1895 in Ohlau, Silesia (Schlesien) Died: 30 Aug 1957 in G�tersloh Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1914); Oberleutnant (01 Mar 1924); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1929); Major (20 Apr 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1938); Oberst (20 Nov 1940); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1914)
Leutnant and Battery-Officer in the 3rd Guards-Field-Artillery-Regiment (22 Mar 1914-17 Feb 1917)
Detached to Course at J�terbog (30 Apr 1916-27 Jun 1916)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 3rd Guards-Field-Artillery-Regiment (17 Feb 1917-21 Jun 1917)
Battery-Leader in the 3rd Guards-Field-Artillery-Regiment (21 Jun 1917-01 Feb 1918)
Battery-Officer in the 3rd Guards-Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1918-20 Mar 1918)
Battery-Leader in the 3rd Guards-Field-Artillery-Regiment (20 Mar 1918-30 Apr 1918)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 3rd Guards-Field-Artillery-Regiment (30 Apr 1918-22 Jun 1918)
Battery-Leader in the 3rd Guards-Field-Artillery-Regiment (22 Jun 1918-14 Aug 1919)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 3rd Guards-Field-Artillery-Regiment (14 Aug 1919-01 Nov 1919)
Transferred into the 61st Infantry-Cannon-Battery (01 Nov 1919-07 Dec 1919)
Transferred to the 26th Field-Column, M�lheim (07 Dec 1919-09 May 1920)
Transferred to the 7th Artillery-Regiment (14 Jul 1920-06 Oct 1920)
Inspection-Officer at the Infantry-School, I. Course (06 Oct 1920-08 Apr 1921)
Transferred into the 6th Artillery-Regiment and with effect from 15 Apr 1921 was placed to the Infantry-School for Service use as Inspection-Officer (08 Apr 1921-30 Jun 1921)
Transferred to the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (30 Jun 1921-01 May 1929)
Detached as Readier to the Cavalry-School in Hannover (01 Oct 1924-30 Sep 1926)
Detached to the Firing-Course for Artillery-Officers in Munster (22 Oct 1927-01 Dec 1927)
Battery-Chief in the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1929-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the II. Battalion of Artillery-Regiment Schweidnitz (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 28th Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-20 Apr 1939)
In the Regiments-Staff of the 28th Artillery-Regiment (20 Apr 1939-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 162nd Artillery-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-20 Nov 1940)
Taken ill, F�hrer-Reserve (20 Nov 1940-01 May 1941)
Commander of the 188th Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1941-01 Mar 1943)
Artillery Commander 124 (01 Mar 1943-22 May 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve (22 May 1943-03 Oct 1943)
Artillery Commander 103 (03 Oct 1943-09 Jun 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve (09 Jun 1944-21 Aug 1944)
Higher Artillery Commander 318 (21 Aug 1944-06 Sep 1944)
Artillery Commander 120 (06 Sep 1944-00 Apr 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 212th Infantry-Division (00 Apr 1945-00 May 1945)
In captivity (00 May 1945-05 Jun 1947)
Released (05 Jun 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- - Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 24.03.1943 als Oberst und Komm. Artillerie-Regiment 188
- - 1939 EK I �S-
- - 1939 EK II �S-
- - 1914 EK I
- - 1914 EK II
- - Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- - Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
- - Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. Marz 1938
- - Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen in Silber
- - Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
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