Generalmajor Hans Hammer Born: 22 Oct 1895 in Strasbourg (Stra�burg), Alsace (Elsa�) Died: 12 May 1944 in Kap Chersones, Crimea (MIA) Promotions:
Leutnant (03 Apr 1915); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1930); Major (01 Dec 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1939); Oberst (01 Oct 1940); Generalmajor (nachtr�glich) (01 Jul 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (12 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 104th Infantry-Regiment (12 Aug 1914-27 Mar 1916)
Fahnenjunker-Course in D�beritz (17 Oct 1914-11 Dec 1914)
Fahnenjunker-Course in Felde (01 Jan 1915-13 Feb 1915)
Training-Officer with the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 40th Infantry-Division (05 Sep 1915-26 Mar 1916)
Company-Officer in the 104th Infantry-Regiment (27 Mar 1916-18 Aug 1916)
Wounded, in hospital (18 Aug 1916-12 May 1917)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 104th Infantry-Regiment (12 May 1917-01 Jun 1917)
Back in the Field (01 Jun 1917-22 Jun 1917)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 88th Infantry-Brigade (22 Jun 1917-24 Jul 1917)
Company-Leader in the 104th Infantry-Regiment (24 Jul 1917-20 Dec 1918)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 104th Infantry-Regiment (20 Dec 1918-01 Feb 1919)
Company-Leader in the 1st Volunteer-Border-J�ger-Battalion (01 Feb 1919-01 Apr 1919)
Leader of III. Battalion of the 104th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1919-12 Apr 1919)
Transferred into the 3rd Border-J�ger-Regiment (12 Apr 1919-12 May 1919)
Company-Leader in the 3rd Border-J�ger-Regiment (12 May 1919-10 Sep 1919)
Transferred into the 37th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (10 Sep 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-15 Aug 1921)
Ordinance-Officer with the Regiments-Staff of the 11th Infantry-Regiment (15 Aug 1921-01 Apr 1924)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1924-01 Dec 1929)
Transferred to the 13th Company of the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1929-01 Oct 1932)
Temporary Regiments-Adjutant of the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1931-30 Jun 1931)
Company-Chief in the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-01 Apr 1933)
Transferred into the 12th Mounted-Regiment and Detached to the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment Dresden (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 10th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-10 Oct 1936)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 102nd Infantry-Regiment (10 Oct 1936-18 Oct 1939)
Detached to the Infantry-School (18 Oct 1939-01 Mar 1940)
Commander of Course III with Instruction-Staff II of the Infantry-School (01 Mar 1940-20 Sep 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve, at the same time transferred to OKH (20 Sep 1940-15 Nov 1940)
Department-Chief in OKH (15 Nov 1940-14 Aug 1942)
Commander of the 351st Infantry-Regiment (02 Sep 1942-25 Mar 1944)
Field-Commandant 853 (25 Mar 1944-12 May 1944)
Missing-in-Action (12 May 1944)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des k�niglich-s�chsischen Milit�r-St.-Heinrich-Ordens (31 Aug 1916)
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