(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Erich Hampe
Born: 17 Dec 1889 in Gera
Died: 28 Jun 1978 in Bonn
Promotions:
F�hnrich (17 Dec 1908); Leutnant (17 Aug 1909); Leutnant der Reserve (20 Jul 1912); Oberleutnant der Reserve (22 Mar 1915); Hauptmann der Reserve (27 Jan 1918); Oberstleutnant (20 May 1941); Oberst (01 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1945); Ministerialrat (01 Apr 1951)
Career:
Entered Army Service (28 Mar 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 4th J�ger-Battalion (28 Mar 1908-01 Nov 1911)
Transferred into the 2nd MG-Detachment (01 Nov 1911-20 Jul 1912)
Discharged to Reserve (20 Jul 1912)
Called Up from Reserve (04 Aug 1914)
Called Up to the Replacement-MG-Detachment (04 Aug 1914-21 Sep 1914)
In the Field with the 1st Guards-MG-Detachment (21 Sep 1914-02 Nov 1915)
Transferred into the 168th Infantry-Regiment (02 Nov 1915-08 Dec 1916)
Transferred, because of illness, to the Replacement-MG-Detachment (08 Dec 1916-01 Dec 1918)
Transferred to the 1st Replacement-MG-Company of III. Army-Corps (01 Dec 1918-1919)
Leader of the 2nd MG-Detachment (1919-27 Jun 1919)
Military Member with the Hospital-Commission of the Reserve-Hospital Saarow (27 Jun 1919-30 Nov 1919)
Retired (30 Nov 1919)
Studies of National-Economy at the University of Berlin (1920-1922)
With the Technical Emergency Assistance, lastly Deputy Chief of the Reichs Office of Technical Emergency Assistance, Berlin (1920-1941)
Reactivated to Army Service (20 May 1941)
Special Duties of OKH (20 May 1941-31 May 1941)
Chief of the Department for Technical Troops in OKH/In 11 (31 May 1941-08 May 1945)
At the same time, General of Technical Troops in OKH (20 Oct 1942-08 May 1945)
At the same time, Director of the Operations-Group Technical Wehrmacht (06 Dec 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-27 Jun 1947)
Released (27 Jun 1947)
Entered the Civil Service of the BRD (01 Apr 1951)
Ministerialrat and Director of Department VI C 3 - Pioneer Matters and ABC-Defence in the Federal Ministry of the Interior (01 Apr 1951-25 Mar 1954)
President of the Federal Institute for Civilian Air Protection (25 Mar 1954-30 Jun 1955)
Retired (30 Jun 1955)

Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (22 Jul 1944)
Gro�es Bundesverdienstkreuz


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