Generalmajor Hans Hecker Born: 26 Feb 1895 in Duisburg-Meidrich Died: 01 May 1979 in Hannoversch-M�nden Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (01 Dec 1914); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (07 Mar 1915); F�hnrich (31 May 1915); Leutnant (18 Jul 1917); Charakter als Oberleutnant (11 Mar 1922); Leutnant (01 Jan 1924); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1933); Major (01 Oct 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1941); Oberst (17 Dec 1941); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (02 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 33rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-24 Jan 1915)
In the Field with the 2nd Battery of the 33rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (25 Jan 1915-06 Mar 1915)
Transferred into the 16th Pioneer-Replacement-Battalion (06 Mar 1915-17 Apr 1915)
In the Field with the 2nd Reserve-Company of the 16th Pioneer-Battalion (17 Apr 1915-06 Nov 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (06 Nov 1915-06 Dec 1915)
Adjutant of II. Pioneer-Battalion 16 (15 Aug 1916-01 Jan 1917)
Adjutant of the 328th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jan 1917-14 Jun 1918)
Leader of 4th Company of the 328th Pioneer-Battalion (14 Jun 1918-17 Nov 1918)
Taken ill, in Hospital (17 Nov 1918-15 Jan 1919)
Transferred into the 16th Pioneer-Replacement-Battalion (15 Jan 1919-05 Mar 1919)
Discharged to Reserve (05 Mar 1919)
Retired (19 Mar 1919)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Jan 1924)
Employed again with the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jan 1924-01 Nov 1924)
Transferred into the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1924-20 Aug 1925)
Detached to Pioneer-School (20 Aug 1925-01 Sep 1925)
Detached to the 6th Pioneer-Regiment (01 Sep 1925-01 Nov 1925)
Transferred back to the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Nov 1925-01 Apr 1930)
Detached to Course for Physical Exercise in W�nsdorf (09 Aug 1927-10 Dec 1917)
Pioneer-Officer with the Command-Office Marienburg (01 Apr 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Transferred into the 1st Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1931-01 Mar 1932)
Chief of 3rd Company of the 1st Pioneer-Battalion (01 Mar 1932-15 Apr 1934)
Detached to Tactical-Technical Officer Course with the Motor-Transport-Instruction-Staff (04 Oct 1932-16 Dec 1932)
Instructor at the Infantry-School Dresden (15 Apr 1934-01 Jan 1935)
Instructor at the War-Academy Dresden (01 Jan 1935-01 Jan 1936)
Transferred into the RKM/In 5 (01 Jan 1936-04 Feb 1938)
With OKH/In 5 (04 Feb 1938-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 29th Pioneer-Battalion (10 Nov 1938-01 Nov 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve & Detached to the Staff of Panzer-Group Afrika (01 Nov 1941-15 Jan 1942)
Pioneer-Leader of Panzer-Group Afrika (15 Jan 1942-30 Jan 1942)
Pioneer-Leader of Panzer-Army Afrika (30 Jan 1942-01 Oct 1942)
Pioneer-Leader of the German-Italian Panzer-Army (01 Oct 1942-01 Dec 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve - Military-District-Command IX (01 Dec 1942-09 Dec 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH & Detached to 5th Division-Leaders-Course (09 Dec 1942-22 Jan 1943)
Commander of the 345th Motorised-Infantry-Division (renamed 29th Motorised-Infantry-Division on 01 Mar 1943) (11 Feb 1943-01 Mar 1943)
Detached to Panzer-Troop-School Krampnitz (27 Jul 1943-08 Oct 1943)
Delegated with the Temporary Leadership of the 26th Panzer-Division (22 Jan 1944-01 Mar 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 3rd Panzer-Grenadier-Division (22 Jan 1944-01 Jun 1944)
At the same time, Delegated with the Temporary Leadership of the 26th Panzer-Division (23 Feb 1944-11 Apr 1944)
Commander of the 3rd Panzer-Grenadier-Division (25 Jun 1944-03 Oct 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (03 Oct 1944-01 Apr 1945)
Commander of the 4th Panzer-Division (01 Apr 1945-00 May 1945)
In Captivity (00 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 05.08.1940 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur des Pionier-Bataillons 29 (mot)
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 19.09.1942 als Oberst und Pionierf�hrer der Panzerarmee Afrika
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 22.08.1918
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Allgemeines-Sturmabzeichen des Heeres in Silber
- Komturkreuz des Kgl. Italien. Kolonial-Orden vom Stern
- Kgl. Italien. Silberne Tapferkeitsmedaille
- �rmelband �Afrika�
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