Generalmajor Werner von Hillebrandt Born: 01 Jan 1898 in K�nigsberg, Prussia (Preu�en) Died: 26 Feb 1971 in Kassel Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (11 Jul 1915); F�hnrich (30 Sep 1915); Leutnant (30 Sep 1915); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1932); Major (01 Apr 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1939); Oberst (01 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (30 Jan 1915)
Fahnenjunker in the 4th Queen-Augusta-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (30 Jan 1915-12 May 1915)
Detached to Training-Course for Fahnenjunker in D�beritz (18 Feb 1915-14 Apr 1915)
In the Field with the 6th Company of the 4th Queen-Augusta-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (12 May 1915-11 Aug 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital the transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 4th Queen-Augusta-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (11 Aug 1915-20 Oct 1915)
In the Field as Company-Officer in the 3rd Company of the mobile 4th Queen-Augusta-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (20 Oct 1915-04 Oct 1916)
Leader of the 3rd MG-Company of the 4th Queen-Augusta-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (04 Oct 1916-23 Nov 1916)
Temporary Leader of the 3rd MG-Company of the 4th Queen-Augusta-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (23 Nov 1916-15 Dec 1916)
Leader of the 3rd MG-Company of the 4th Queen-Augusta-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (15 Dec 1916-19 Sep 1917)
Taken ill, transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 4th Queen-Augusta-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (19 Sep 1917-19 Oct 1917)
Leader of the 3rd MG-Company of the 4th Queen-Augusta-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (19 Oct 1917-05 Apr 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (05 Apr 1918-30 May 1918)
Assigned to the 1st MG-Company of the Gardekorps (30 May 1918-13 Dec 1918)
Detached as Instruction-Officer to MG-Courses in D�beritz (26 Jul 1918-09 Nov 1918)
Transferred back to the 4th Queen-Augusta-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (13 Dec 1918-15 Dec 1918)
1st Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 3rd Guards-Infantry-Brigade (15 Dec 1918-05 Jan 1919)
To Disposal as Mg-Company-Leader with the 1st Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (05 Jan 1919-19 Mar 1919)
Company-Leader of 6th Company of Training-Battalion of Group East, Border-Protection Strelitz (19 Mar 1919-27 Apr 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 4th Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (27 Apr 1919-12 Oct 1919)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 30th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1919-01 Sep 1920)
Transferred into the 29th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-18 Jan 1921)
Platoon-Leader in the 12th Company of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (18 Jan 1921-22 Mar 1923)
Detached to the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Aug 1921-11 Sep 1921)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1923-01 Oct 1923)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred into the 7th Company of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1928)
Detached to Officers Weapons School Course in Dresden (01 Oct 1925-15 Feb 1926)
Detached to the I. Naval-Artillery-Battalion Kiel (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1928)
Transferred into the 8th (MG) Company of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1928-01 Sep 1929)
Detached to Pioneer-Course in Klausdorf (12 Jun 1929-10 Jul 1929)
Transferred into 13th (MG) Company of the 8th Infantry-Regiment and Regiment-MG-Officer (01 Sep 1929-01 Oct 1932)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Chief of 8th (MG) Company of Infantry-Regiment Frankfurt/Oder (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Chief of 8th (MG) Company of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Adjutant of the 13th Motorised-Infantry-Division (01 Dec 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 71st Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-05 Mar 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (05 Mar 1941-07 Apr 1941)
1st Adjutant of the Replacement General-Command of IX. Army-Corps (Military-District IX), Kassel (07 Apr 1941-01 Aug 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Aug 1942-02 Sep 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve Army-Group South (02 Sep 1942-23 Sep 1942)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Regiment-Staff with Special-Purpose-Corps Felmy (23 Sep 1942-01 Apr 1943)
Commander of the 92nd Motorised-Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1943-05 Jun 1944)
Commander of the 92nd Grenadier-Regiment (05 Jun 1944-00 Nov 1944)
Commander of the 92nd Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment (00 Nov 1944-15 Nov 1944)
Wounded, in Hospital (15 Nov 1944-19 Jan 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (19 Jan 1945-01 Apr 1945)
Detached to Division-Leaders-Course (01 Apr 1945-09 May 1945)
In US Captivity (09 May 1945-11 Jun 1947)
Released (11 Jun 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (15 Dec 1944)
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