Generalmajor Paul Hoffmann Born: 12 Sep 1881 in Stuttgart Died: 05 May 1945 in Gro�cotta in Bavaria (Suicide) Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1900); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1909); Hauptmann (18 Dec 1913); Major (01 Nov 1922); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1928); Oberst (01 Apr 1937); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1900)
Leutnant in the 126th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1900-28 Dec 1901)
Detached to the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1901-31 Dec 1901)
Transferred into the 49th Firld-Artillery-Regiment (28 Dec 1901-19 Feb 1913)
Detached to the Instruction-Regiment of the Field Artillery Firing School (24 Nov 1903-18 Feb 1913)
Transferred into the 49th Field-Artillery-Regiment (19 Feb 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Commander of the 1st Munitions-Column of II. Battalion of the 49th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-29 Aug 1914)
Battery-Leader in the 49th Field-Artillery-Regiment (29 Aug 1914-06 Oct 1916)
Leader of III. Battalion of the 281st Field-Artillery-Regiment (06 Oct 1916-31 Dec 1918)
At the same time, Temporary Leader of the 281st Field-Artillery-Regiment (09 Jul 1917-12 Aug 1917)
At the same time, Temporary Leader of the 281st Field-Artillery-Regiment (00 Jan 1918-20 Jan 1918)
At the same time, Temporary Leader of the 281st Field-Artillery-Regiment (05 Jul 1918-01 Nov 1918)
Battery-Chief in the 49th Field-Artillery-Regiment (31 Dec 1918-25 Jun 1919)
Detached as Adjutant to Reserve-Security-Battalion Ulm (14 Apr 1919-20 May 1919)
Detached to the Unteroffiziers-Instruction-Company (25 May 1919-25 Jun 1919)
Battery-Leader in the 13th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (25 Jun 1919-22 Jul 1919)
Leader of Unteroffiziers-Instruction-Company 3 (22 Jul 1919-31 Aug 1919)
Battalion-Leader of the 13th Field-Artillery-Regiment (31 Aug 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Battery-Chief in the 13th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Battery-Chief in the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1923)
With the Staff of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Grafenw�hr (01 Oct 1923-01 Feb 1928)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1928-31 Jan 1930)
Retired (31 Jan 1930)
Territorial-Employee (01 Feb 1933)
With Military-District-Command I (01 Feb 1933-01 Oct 1933)
Entered Army Service as a Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Jun 1941)
With the Staff of Military-Replacement-Inspection Allenstein (01 Oct 1933-01 Apr 1939)
Training-Director Allenstein (01 Apr 1939-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 217th Artillery-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-15 Nov 1940)
Artillery-Commander 103 (15 Nov 1940-12 May 1941)
Field-Commandant 189 (12 May 1941-1942)
Location-Commandant Nikolayev (1942-30 Jun 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (30 Jun 1942-23 Oct 1942)
General with Special Duties with the Staff of Senior-Field-Command-Office Donez (23 Oct 1942-24 Nov 1942)
Field-Commandant 457 (00 Dec 1942-10 Jun 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (10 Jun 1943-31 May 1944)
Retired (31 May 1944)
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