Generalmajor Maximilian Hünten Born: 03 Sep 1894 in Bonn Died: 26 Feb 1965 in Bonn Promotions:
Gefreiter (01 Oct 1914); Unteroffizier (01 Nov 1914); Vizefeldwebel (27 Jan 1915); Leutnant der Reserve (22 Mar 1915); Leutnant (18 May 1916); Charakter als Oberleutnant (31 Jan 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (28 Oct 1919); Polizei-Hauptmann (13 Jul 1921); Polizei-Major (23 Mar 1932); Major (16 Mar 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1937); Oberst (01 Jul 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (Reserves) (01 Apr 1914)
One Year Volunteer in 160th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1914-08 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 160th Infantry-Regiment (08 Aug 1914-11 Jun 1915)
Company-Leader in III. Battalion of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (11 Jun 1915-07 Jan 1916)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (07 Jan 1916-27 Feb 1917)
Active-Officer (18 May 1916)
Mortar-Officer with the Staff of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (27 Feb 1917-28 Oct 1917)
At the same time, Temporary Regiments-Adjutant of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (10 Jul 1917-28 Jul 1917)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (28 Oct 1917-28 Aug 1918)
Temporary Regiments-Adjutant of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (28 Aug 1918-27 Oct 1918)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (27 Oct 1918-01 May 1919)
Dissolution-Officer with the Processing-Office of the 160th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1919-06 Oct 1919)
Transferred to Section-Command I of the Neutral Zone (06 Oct 1919-31 Jan 1920)
Retired (31 Jan 1920)
Entered Police Service (27 Oct 1919)
With the Protection-Police Berlin & Auxiliary-Advisor in the Central-Department & Acting Police Technical Advisor (28 Oct 1919-20 Jul 1922)
Transferred to the Protection-Police Cologne, Director of the Personnel-Department & Administrator for Organisation (20 Jul 1922-06 Oct 1930)
Detached to Course for Police Officers at the Higher Police School Eiche (26 Sep 1927-20 Dec 1927)
Detached as Chief of the 16th Police-District, Cologne (02 Jan 1928-28 Feb 1928)
Detached as Chief of the 16th Police-District, Cologne (01 May 1928-05 Oct 1930)
Detached to Course F at the Police-School for Physical-Exercise Spandau (18 Jun 1928-13 Jul 1928)
Administrator with the Government in Cologne (06 Oct 1930-01 Nov 1930)
Chief of the 169th Police-District, Cologne (01 Nov 1930-28 Jan 1931)
Traffic-Police-Officer with the Command of Protection-Police Cologne (28 Jan 1931-16 Feb 1931)
Chief of the 169th Police-District, Cologne (16 Feb 1931-04 May 1931)
Alarm-Leader with the Command of Protection-Police Cologne (04 May 1931-25 Mar 1932)
Detached to Course at the Higher Police School Eiche (05 Jan 1932-24 Mar 1932)
Chief of the 169th Police-District, Cologne (25 Mar 1932-21 Apr 1932)
Director of the Field Service with the Command of Protection-Police Cologne (21 Apr 1932-01 Dec 1932)
Representative of the Leader and Administrator with the Police-Inspection Centre, Cologne (01 Dec 1932-01 Apr 1933)
Administrator with the Government-Presidency Cologne (01 Apr 1933-24 Nov 1933)
Intelligence-Officer (Ic) with the Staff of the State-Police-Inspection South-West (24 Nov 1933-01 Feb 1934)
Operations-Officer (Ic) with the Staff of the State-Police-Inspection South-West (01 Feb 1934-16 Mar 1936)
Transferred into the Army (16 Mar 1936)
Chief-Supply-Officer (Ib) with the Staff of the 34th Division (16 Mar 1936-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 86th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-06 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 515th Infantry-Regiment (06 Feb 1940-15 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 574th Infantry-Regiment (15 Nov 1940-18 Mar 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 106th Grenadier-Regiment (18 Mar 1943-15 Apr 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Apr 1943-16 Apr 1943)
Commander of the 114th Grenadier-Regiment (16 Apr 1943-15 May 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 39th Infantry-Division (15 May 1943-03 Sep 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (03 Sep 1943-22 Jan 1944)
Location-Commandant of Rovno (22 Jan 1944-01 Mar 1944)
Fortress-Commandant St. Nazaire (01 Mar 1944-27 Sep 1944)
Battle-Commandant St. Nazaire (27 Sep 1944-09 May 1945)
In Captivity (09 May 1945-11 Apr 1948)
Released (11 Apr 1948)
Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange „Prager Burg“
- Kgl. Ungar. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Nennung im Ehrenblatt des Heeres: am 07.05.1943 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Grenadier-Regiment 114
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