(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Hans Küpper
Born: 22 Sep 1891 in Karlsruhe
Died: 03 Feb 1946 in Riga (Executed)
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (18 Dec 1912); Fähnrich (18 Apr 1913); Leutnant (17 Feb 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Apr 1917); Rittmeister (01 Jan 1925); Major (01 Apr 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Aug 1912)
Fahnenjunker in the 21st Dragoon-Regiment (01 Aug 1912-28 Nov 1916)
Detached to the 141st Infantry-Regiment (15 Feb 1915-19 Jun 1915)
Detached to Army Flight Park 8 (23 Dec 1915-02 Feb 1916)
Detached to MG-Instruction-Course in Döberitz (14 Oct 1916-23 Nov 1916)
Transferred to the MG-Squadron of the 21st Dragoon-Regiment (28 Nov 1916-05 Mar 1917)
Assigned to the 93rd Cavalry-Rifle-Regiment (05 Mar 1917-15 May 1917)
Detached to MG-Weapon-Master-Course (10 Mar 1917-05 Apr 1917)
Leader of 4th Squadron of the 93rd Cavalry-Rifle-Regiment (15 May 1917-10 Oct 1918)
Leader of the MG-Squadron of the 93rd Cavalry-Rifle-Regiment (10 Oct 1918-18 Dec 1918)
Leader of the MG-Company of the 44th Volunteer-Battalion (18 Dec 1918-25 Mar 1919)
Transferred to the 2nd Squadron of the 113th Reichswehr-Cavalry-Regiment (25 Mar 1919-01 May 1920)
Transferred into the 18th Mounted-Regiment (01 May 1920-25 May 1925)
Chief of the Training-Squadron of the 7th Mounted-Regiment (25 May 1925-01 Jul 1925)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 7th Mounted-Regiment (01 Jul 1925-01 Apr 1927)
Chief of the Supplemental-Squadron of the 7th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1927-01 Nov 1928)
Chief of 3rd Squadron of the 11th Mounted-Regiment (01 Nov 1928-01 Nov 1931)
Detached to Cavalry-Signals-Course with the 4th Mounted-Regiment (08 Apr 1929-04 May 1929)
Detached to Course on Light Mortars & Army Guns in Döberitz (24 Feb 1931-13 Mar 1931)
Transferred into the 16th Mounted-Regiment & Location-Senior in Hofgeismar (01 Nov 1931-01 Sep 1934)
Transferred to the Officers of Military Sub-Personnel of the Army Command (01 Sep 1934-15 Oct 1934)
Commander of Military-Sub-Personnel of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army (15 Oct 1934-01 Apr 1936)
Commander of the Staff-Department in OKH (01 Apr 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Commandant of Karlsruhe (10 Nov 1938-22 Sep 1939)
Section-Commandant on the Upper Rhine in Neustadt, later in Donaueschingen (22 Sep 1939-01 Jul 1940)
Field-Commandant 605, La Roche sur Yon (01 Jul 1940-00 May 1941)
Injured from a fall from a horse, in Hospital (00 May 1941-19 May 1941)
Führer-Reserve - Military-District-Command V (19 May 1941-10 Feb 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH & Detached to the Staff of the Commander of Rear Army Area South (10 Feb 1942-00 Feb 1942)
Field-Commandant Kobeljaki (00 Feb 1942-1942)
Field-Commandant Krementschug (1942-1942)
Field-Commandant Dniepropetrovsk (1942-20 Sep 1942)
Field-Commandant Krasnodar (20 Sep 1942-02 Jan 1943)
Field-Commandant Dünaburg (02 Jan 1943-00 Oct 1944)
Field-Commandant 818 in Kurland (00 Oct 1944-00 Mar 1945)
Commandant of Frauenburg (00 Mar 1945-00 Apr 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (00 Apr 1945-03 Feb 1946)
Sentenced to death by a Soviet Tribunal at Riga for Alleged Attrocities committed in that area & Executed (03 Feb 1946)

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