Generalleutnant Ernst Hamel Born: 15 Jun 1877 in Wessin, District Parchim Died: 28 Mar 1969 in Berlin Promotions:
F�hnrich (08 Oct 1898); Leutnant (18 Aug 1899); Oberleutnant (18 Jun 1908); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1913); Charakter als Major (31 Mar 1920); Polizei-Major (01 Nov 1919); Major (01 Nov 1935); Oberstleutnant (16 Mar 1937); Oberst (01 Oct 1939); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1943); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 9th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1898-31 Dec 1907)
Detached to the Military Technical Academy (01 Oct 1902-31 Jul 1903)
Detached to the Military Technical Academy (01 Oct 1904-15 Aug 1905)
Adjutant of the 9th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jan 1908-22 Dec 1910)
With the Fortifications in Ulm (3rd Engineer-Inspection) (22 Dec 1910-26 May 1911)
Adjutant of the 8th Fortress-Inspection (27 May 1911-30 Sep 1913)
Company-Chief in the 9th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-23 Oct 1915)
Commander Of Pioneers of the 17th Infantry-Division (24 Oct 1915-01 Aug 1916)
Wounded, in Hospital (02 Aug 1916-25 Apr 1917)
Leader of the 9th Replacement-Pioneer-Battalion (26 Apr 1917-21 Jun 1917)
Commander of the Pioneer-Field-Recruitment-Depot 4 (22 Jun 1917-21 Feb 1918)
Commander of the 31st Pioneer-Battalion (21 Feb 1918-11 Jun 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (11 Jun 1918-02 Oct 1918)
Pioneer-Staff-Officer and Adjutant with the High Command of Army-Group Gallwitz (03 Oct 1918-31 Dec 1918)
In Hospital and with the Volunteer-Battalion Wildungen (01 Jan 1919-28 Feb 1919)
With the Volunteer-Battalion Harburg (01 Mar 1919-31 Mar 1919)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of the 9th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1919-31 Oct 1919)
Granted Leave (01 Nov 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Entered Police Service with the Security-Police Mecklenburg (01 Nov 1919-31 Dec 1923)
Special-Service (Secret-Service) in the RWM (01 Jan 1924-09 Jul 1935)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as a Supplemental-Officer (fully activated on 01 Sep 1941) and Industry-Representative for Rostock, Wismar, RLM (10 Jul 1935-30 Sep 1937)
Leader of the Military-Economics-Office I, District Dessau of Military-Economics-Inspection XI (01 Oct 1937-12 Nov 1939)
Leader of Military-Economics-Office Liegnitz of Military-Economics-Inspection VII (13 Nov 1939-14 Mar 1940)
Inspector of Luftwaffe Construction-Troops, RLM (15 Mar 1940-11 Sep 1941)
Chief of the Luftwaffe-Construction-Inspection, RLM (12 Sep 1941-30 Nov 1942)
Inspector of Luftwaffe-Inspection for Construction-Troops and POWs (L In. 17), RLM (01 Dec 1942-30 Apr 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKL (01 May 1943-30 Sep 1943)
Retired (30 Sep 1943)
Placed to Disposal and Used in the Volkssturm (01 Jan 1945-00 May 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (00 May 1945-1945)
Released (1945)
Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Gold
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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