Generalstabsrichter Dr. Christian Freiherr von Hammerstein Born: 29 May 1887 in Schwerin Died: 21 Feb 1963 in G�ttingen Doctorate in Jurisprudence: 00 Jul 1914 Promotions:
Gefreiter (01 Apr 1910); Unteroffizier (01 Jul 1910); Referendar (23 Sep 1910); Vizewachtmeister der Reserve (26 May 1912); Leutnant der Reserve (18 Dec 1913); Charakter als Oberleutnant der Reserve (09 Sep 1920); Assessor (07 Feb 1920); jurist. Oberkirchenrat (01 Jan 1924); Oberkriegsgerichtsrat (01 Apr 1936); Ministerialrat (14 Apr 1937); Ministerialdirigent (21 Mar 1940); Ministerialdirektor (16 Dec 1942); umernannt zum Generalstabsrichter (01 May 1944) Career:
Law-Studies at the University Of Heidelberg (1907-1908)
Law-Studies at the University Of G�ttingen (1908-1909)
Law-Studies at the University Of Rostock (1909-1910)
Junior Law Examination (23 Sep 1910)
Entered the Army as a One Year Volunteer in the 60th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1910-30 Sep 1911)
Discharged to Reserve (30 Sep 1911)
Referendar (Junior Lawyer) at the Local and District Court Schwerin (01 Oct 1911-02 Aug 1914)
Called Up from Reserve as Platoon-Leader, Battery-Leader, Battalion-Adjutant and Court-Officer, as well as Regiments-Adjutant in the 60th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-29 Oct 1918)
Severely wounded, in Hospital and Granted Leave (29 Oct 1918-01 Feb 1920)
At the same time, in Legal Preparatory-Service in Schwerin and Berlin (19 May 1919-19 Feb 1920)
Retired from the Army (01 Feb 1920)
2nd Legal State Examination (07 Feb 1920)
Assessor with the Public Prosecutor's Office with District-Court Schwerin (20 Feb 1920-30 Jun 1920)
Local-Judge at the Local-Court Boizemburg, Elbe (01 Jul 1920-31 Dec 1923)
juristischer Oberkirchenrat (Legal Upper Church Advisor) of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church Mecklenburg-Schwerin (01 Jan 1924-30 Jun 1935)
Judicial Military Law Officer on Probation with the Court of the II. Admiral of the East Seas (Baltic), Kiel (01 Jul 1935-31 Mar 1936)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Oberkriegsgerichtsrat with the Court of Air-District-Command VI, Kiel (01 Apr 1936-05 Oct 1936)
Detached to the RLM/Z.A. Recht (Central Office Law) (06 Oct 1936-31 Mar 1937)
Group-Director in the RLM/Z.A. Recht (01 Apr 1937-13 Aug 1939)
Department-Chief in the RLM/Z.A. Recht (14 Aug 1939-28 Feb 1940)
Office-Group-Chief in the RLM/L R (01 Mar 1940-11 Jun 1945)
In US Captivity (11 Jun 1945-10 Apr 1947)
Released (10 Apr 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (20 Apr 1945)
Ritterkreuz des k�niglich Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern (21 Apr 1918)
KVK I m. Schw.
KVK II m. Schw.
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