Generalmajor Hans-Henning von Alten Born: 09 Aug 1890 in Nisgawe, District Wohlau, Silesia (Schlesien) Died: 03 May 1947 in Munsterlager Promotions:
Oberj�ger (27 Jan 1909); F�hnrich (19 Aug 1909); Leutnant (27 Jan 1910); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1915); Hauptmann (18 Apr 1917); Major (01 Apr 1930); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1934); Oberst (01 Mar 1936); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Dec 1939); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (30 Sep 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the Guards-Rifle-Battalion (30 Sep 1908-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to Physical Training Course of the Infantry School (08 Oct 1910-28 Oct 1910)
Transferred into the Bicycle-Company of the Guards-Rifle-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-03 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the Battalion (04 Aug 1914-02 Mar 1915)
Detached with the 1st Bicycle-Company to Cavalry-Division Graf Lippe (19 Dec 1914-27 Mar 1915)
Compant-Leader in the Guards-Rifle-Battalion (02 Mar 1915-28 Apr 1917)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the Guards-Rifles (28 Apr 1917-10 May 1917)
Transferred to the Staff of the 205th Infantry-Division (10 May 1917-19 Feb 1918)
Detached for Artillery Service to 19th Landwehr-Division (06 Dec 1917-17 Jan 1918)
Transferred to the Staff of the 232nd Landwehr-Division (19 Feb 1918-27 Nov 1918)
Transferred to the Staff of IV. Reserve-Corps (27 Nov 1918-03 Jan 1919)
Company-Leader in the Guards-Rifle-Battalion (03 Jan 1919-05 Apr 1919)
Company-Leader in the 15th Reichswehr-Rifle-Battalion (05 Apr 1919-12 Nov 1919)
Company-Leader in the 29th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (12 Nov 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Company-Chief in the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-08 Jan 1923)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (08 Jan 1923-01 Oct 1925)
Hauptmann with the Regiment-Staff of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Feb 1926)
Detached for Training in Signals Service with the 3rd Signals-Battalion (15 Oct 1925-15 Dec 1925)
Hauptmann with the Staff and Welfare-Officer with the II. Battalion of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1926-01 Oct 1926)
Hauptmann with the Regiment-Staff of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-01 Mar 1929)
Transferred to the Command-Office Berlin (01 Mar 1929-01 Oct 1933)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Detached to Course for Heavy Infantry Weapons in D�beritz (03 Oct 1933-18 Oct 1933)
Commander of the II. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Potsdam (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to the Staff of Group-Command 2 (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of Watch-Troop Berlin (06 Oct 1936-23 Jun 1937)
Commander of Watch-Regiment Berlin (23 Jun 1937-01 Jun 1939)
Commandant of Koblenz (01 Jun 1939-13 Aug 1940)
Field-Commandant 610 (13 Aug 1940-25 Jan 1941)
Commandant of M�hlhausen, Alsace (25 Jan 1941-13 Jan 1942)
Field-Commandant 607 (13 Jan 1942-06 Nov 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (06 Nov 1942-15 Aug 1943)
Field-Commandant 1006 (15 Aug 1943-08 May 1945)
In British Captivity (08 May 1945-03 May 1947)
Died (03 May 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- - 1914 EK I
- - 1914 EK II
- - Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- - Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV Klasse mit Schwertern
- - Ritterkreuz II Klasse des kgl. S�chs. Albrechts-Orden mit Schwertern
- - Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- - Ehrenritter des Preuss. Johanniter-Orden
- - Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
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