Generalmajor Günter Hoffmann-Schoenborn Born: 01 May 1905 in Posen Died: 04 Apr 1970 in Bad Kreuznach Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (15 Jul 1925); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Nov 1925); Fähnrich (01 Sep 1926); Oberfähnrich (01 Aug 1927); Leutnant (01 Feb 1928); Oberleutnant (01 Jun 1931); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1935); Major (01 Dec 1940); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1942); Oberst (01 Nov 1943); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1924)
Kanonier in the 10th Battery of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1924-01 Nov 1924)
Transferred into the 8th Battery of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1924-15 Jul 1925)
Fahnenjunker-Tests (27 Jun 1925-02 Jul 1925)
Fahnenjunker in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (15 Jul 1925-01 Oct 1934)
Detached to I. Course at the Infantry-School (01 Mar 1926-30 Sep 1926)
Detached to II. Course at Artillery-School II, Jüterbog (05 Nov 1926-13 Aug 1927)
Detached to Signals-Course at Artillery-School II, Jüterbog (08 Apr 1929-17 Aug 1929)
Detached to Course for Physical-Training in Wünsdorf (28 Aug 1931-24 Oct 1931)
Chief of 11th Battery of Artillery-Regiment Fulda (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1935)
Detached to the War-Academy, II. Course, Berlin (01 Oct 1935-07 Jul 1937)
Transferred into the General-Staff of 8th Division (07 Jul 1937-01 Apr 1939)
At the same time, Detached to the Army General Staff (01 Aug 1937-31 Mar 1939)
Chief of the 2nd Battery of the 42nd Artillery-Regiment, Minden (01 Apr 1939-13 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 730th Motorised-Heavy-Artillery-Battalion (13 Oct 1939-15 Apr 1940)
Commander of the 777th Motorised-Heavy-Artillery-Battalion (15 Apr 1940-14 Aug 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH, Re-Schooling on Assault-Guns in Jüterbog with the 2nd Motorised-Artillery-Instruction-Regiment (14 Aug 1940-01 Oct 1940)
Commander of the 191st Assault-Artillery-Battalion (01 Oct 1940-07 Feb 1941)
Commander of the 191st Assault-Gun-Battalion (07 Feb 1941-02 Dec 1941)
Severely wounded, in Hospital (02 Dec 1941-01 Mar 1942)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 29th Motorised-Artillery-Instruction-Regiment, Jüterbog (01 Mar 1942-01 Dec 1942)
Commander of the 29th Motorised-Artillery-Instruction-Regiment (01 Dec 1942-01 Aug 1943)
Commander of Assault-Gun-School Burg (01 Aug 1943-01 Aug 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH, Military-District XI and Detached to 13th Divisional-Leaders-Course in Hirschberg, Silesia (01 Aug 1944-31 Aug 1944)
Detached to Short-Course for Officers of Panzer Troops with the Course for Higher Troop Leadership (31 Aug 1944-02 Sep 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 18th Volksgrenadier-Division (15 Sep 1944-01 Dec 1944)
Commander of the 18th Volksgrenadier-Division (01 Dec 1944-05 Feb 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKH (05 Feb 1945-19 Feb 1945)
Delegated with the Temporary Leadership of the 5th Panzer-Division (19 Feb 1945-10 Apr 1945)
Wounded (Shot in the left thigh), in Hospital (10 Apr 1945-15 Apr 1945)
Taken with the Hospital-Ship at Copenhagen (15 Apr 1945-27 Jul 1945)
Treatment at Reserve-Hospital I, Hameln (02 Aug 1945-05 Dec 1945)
In Captivity (06 Dec 1945-13 May 1947)
Interned in Adelheide, Lower Saxony (14 May 1947-05 Mar 1948)
Released (05 Mar 1948)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (14 May 1941)
Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz (31 Dec 1941, 49th recipient)
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