Generaloberst Erich Hoepner Born: 14 Sep 1886 in Frankfurt, Oder Died: 08 Aug 1944 in Berlin-Pl�tzensee (Executed) Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Nov 1905); Leutnant (18 Aug 1906); Oberleutnant (17 Feb 1914); Rittmeister (18 Jun 1915); Major (01 Feb 1926); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1930); Oberst (01 Feb 1933); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1936); Generalleutnant (30 Jan 1938); General der Kavallerie (20 Apr 1939); Generaloberst (19 Jul 1940) Career:
Entered Army Service (10 Mar 1905)
Fahnenjunker in the schleswig-holsteinischen 13th Dragoon-Regiment, Metz (10 Mar 1905-1911)
Regiments-Adjutant of the schleswig-holsteinischen 13th Dragoon-Regiment (1911-1913)
Detached to the War Academy Berlin (01 Oct 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Ordinance-Officer with the General-Staff of XVI. Army-Corps (01 Aug 1914-17 Oct 1915)
Transferred into the General-Staff of VI. Army-Corps (17 Oct 1915-1916)
In the General-Staff of 1st Army (1916-00 Jan 1917)
In the General-Staff of 7th Army (00 Jan 1917-1918)
In the General-Staff of the 105th Infantry-Division (1918-00 Jan 1919)
In the General-Staff of the 36th Infantry-Division (00 Jan 1919-00 May 1919)
In the Staff of the 17th Reichswehr-Brigade (00 May 1919-01 May 1920)
Squadron-Chief in the 2nd Mounted-Regiment (01 May 1920-01 Oct 1921)
With the Inspection of Cavalry, RWM (01 Oct 1921-01 Apr 1923)
With the Staff of the 1st Cavalry-Division, Frankfurt on the Oder (01 Apr 1923-01 Oct 1927)
With the Staff of 1st Division (01 Oct 1927-01 Apr 1930)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 17th Infantry-Regiment, Braunschweig (01 Apr 1930-01 Oct 1932)
Commander of the 4th Mounted-Regiment, Potsdam (01 Oct 1932-01 Feb 1933)
Chief of Staff of 1st Division, K�nigsberg (01 Feb 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Chief of the General Staff of I. Army-Corps, K�nigsberg (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1935)
Chief of the General Staff of Group-Command 1, Berlin (01 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of the 1st Light Brigade (12 Oct 1937-19 Oct 1938)
Commander of the 1st Light Division (19 Oct 1938-24 Nov 1938)
Commanding General of XVI. Army-Corps (mot.) (24 Nov 1938-17 Feb 1941)
Commander-in-Chief of Panzer-Group 4 (17 Feb 1941-01 Jan 1942)
Commander-in-Chief of 4th Panzer-Army (01 Jan 1942-08 Jan 1942)
Retired (Discharged from the Army because of 'Cowardice & Disobedience', Lost the Right to carry the Uniform and Medals & lost all Pension rights. The reason was because he retreated 4 Divisions west of Moscow) (08 Jan 1942)
Arrested as a Participant in the Bomb Plot against Hitler, he was intended as Commander-in-Chief of the Home Theatre of War (20 Jul 1944-07 Aug 1944)
Sentenced to Death by the Peoples' Court (07 Aug 1944-08 Aug 1944)
Executed (Hanged) (08 Aug 1944)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 27.10.1939 als General der Kavallerie und Kommandierender General des XVI. Armee-Korps (mot)
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. W�rttembg. Friedrichs-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
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