(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Hans Brabänder
Born: 28 Nov 1889 in Russow, District Wittstock
Died: 26 Oct 1982 in Hamburg
Promotions:
Fähnrich (12 Feb 1909); Leutnant (22 Mar 1910); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1915); Hauptmann (28 Sep 1921); Major (01 Sep 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 May 1935); Oberst (01 Oct 1937); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (17 Oct 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 150th Infantry-Regiment (17 Oct 1908-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War-School Glogau (07 May 1909-18 Feb 1910)
Company-Officer in the Replacement-Battalion of the 150th Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-16 Aug 1914)
Transferred to the I. Bicycle-Company Königsberg (16 Aug 1914-16 Sep 1914)
Adjutant of the 9th Landwehr-Brigade (16 Sep 1914-31 Oct 1914)
Transferred back into the I. Bicycle-Company Königsberg (31 Oct 1914-20 May 1915)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 17th Territorial-Division (20 May 1915-01 Mar 1916)
Company-Leader in the 2nd Jäger-Battalion (01 Mar 1916-09 Oct 1918)
Detached to Sniper-School in Wilna (02 Jun 1917-02 Jul 1917)
Detached to MG-Training in Olita (27 Oct 1917-22 Nov 1917)
Temporary-Leader of the I. Battalion of the 380th Infantry-Regiment (09 Oct 1918-21 Oct 1918)
Company-Leader in the 2nd Jäger-Battalion (21 Oct 1918-01 Aug 1919)
Transferred into the 21st Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1919-01 Jun 1920)
Temporary-Company-Leader of the 21st Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (20 Nov 1919-10 Dec 1919)
Detached to the Infantry-Gun-Battery 21 for MG-Shock-Troop-Training (03 Jan 1920-24 Jan 1920)
Company-Officer in the 2nd MG-Company of the 21st Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1920-09 Jul 1920)
Detached to the Rail-Station-Commander Gerstungen (05 Jun 1920-13 Jul 1920)
Company-Leader in the 21st Infantry-Regiment (09 Jul 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Officer in the 110th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Company-Officer in the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-06 Oct 1921)
Transferred to the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1922)
At the same time, Temporary-Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (17 Jan 1922-15 Mar 1922)
Company-Chief in the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-01 Feb 1929)
Detached to Course for Physical-Training (14 Feb 1928-03 Mar 1928)
Transferred to the Commander of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Ohrdruf (01 Feb 1929-01 Feb 1933)
Transferred into the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1933-01 Apr 1933)
Commander of the Training-Battalion of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the Training-Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Gießen (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 57th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-04 Feb 1938)
Commander of the 68th Infantry-Regiments (04 Feb 1938-25 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 71st Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (25 Oct 1939-05 Dec 1939)
Commander of the 267th Infantry-Replacement (05 Dec 1939-10 Dec 1940)
Commander of the 241st Infantry-Regiment (10 Dec 1940-30 Dec 1941)
Commander of the 416th Infantry-Division (30 Dec 1941-01 Jun 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH, and at the same time, was Detached to Military-Replacement-Inspection Dresden (01 Jun 1943-17 Aug 1943)
Commander of the 270th Infantry-Division (17 Aug 1943-08 May 1945)
In captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

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