(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Hans Leykauf
Born: 17 Nov 1884 in Leipzig
Died: 29 May 1955 in Kassel
Honourary Senator of Breslau Technical College: 01 Apr 1941
Promotions:
Fähnrich (28 Oct 1904); Leutnant (18 Aug 1905); Oberleutnant (19 Mar 1912); Hauptmann (24 Sep 1914); Major (01 Feb 1927); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1931); Oberst (11 Apr 1933); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1937); Charakter als Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1938); Generalleutnant (01 Feb 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (28 Mar 1904)
Fahnenjunker in the 105th Infantry-Regiment (28 Mar 1904-01 Oct 1910)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 105th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1910-01 Oct 1912)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 105th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-01 Oct 1914)
Company-Chief in the 105th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1914-20 Apr 1915)
Severely wounded, in Hospital (20 Apr 1915-01 Mar 1916)
Adjutant of the 30th Infantry-Division (01 Mar 1916-01 Apr 1919)
Location-Major of Command-Office Dresden (01 Apr 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 23rd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Chief in the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1924)
With the Staff of 4th Division (01 Oct 1924-01 Dec 1926)
Advisor in the Army Weapons Office, RWM (01 Dec 1926-01 Oct 1931)
Department-Director Weapons Testing, Army Weapons Office (01 Oct 1931-01 Feb 1937)
Detached to OKH (01 Feb 1937-01 Oct 1937)
Military-Economics-Inspector VIII (01 Oct 1937-01 Sep 1939)
Armaments-Inspector VIII (01 Sep 1939-01 Oct 1943)
Chairman of Armaments-Commission VIII (01 Oct 1943-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-03 Mar 1947)
Released (03 Mar 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- RK des Kgl. Sächs. St. Heinrichs-Orden: 24.11.1914
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK I. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Orden mit Schwertern
- RK I. Klasse des Kgl. Württembg. Friedrichs-Orden mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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