(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Infanterie Rudolf Hofmann
Born: 04 Sep 1895 in Würzburg
Died: 13 Apr 1970 in Kainsbach, Post Kappurg, Bavaria (Bayern)
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (09 Sep 1914); Fähnrich (22 Dec 1914); Leutnant (12 Aug 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Oct 1923); Hauptmann (01 Jun 1928); Major (01 Nov 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1937); Oberst (01 Jan 1940); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1943); General der Infanterie (20 Apr 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (07 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 9th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (07 Aug 1914-06 Nov 1914)
In the Field with the mobile 9th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (06 Nov 1914-09 Nov 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (09 Nov 1914-09 Nov 1914)
Transferred to the 5th Replacement-Company of the 9th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (02 Jan 1915-15 Apr 1915)
Detached to Fahnenjunker-Courses in Döberitz (18 Feb 1915-14 Apr 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 9th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (15 Apr 1915-13 May 1915)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader in the 9th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (13 May 1915-25 Jul 1916)
Transferred to the 1st MG-Company of the 9th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (25 Jul 1916-08 Feb 1919)
Leader of the 1st MG-Company of the 9th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1917-16 Jan 1917)
Leader of the 1st MG-Company of the 9th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (11 Jun 1917-25 Aug 1917)
Leader of the 1st MG-Company of the 9th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (11 Nov 1917-21 Sep 1918)
Detached to MG-School of the 6th Army (19 Dec 1917-30 Dec 1917)
Leader of the 2nd Replacement-MG-Company of the II. Bavarian Army-Corps (18 Dec 1918-10 Jan 1919)
Auxiliary-Officer with the Staff of the 9th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (08 Feb 1919-17 Feb 1919)
MG-Platoon-Leader in the Volunteer-Half-Battalion Häfner (17 Feb 1919-09 Apr 1919)
MG-Platoon-Leader in the Volunteer-Battalion Dittmar & Detached as Court-Officer to the Processing-Office of the 9th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (09 Apr 1919-21 Jun 1919)
MG-Platoon-Leader in the 45th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (21 Jun 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Detached to Sports-Course in Stuttgart (02 May 1920-29 Sep 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1926)
Detached to the Army-Sports-School Wünsdorf (15 Jan 1921-13 Dec 1921)
Detached to Weapons Course on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Ohrdruf (01 May 1924-15 Aug 1924)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Oct 1924-01 Jul 1926)
Detached to the 5th Pioneer-Battalion, 5th Signals-Battalion & 5th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Jul 1926-30 Sep 1926)
Transferred back into the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-01 Oct 1928)
Selection-Course of Subsidiary-Leadership in Berlin (01 Oct 1927-01 Jun 1928)
Detached to the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Jun 1928-30 Jun 1928)
Detached to the 2nd Motor-Transport-Battalion (02 Jul 1928-31 Jul 1928)
Detached to the 5th Mounted-Regiment (01 Sep 1928-30 Sep 1928)
Transferred into the RWM (Organisation, later, Training Department) (01 Oct 1928-01 May 1932)
Chief of 7th Company of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1932-01 Oct 1933)
Transferred to the Staff of the Command-Office Ulm, then Military-Region-Command Ulm (01 Oct 1933-15 Oct 1935)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 5th Division (15 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of XIII. Army-Corps (12 Oct 1937-05 Feb 1940)
Chief of the General Staff of XIII. Army-Corps (05 Feb 1940-27 Oct 1941)
Acting-Chief of the General Staff of 9th Army (27 Oct 1941-14 Jan 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH - taken ill, in Hospital (14 Jan 1942-01 May 1942)
Chief of the General Staff of the 15th Army (01 May 1942-06 Nov 1944)
Chief of the General Staff of Army-Group H (06 Nov 1944-07 Apr 1945)
Chief of the General Staff of Commander-in-Chief North-West (07 Apr 1945-02 May 1945)
Chief of the General Staff of Commander-in-Chief North (02 May 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-05 Mar 1948)
Released (05 Mar 1948)

Awards & Decorations
- Ritterkreuz: am 07.05.1945 General der Infanterie und Chef des Generalstabes der OB Nord
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 09.11.1944 als Generalleutnant und Chef des Generalstabes der 15. Armee
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I


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