(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Johannes Haarde
Born: 21 Jun 1889 in Wilhelmshaven
Died: 08 Feb 1945 in Kolberg
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (19 Dec 1908); Fähnrich (24 Mar 1909); Leutnant (19 Nov 1909); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1915); Hauptmann (18 Apr 1917); Major (01 Mar 1930); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1934); Oberst (01 Jan 1936); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Jul 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 78th Infantry-Regiment (22 Jul 1908-02 Aug 1914)
Observer-Training with Flying-Battalion Straßburg in Metz (01 Oct 1913-15 Dec 1913)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 92nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-01 Aug 1915)
Company-Leader in the 92nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1915-01 Nov 1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 92nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1915-25 Sep 1916)
Special-Command with the 5th Army (25 Sep 1916-07 Oct 1916)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 92nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (07 Oct 1916-01 Feb 1917)
Taken Ill (01 Feb 1917-29 Apr 1917)
Officer of the Army and Detached to Government Metz (29 Apr 1917-03 Aug 1917)
With the General-Staff of the 239th Infantry-Division (03 Aug 1917-19 Aug 1917)
Taken Ill, with the Replacement-Battalion of the 78th Infantry-Regiment (16 Oct 1917-08 Dec 1917)
Transferred into the 92nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment and Detached to the 39th Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (08 Dec 1917-02 Feb 1918)
Adjutant of the 39th Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (02 Feb 1918-01 Jan 1919)
Company-Leader in the 78th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1919-11 Feb 1919)
Company-Leader in the 210th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (11 Feb 1919-26 Jan 1920)
Recruitment-Officer with the Recruitment-Office of Border-Protection Army High Command North, Sub-District Altona (16 Apr 1919-20 Jul 1919)
Transferred to the Inspection of Motor Transport Troops (26 Jan 1920-27 Jan 1920)
Leader of Brigade-Motor-Transport-Company 105 (27 Jan 1920-22 Mar 1920)
Leader of Brigade-Motor-Transport-Company 104 (22 Mar 1920-09 Apr 1920)
Leader of Brigade-Motor-Transport-Company 116 (09 Apr 1920-01 May 1920)
Leader of Brigade-Motor-Transport-Company 109 (01 May 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Company-Chief in the 6th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Jan 1921-01 Mar 1923)
Transferred into the 6th Medical-Battalion (01 Mar 1923-01 Aug 1927)
Detached to Motor Transport Course with the 6th Motor-Transport-Battalion (05 Jan 1926-01 Apr 1926)
Detached to the Artillery School (15 Aug 1927-01 Oct 1932)
Allocated to 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1927-01 Oct 1931)
Commander of the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1931-01 Apr 1934)
Transferred to the Motor Transport Instruction Staff (01 Apr 1934-01 Aug 1934)
Commander of the Army Motor Transport School (01 Oct 1934-10 Mar 1936)
Commander of the Motor Transport Combat Troop School (10 Mar 1936-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 8th Panzer-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 8th Panzer-Brigade (10 Nov 1938-02 Sep 1939)
Führer-Reserve OKH (02 Sep 1939-08 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 8th Panzer-Brigade (08 Oct 1939-01 Oct 1941)
Commander of the 100th Panzer-Brigade (01 Oct 1941-26 Jan 1942)
Commander of the 383rd Infantry-Division (26 Jan 1942-20 Feb 1942)
Commander of the 25th Panzer-Division (20 Feb 1942-01 Jan 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Jan 1943-20 Jan 1943)
Commander Salonika-Aegean (Senior Field Commandant 395) (20 Jan 1943-20 Jul 1943)
Commander of Revitalisation-Staff Centre (20 Jul 1943-20 Apr 1944)
Commander of Revitalisation-Staff East (20 Apr 1944-31 Jan 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKH (31 Jan 1945-08 Feb 1945)
Died (08 Feb 1945)

Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I. Klasse
- Fürstl. Lippisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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