(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Char.Generalleutnant Heinrich Freiherr von Hadeln
Born: 21 Feb 1871 in Treuenbriezen
Died: 28 Dec 1940 in Posen
Promotions:
Fähnrich (22 Mar 1889); Sekondeleutnant (20 Sep 1890); Oberleutnant (01 Sep 1898); Hauptmann (15 Sep 1904); Major (01 Dec 1912); Oberstleutnant (18 Dec 1917); Oberst (18 Dec 1920); Charakter als Generalmajor (31 Oct 1923); Charakter als Generalleutnant (27 Aug 1939)
Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1889)
Fähnrich in the 3rd Foot Guards-Regiment (22 Mar 1889-22 Nov 1902)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 3rd Foot Guards-Regiment (27 Jan 1899-31 Mar 1902)
Adjutant of the 49th Infantry-Brigade (22 Nov 1902-27 Jan 1906)
Company-Chief in the 3rd Foot Guards-Regiment (27 Jan 1906-01 Oct 1912)
Adjutant with the General-Command of the Guards-Corps (01 Oct 1912-28 Dec 1914)
Commander of the Guards-Rifle-Battalion (28 Dec 1914-07 Jul 1916)
Commander of the 56th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (07 Jul 1916-06 Nov 1916)
Commander of the 3rd Queen-Elisabeth-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (06 Nov 1916-22 Jan 1919)
Commander of the Guards-Rifle-Battalion (22 Jan 1919-28 Feb 1919)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Döberitz (28 Feb 1919-31 Oct 1923)
Retired (31 Oct 1923)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (25 Oct 1939)
Commander of Division 429 (Landesschützen) (25 Oct 1939-28 Dec 1940)
Died (28 Dec 1940)

Awards & Decorations:
Pour le mérite (26 Aug 1917)


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