(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Heinrich von dem Hagen
Born: 24 Jul 1873 in Strasbourg (Straßburg), Alsace (Elsaß)
Died: 06 May 1945 in Gut Waldrogäsen, Saxon Province (Murdered)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Oct 1892); Sekondeleutnant (20 May 1893); umbenannt in Leutnant (01 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (30 May 1902); Hauptmann (13 Sep 1906); Major (22 Mar 1913); Oberstleutnant (18 Apr 1918); Oberst (18 Dec 1920); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1925); Charakter als Generalleutnant (30 Apr 1926); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Jan 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (10 Mar 1892)
Fahnenjunker in the Guards-Fusilier-Regiment (10 Mar 1892-13 Sep 1906)
Battalion-Adjutant in the Guards-Fusilier-Regiment (01 Oct 1898-30 Sep 1901)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1901-00 Jul 1904)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (01 Apr 1905-13 Sep 1906)
Hauptmann in the Grand General Staff (13 Sep 1906-01 Oct 1906)
2nd Adjutant of the Chief of the General Staff of the Army (01 Oct 1906-21 Apr 1911)
Company-Chief in the 2nd Kaiser-Franz-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (21 Apr 1911-22 Mar 1913)
Major in the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1913-10 Sep 1913)
General-Staff-Officer of the 2nd Guards-Division (10 Sep 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of IX. Reserve-Corps (01 Aug 1914-21 Feb 1915)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of 3rd Army (21 Feb 1915-04 Aug 1916)
Chief of the General Staff of IV. Army-Corps (04 Aug 1916-12 Apr 1918)
Chief of the General Staff of VII. Army-Corps (12 Apr 1918-30 Aug 1918)
Commander of the 77th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (30 Aug 1918-1919)
Commander of the 29th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (1919-01 Oct 1920)
With the Staff of the 115th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
With the Staff of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-24 Mar 1921)
Acting-Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Altengrabow (24 Mar 1921-01 May 1921)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Altengrabow (01 May 1921-01 Nov 1923)
Commander of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1923-01 Jan 1925)
Infantry-Leader II (01 Jan 1925-20 Apr 1926)
Retired (20 Apr 1926)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Jul 1940)
Commander of POW-Camp Offlag IX A (01 Jul 1940-06 Oct 1940)
Commander of POWs in Military-District VI, Münster (06 Oct 1940-01 Jun 1942)
Führer-Reserve (01 Jun 1942-31 Jul 1942)
Retired (31 Jul 1942)
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