(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Günther Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord
Born: 16 Sep 1877 in Hinrichshagen, Mecklenburg
Died: 17 Oct 1965 in Kiel
Promotions:
Sekondeleutnant (07 Mar 1896); umbenannt in Leutnant (01 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1927); Hauptmann (13 Sep 1911); Major (27 Jan 1918); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1923); Oberst (01 Apr 1928); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1931); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1933)
Career:
Entered Army Service (07 Mar 1896)
Sekondeleutnant in the 2nd Grenadier-Regiment (07 Mar 1896-01 Oct 1911)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 2nd Grenadier-Regiment (01 Oct 1900-30 Sep 1904)
Adjutant of District-Command Stettin (01 Apr 1906-31 Mar 1909)
Adjutant of the Government Cologne (01 Oct 1911-01 Oct 1913)
Company-Chief in the 2nd Grenadier-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-16 Oct 1914)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 213th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (16 Oct 1914-01 Dec 1916)
Commander of the 4th Assault-Battalion (01 Dec 1916-01 Dec 1918)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 2nd Grenadier-Regiment (01 Dec 1918-15 Jan 1919)
With Border-Protection, II. Army-Corps (15 Jan 1919-01 May 1919)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 3rd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1919)
Commander of the Grenadier-Half-Battalion of the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1920-01 Oct 1920)
With the Staff of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Apr 1924)
Tactics-Instructor at the Infantry-School (01 Apr 1924-01 Apr 1926)
Course-Director at the Infantry-School (01 Apr 1926-01 Oct 1927)
Department-Chief in the Army Personnel Office (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1929)
Chief of the Army Personnel Office, RWM (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1930)
Placed to Disposal of the Chief of Army Command (01 Nov 1930-01 Feb 1931)
Inspector of Infantry (01 Feb 1931-30 Nov 1933)
Retired (30 Nov 1933)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Nov 1938)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Division 460 (Landesschützen); Commandant of Copenhagen and the Danish Islands (15 May 1940-26 Oct 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (26 Oct 1940-15 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 526th Infantry-Division (15 Nov 1940-07 Mar 1941)
Senior-Field-Commandant 672, Brabent, Antwerp and Belgian Limburg, also Commandant of Brussels (07 Mar 1941-01 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Nov 1943-31 May 1944)
Retired (31 May 1944)

Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 31.10.1943 als Generalleutnant und Oberfeldkommandant 672, Brabant, Antwerpen, und belg. Limburg, auch Kommandant von Brüssel
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Mecklenburg-Strelitzsches Verdienstkreuz für Auszeichnung im Kriege I. Klasse
- Mecklenburg-Strelitzsches Verdienstkreuz für Auszeichnung im Kriege II. Klasse
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Sachsen-Weimarischen Hausordens der Wachsamkeit oder vom weissen Falken mit Schwertern
- Lübeckisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Türkische Silberne Imtiaz-Medaille (Medaille für Treue und Tapferkeit) mit Säbel
- Türkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern


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