(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Karl Hansen
Born: 05 May 1876 in Coburg
Died: 01 Sep 1965 in Meiningen
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Oct 1897); Sekondeleutnant (18 Aug 1898); umbenannt in Leutnant (01 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (04 Aug 1909); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1913); Major (18 Dec 1920); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1926); Oberst (01 Oct 1929); Charakter als Generalmajor (31 Jan 1931); Charakter als Generalleutnant (27 Aug 1939); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Feb 1941); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Jan 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (03 Apr 1897)
Fahnenjunker in the 32nd Infantry-Regiment (03 Apr 1897-1904)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 32nd Infantry-Regiment (1904-01 Aug 1914)
Company-Chief in the 32nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-09 Nov 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (09 Nov 1914-00 Jan 1915)
Company-Leader in the 252nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (00 Jan 1915-00 Feb 1915)
Leader of the I. then II. Battalions of the 252nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (00 Feb 1915-01 May 1915)
Leader of the I. Battalion of the 252nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1915-00 Jan 1916)
Detached for Leadership of the Officer-Training-Course Neugut (00 Jan 1916-09 Jun 1916)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 252nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (09 Jun 1916-16 Dec 1918)
At the same time, Regiment-Leader of the 245th & 253rd Reserve-Infantry-Regiments (00 Sep 1918-00 Oct 1918)
Commander of IV. Battalion of Regiment Stobbe (16 Dec 1918-01 Aug 1919)
Company-Leader in the 8th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Chief in the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-1923)
With the Staff of Infantry-Leader I (1923-01 Dec 1925)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1925-01 Apr 1929)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Ohrdruf (01 Apr 1929-31 Jan 1931)
Retired (31 Jan 1931)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Jul 1938)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Beverloo (23 May 1940-24 Apr 1942)
Führer-Reserve (24 Apr 1942-31 May 1942)
Retired (1942)

Awards & Decorations:
- Pour le mérite: am 08.11.1918 als Hauptmann und Kommandeur des I. Bataillon des Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 252
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 22.09.1917
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Orden
- RK II. des Herzogl. Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Herzogl. Sachsen-Meiningisches Ehrenkreuz für Verdienst im Kriege
- Fürstl. Schwarzburgisches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer


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