(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Dipl.Ing. Karl Hernekamp
Born: 06 Feb 1896 in Meyerich, District Soest
Died: 26 Nov 1965 in Bochum
Diploma In Engineering: 26 Aug 1930
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Aug 1914); Fähnrich (01 Nov 1914); Leutnant (18 Apr 1915); Oberleutnant (24 Jul 1922); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1927); Major (01 May 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Mar 1939); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1942); Generalleutnant (09 Nov 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (10 Mar 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 20th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (10 Mar 1914-24 Apr 1917)
Detached to the 7th Landwehr-Foot-Artillery-Battalion (09 Sep 1914-18 Jan 1915)
Detached to the Replacement-Battalion of the 20th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (18 Jan 1915-18 Mar 1915)
Detached to Training-Courses for Artillery-Officers in Jüterbog (06 Jul 1915-26 Jul 1915)
Detached as Ordinance-Officer to the Artillery-Commander of 7th Reserve-Division (20 Jan 1916-04 Mar 1916)
Detached as Temporary Battery-Leader of the 497th Foot-Artillery-Battery (10 May 1916-25 May 1916)
Detached as Ordinance-Officer to the 19th then 9th Foot-Artillery-Regiments (04 Oct 1916-15 Jan 1917)
Detached to the Staff of the 18th Reserve-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (03 Mar 1917-24 Apr 1917)
Transferred to the Staff of the 18th Reserve-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (24 Apr 1917-23 Jul 1917)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 18th Reserve-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (23 Jul 1917-25 Oct 1918)
At the same time, Detached as Adjutant to the Artillery-Commander of 33rd Infantry-Division (13 Sep 1917-05 Oct 1917)
At the same time, Detached as Ordinance-Officer to the Artillery-Commander of 33rd Infantry-Division (12 Nov 1917-31 Dec 1917)
At the same time, Detached to Special-Course for heavy Tractors in Opladen (10 Oct 1918-16 Nov 1918)
Battery-Leader in the 98th Foot-Artillery-Battalion (25 Oct 1918-10 Nov 1918)
Transferred back to the 20th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (10 Nov 1918-31 Aug 1919)
Transferred into the 7th Foot-Artillery-Regiment & Detached as Location-Major to Garrison-Command Münster/Westphalia (31 Aug 1919-01 Apr 1920)
While retaining previous Command with Garrison-Command Münster/Westphalia, transferred into the 7th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-26 Sep 1921)
Relinquished command with Garrison-Command Münster/Westphalia (01 Apr 1921)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (26 Sep 1921-01 Oct 1932)
Detached to Courses for Signals-Personnel of Cavalry in Jüterbog (23 Oct 1922-00 Aug 1923)
Detached to Artillery Firing Course in Jüterbog (24 Apr 1924-05 Jun 1924)
Detached to Technical College Hannover for Studies on Engineering (01 Apr 1926-01 Apr 1931)
Detached to the RWM/WaA (01 Apr 1931-01 Oct 1932)
Transferred into the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1933)
Detached to Firing Course for Artillery Officers in Jüterbog (28 Sep 1932-28 Oct 1932)
Chief of A-Battery of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of IV. Battalion of Artillery-Regiment Fankfurt/Oder (01 Oct 1934-01 Sep 1935)
Transferred into the RKM/Wa B 2 (01 Sep 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Department-Chief Wa B 3 in the RKM (06 Oct 1936-10 May 1938)
Department-Chief Wa J RU 3, OKH (10 May 1938-15 Jan 1940)
Office-Group-Chief Wa Rü J (Mun), OKH (15 Jan 1940-01 Aug 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Aug 1940-10 Aug 1940)
Commander of Artillery-Regiment-Staff 782 (10 Aug 1940-09 Jul 1941)
Artillery-Commander 105 (09 Jul 1941-01 Jan 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 12th Infantry-Division (01 Jan 1942-01 Mar 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 32nd Infantry-Division (01 Mar 1942-01 Jun 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (12 Jun 1942-21 Sep 1942)
Military Economics & Armaments Inspector Prague; Chairman of the Armaments-Commission in the Protectorate then Agent of the Reichs Minister for Armaments and War Production for Bohemia & Moravia (21 Sep 1942-10 Mar 1945)
Commander of the 210th Infantry-Division (Special Purpose) (10 Mar 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

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