(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Dr. Walter Hinghofer
Born: 19 May 1885 in Herinannstadt, Siebenbürgen
Died: 17 Feb 1951 in Vienna (Wien)
Doctorate in Jurisprudence: 16 Jul 1927
Promotions:
Leutnant der Reserve (01 Jan 1907); Leutnant (01 Nov 1909); Oberleutnant (01 Aug 1914); Hauptmann (01 May 1917); Major (Titel) (08 Jul 1921); Stabshauptmann (01 Mar 1923); Major (19 Jan 1928); Oberstleutnant (24 Jan 1930); Oberst (23 Sep 1933); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Jul 1941)
Commands – Assignments
Entered Austrian Army Service (02 Oct 1905)
One Year Volunteer in the 11th Corps-Artillery-Regiment (02 Oct 1905-30 Sep 1906)
Discharged to Reserve (30 Sep 1906)
Called Up to Active Service (01 Nov 1909)
With the 11th Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1909-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the Riding & Transport Institute (1912-1913)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 11th Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-15 Jul 1915)
Artillery-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the 11th Field-Artillery-Brigade (15 Jul 1915-00 Jul 1918)
Artillery-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the 57th Field-Artillery-Brigade (00 Jul 1918-01 Nov 1918)
Palace-Watch, Vienna then assigned with the Army High Command Liquidation process, Vienna (01 Nov 1918-00 Apr 1919)
Company-Leader in the 2nd Volkswehr-Battalion, Kärnten (00 Apr 1919-05 Oct 1919)
Assigned with thew State-Commander Klagenfurt (05 Oct 1919-01 Dec 1920)
Transferred to the Staff of the 6th Brigade-Command (01 Dec 1920-1921)
Leader of the Artillery-Ranging-Platoon of 6th Brigade-Artillery-Battalion (1921-00 Apr 1925)
General Staff Tests (00 Apr 1925-1926)
Assigned to the Federal Rail Direction & Studies of Law (1926-01 Nov 1926)
Assigned with the Staff of 4th Brigade-Command (01 Nov 1926-01 Dec 1930)
Director of Army-Administration-Office Klagenfurt (01 Dec 1930-15 Oct 1932)
Transferred to the Staff of the 2nd Brigade-Command (15 Oct 1932-01 Dec 1934)
Transferred into the Austrian Federal Ministry for State Defence (01 Dec 1934-01 Dec 1935)
Chief of Staff of 7th Division (01 Dec 1935-15 Mar 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Leader of the Liquidation-Command of the Old 7th Austrian Division (15 Mar 1938-01 Aug 1938)
Transferred into the 139th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1938-01 Sep 1938)
Transferred to the Staff of the 3rd Mountain-Division, Assigned with the Moutain-Artillery-Regiment of the 3rd Mountain-Division (01 Sep 1938-04 Jan 1939)
Assigned with Military-Replacement-Inspection Innsbruck (04 Jan 1939-22 Aug 1939)
General with Special Duties of XVIII. Army-Corps (22 Aug 1939-17 Jan 1940)
Detached to Investigation-Staff of the Commander-in-Chief East (17 Jan 1940-09 Feb 1940)
Chief of Investigation-Staff East (09 Feb 1940-02 Jul 1941)
Commander of the 342nd Infantry-Division (02 Jul 1941-19 Nov 1941)
Commander of the 717th Infantry-Division (19 Nov 1941-25 Oct 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Oct 1942-27 Jan 1943)
General with Special Duties of Army-Group Don (27 Jan 1943-12 Feb 1943)
General with Special Duties of Army-Group South (12 Feb 1943-15 Jan 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Jan 1944-18 Mar 1944)
Director of Control-Commission Riga (18 Mar 1944-20 Aug 1944)
Assigned with Military-District-Command XVII (20 Aug 1944-31 Dec 1944)
Retired (31 Dec 1944)

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