(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Harald von Hirschfeld
Born: 10 Jul 1912 in Weimar
Died: 18 Jan 1945 on the Dukla Pass, Tatra (Killed)
Promotions:
Gefreiter der Reserve (30 Sep 1936); Oberjäger der Reserve (12 Nov 1936); Feldwebel der Reserve (10 Dec 1936); Leutnant der Reserve (01 Sep 1937); Leutnant (01 Sep 1938); Oberleutnant (01 Jun 1940); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1942); Major (21 Jan 1943); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1943); Oberst (01 Jul 1944); Generalmajor (15 Jan 1945); Generalleutnant (nachträglich) (10 Feb 1945)
Career:
Adjutant of the Police-Presidency in Kassel (01 Jul 1933-01 Apr 1935)
Entered Service with the RAD (01 Apr 1935-29 Oct 1935)
Entered Army Service (Reserves) (29 Oct 1935); Active-Officer (01 Sep 1938)
Three-Year-Volunteer in the 99th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (29 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Appointed Reserve-Officer-Aspirant (30 Sep 1936)
Transferred into the 98th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-10 Nov 1938)
Detached to Course at the War-School Potsdam (10 Jul 1938-10 Aug 1938)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 98th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-01 Jul 1939)
Platoon-Leader in the 16th (Anti-Tank) Company of the 98th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1939-01 Sep 1939)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 98th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1939-09 Dec 1939)
Platoon-Leader in the 16th (Anti-Tank) Company of the 98th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (09 Dec 1939-20 Jan 1940)
Temporary Company-Leader of the 1st Mountain-Anti-Tank-Replacement-Company, Füssen (20 Jan 1940-02 Aug 1940)
Leader of the 16th (Anti-Tank) Company of the 98th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1940-25 Nov 1940)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 1st Mountain-Division (25 Nov 1940-06 Dec 1940)
Chief of 7th Company of the 98th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (06 Dec 1940-28 Nov 1941)
Service Trip to Berlin (28 Nov 1941-12 Jan 1942)
Chief of 7th Company of the 98th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (12 Jan 1942-26 Apr 1942)
Leader of II. Battalion of the 98th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (26 Apr 1942-01 Jun 1942)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 98th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1942-01 Sep 1942)
At the same time, Leader of a Battle-Group of 1st Mountain-Division (01 Aug 1942-31 Aug 1942)
Leader of II. Battalion of the 98th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1942-23 Oct 1942)
Detached to OKH (23 Oct 1942-18 Jan 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (18 Jan 1943-15 Jun 1943)
Detached to OKH/Abt. P 4 (15 Jun 1943-01 Jul 1943)
Transferred to the 1st Mountain-Division for Use as a Battalion-Commander (01 Jul 1943-03 Oct 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 98th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (03 Oct 1943-01 Dec 1943)
Commander of the 98th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1943-21 Jul 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (21 Jul 1944-01 Sep 1944)
At the same time, Detached to 13th Division-Leaders-Course (08 Aug 1944-31 Aug 1944)
Detached to the 564th Volksgrenadier-Division for Briefing as a Divisional-Commander (01 Sep 1944-15 Sep 1944)
Detached to the 337th Volksgrenadier-Division for Briefing as a Divisional-Commander (15 Sep 1944-22 Sep 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 78th Assault-Division (22 Sep 1944-01 Dec 1944)
Commander of the 78th Volks-Assault-Division (01 Dec 1944-18 Jan 1945)
Severely wounded in an Air Attack and died later the same day (18 Jan 1945)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (660): am 15.11.1941 als Oberleutnant und Chef der 7. Kompanie/ Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 98
- Eichenlaub (164): am 23.12.1942 als Hauptmann und Führer des II. Bataillon/ Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 98
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938: 08.11.1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- 1939 EK II: 01.11.1939
- 1939 EK I: 28.06.1941
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Schwarz: 23.07.1941
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber: 25.07.1941
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Silber: 23.09.1941
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Gold: 02.10.1941
- RK des Kgl. Rumän. Orden der Krone mit Schwertern: 01.11.1941
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”: 01.08.1942


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