(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Hans-Kurt Höcker
Born: 02 Aug 1894 in Stadthagen
Died: 10 Aug 1961 in Detmold
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (14 Aug 1912); Fähnrich (18 Oct 1912); Leutnant (18 Aug 1913); Oberleutnant (05 Oct 1916); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1924); Major (01 Oct 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (26 Feb 1912)
Fahnenjunker in the 55th Infantry-Regiment (26 Feb 1912-10 Aug 1914)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader with 11th Company of the 55th Infantry-Regiment (10 Aug 1914-05 Oct 1914)
Leader of 11th Company of the 55th Infantry-Regiment (05 Oct 1914-13 Jul 1916)
Detached to Company-Leader-Course of III. Army-Corps (09 Aug 1915-19 Aug 1915)
Detached to Field-Recruitment-Depot I of III. Army-Corps (10 Apr 1916-09 Jul 1916)
Leader of 8th Company of the 55th Infantry-Regiment (13 Jul 1916-23 Oct 1917)
Detached to Instruction-MG-Platoon Lund (26 Feb 1917-03 Mar 1917)
Temporary Leader of I. Battalion of the 55th Infantry-Regiment (03 Mar 1917-13 Mar 1917)
Temporary Leader of I. Battalion of the 55th Infantry-Regiment (09 Apr 1917-17 Apr 1917)
Detached to lMG-Course with Field-Recruitment-Depot of 13th Infantry-Division (26 May 1917-01 Jul 1917)
Temporary Leader of I. Battalion of the 55th Infantry-Regiment (14 Jul 1917-02 Oct 1917)
Temporary Leader of II. Battalion of the 55th Infantry-Regiment (13 Oct 1917-19 Oct 1917)
Temporary Leader of I. Battalion of the 55th Infantry-Regiment (20 Oct 1917-23 Oct 1917)
In French Captivity (23 Oct 1917-18 Feb 1920)
Released (18 Feb 1920)
Platoon-Leader in 5th Company of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (21 Mar 1920-10 Jul 1920)
Leader of 7th Company of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (10 Jul 1920-21 Sep 1920)
Company-Officer in 9th Company of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (21 Sep 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Platoon-Leader in 14th Company of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Detached to lMG-Course in Wünsdorf (08 Aug 1921-27 Aug 1921)
Transferred into 12th Company of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1923)
Detached as Instructor to Unteroffizier-Training-Course Sennelager (15 Oct 1921-15 Dec 1921)
Detached as Instructor to Unteroffizier-Training-Course Sennelager (16 Jan 1922-15 Mar 1922)
Transferred to the Staff of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Apr 1926)
Chief of 14th Company of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1926-01 Apr 1934)
Detached to Course for Physical-Training in Wünsdorf (14 Feb 1930-03 Mar 1930)
Instructor at the Infantry-School Dresden (01 Apr 1934-01 Jan 1935)
Instructor at the War-School Munich (01 Jan 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 116th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 88th Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of Defence-Group 3 of the War-School Hannover (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 487th Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-19 Jan 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 258th Infantry-Division (19 Jan 1942-01 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 258th Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1942-01 Oct 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Oct 1943-05 Nov 1943)
Commander of the 17th Field-Division (Luftwaffe) (05 Nov 1943-28 Sep 1944)
Commander of the 167th Volksgrenadier-Division (17 Oct 1944-04 Apr 1945)
At the same time, Leader of Corps-Group Höcker (18th, 26th & 167th Volksgrenadier-Divisions) (00 Mar 1945-12 Mar 1945)
Section-Leader in Section Irrlich & Koblenz then Düsseldorf-Cologne (12 Mar 1945-26 Apr 1945)
In Captivity (26 Apr 1945-07 Jun 1947)
Released (07 Jun 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuz (14 Apr 1943)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (26 Dec 1941)


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