(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Kurt Hoffmann
Born: 29 Jun 1890 in Görlitz
Died: 15 Jan 1981 in Stuttgart
Promotions:
Charakter als Fähnrich (22 Mar 1909); Fähnrich (19 Nov 1909); Leutnant (22 Aug 1910); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1916); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1922); Major (01 Dec 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1935); Oberst (01 Jan 1938); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Jul 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (24 Mar 1909)
Passed Out the Cadet-Corps as Charakter als Fähnrich in the 44th Infantry-Regiment (24 Mar 1909-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to Exercise-Course at the Infantry Firing School (05 Oct 1912-25 Oct 1912)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 44th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-02 Aug 1914)
In the Field as Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 44th Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-21 Oct 1914)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 44th Infantry-Regiment (21 Oct 1914-09 Jun 1916)
Detached to Aircraft-Observer-Course (26 Apr 1916-24 Jun 1916)
Detached to 9th Squadron of Combat-Wing II (09 Jun 1916-11 Nov 1916)
Company-Leader in the 44th Infantry-Regiment (11 Nov 1916-18 Jan 1917)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 44th Infantry-Regiment (18 Jan 1917-10 Dec 1917)
Replacement Battalion-Commander in the 44th Infantry-Regiment (10 Dec 1917-17 Oct 1918)
Brigade-Adjutant (17 Oct 1918-08 Feb 1919)
Adjutant of a Landwehr-Inspection (08 Feb 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Company-Officer in the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Hauptmann with the Staff of III. Battalion of the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-25 Jan 1923)
Chief of 10th Company of the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (25 Jan 1923-01 Jan 1929)
Transferred into the 1st Mounted-Regiment & Detached to the Staff of Infantry-Leader VI as Liaison-Officer to the Reichsmarine (01 Jan 1929-01 Mar 1930)
Transferred into the Staff of Infantry-Leader VI (01 Mar 1930-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of II. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Kassel (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Adjutant with the Staff of Group-Command 2 (06 Oct 1936-01 May 1939)
Commander of the 119th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1939-05 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 512th Infantry-Regiment (05 Feb 1940-07 Jun 1940)
Wounded, in Hospital (07 Jun 1940-08 Aug 1940)
Commander of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (08 Aug 1940-05 Oct 1940)
Commander of the 421st Infantry-Regiment (05 Oct 1940-27 Jul 1941)
Wounded, in Hospital (27 Jul 1941-15 Aug 1941)
Führer-Reserve - Military-District-Command V (15 Aug 1941-10 Jan 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 384th Infantry-Division (10 Jan 1942-01 Feb 1942)
Commander of the 384th Infantry-Division (01 Feb 1942-13 Feb 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH - Sick Leave (13 Feb 1942-15 Jul 1942)
Commander of the 715th Infantry-Division (15 Jul 1942-05 Jan 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (05 Jan 1944-19 Mar 1944)
Commander of Division 465 (19 Mar 1944-02 May 1945)
In French Captivity (02 May 1945-00 Oct 1947)
Released (00 Oct 1947)

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