(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Hans-Joachim von Horn
Born: 23 Oct 1896 in Königsberg, Prussia (Preußen)
Died: 10 Jan 1994 in Wiesbaden
Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Nov 1923); Rittmeister/Hauptmann (01 Nov 1928); Major (01 Dec 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1937); Oberst (01 Feb 1940); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1943); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1943); Generalmajor (Bundeswehr) (01 Jun 1956); Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr) (01 Dec 1958)
Career:
Entered Army Service (02 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 1st Leib-Hussar-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-05 Jun 1916)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 1st Leib-Hussar-Regiment (05 Jun 1916-14 Jan 1917)
Instructor with the Recruitment-Depot of the Leib-Hussar-Brigade (14 Jan 1917-19 Apr 1917)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 1st Leib-Hussar-Regiment (19 Apr 1917-10 Jan 1920)
Leader of 1st Squadron of the 1st Leib-Hussar-Regiment (10 Jan 1920-01 Apr 1920)
Squadron-Officer in the 5th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1920-19 Jan 1921)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 5th Mounted-Regiment (19 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of 1st Division (01 Oct 1921-13 Oct 1924)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 5th Mounted-Regiment (13 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred into the Training-Squadron of the 5th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Mar 1927)
Transferred into the 4th Squadron of the 5th Mounted-Regiment (01 Mar 1927-01 Oct 1927)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Oct 1927-01 Nov 1928)
1st Adjutant of the Chief of the Troop Office, RWM (01 Nov 1928-10 Oct 1933)
Squadron-Chief in the 16th Mounted-Regiment (10 Oct 1933-09 Aug 1934)
Advisor in the Personnel-Office, RWM (09 Aug 1934-21 Msy 1935)
Advisor in the Personnel-Office, RKM (21 May 1935-01 Jul 1935)
Advisor in the Central-Department of the Army General Staff (01 Jul 1935-02 Jul 1936)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of XII. Army-Corps (02 Jul 1936-05 Nov 1938)
Officer with Special Duties of the Commander-in-Chief Army (05 Nov 1938-15 Nov 1938)
Military-Attaché at the Embassy in Paris and at the Legation in Lisbon (15 Nov 1938-08 Sep 1939)
Chief of the General Staff of XII. Army-Corps (08 Sep 1939-01 Jun 1940)
Chief of the General Staff of X. Army-Corps (01 Jun 1940-15 Jul 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Jul 1942-21 Sep 1942)
Detached to the School for Fast Troops in Krampnitz (21 Sep 1942-04 Oct 1942)
Briefing as a Brigade-Commander with the 7th Panzer-Division (04 Oct 1942-16 Oct 1942)
Temporary Leader of the 7th Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment (16 Oct 1942-22 Oct 1942)
Führer-Reserve Army-Group Don for Use as a Division-Commander (22 Oct 1942-06 Jan 1943)
Temporary Commander of Army-Area Don (06 Jan 1943-07 Feb 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 198th Infantry-Division (07 Feb 1943-01 Apr 1943)
Commander of the 198th Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1943-01 Jun 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Jun 1944-01 Jul 1944)
Military-Attaché at the Embassy in Berne (01 Jul 1944-10 May 1945)
In British Captivity (10 May 1945-17 Sep 1947)
Released (17 Sep 1947)
Entered Bundeswehr Service (15 May 1956)
Course for future Bundeswehr-Officers in Sonthofen (15 May 1956-01 Jun 1956)
Commander in Military-District II, Lower Bavaria (01 Jun 1956-01 Nov 1957)
Commander of Territorial Defence (01 Nov 1957-30 Sep 1961)
Retired (30 Sep 1961)

Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (01 Dec 1943)


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