(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Botho Graf von Hülsen
Born: 06 Jul 1895 in Vienna (Wien)
Died: 11 Jan 1980 in Freiburg, Breisgau
Promotions:
Fähnrich (26 Oct 1914); Leutnant (02 Nov 1914); Oberleutnant (20 Jun 1918); Hauptmann (01 Jul 1927); Major (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1937); Oberst (01 Jun 1940); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1943); Generalleutnant (01 Jul 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (05 Mar 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 1st Kaiser-Alexander-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (05 Mar 1914-09 Aug 1914)
In th3e Field with the Regiment (09 Aug 1914-00 Oct 1914)
Severely wounded, in Hospital (00 Oct 1914-1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 1st Kaiser-Alexander-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (1915-23 Jan 1916)
Ordinance-Officer with the Replacement General-Command of the Guards-Corps (23 Jan 1916-16 Nov 1916)
Adjutant of the Chief of the War Office, War Ministry (16 Nov 1916-24 May 1917)
1st Ordinance-Officer with Army High Command 7 (24 May 1917-01 Oct 1918)
Adjutant of the 3rd Guards-Infantry-Brigade (01 Oct 1918-23 Jun 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 51st Infantry-Regiment (23 Jun 1919-11 Nov 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 30th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (11 Nov 1919-17 Sep 1920)
Transferred into the 115th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment & Detached to the Staff of the 15th Reichswehr-Brigade (17 Sep 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1924)
Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of Military-District-Command III (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred into the 1st Infantry-Regiment & Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of Military-District-Command I (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1927)
Course in the Training-Department (T 4), RWM (01 Oct 1927-15 Sep 1928)
Transferred to the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (15 Sep 1928-01 Nov 1928)
Hauptmann with the Staff & Welfare-Officer of II. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1928-01 May 1929)
Adjutant of the Chief of Army Command, RWM (01 May 1929-07 Mar 1932)
Transferred into the 6th Infantry-Regiment (07 Mar 1932-01 Oct 1932)
Chief of 5th Company of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred into the General-Staff of Military-District-Command II and 1st Adjutant of Generalfeldmarschall von Mackensen (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
While retaining Position with Generalfeldmarschall von Mackensen, Transferred into the General-Staff of II. Army-Corps (15 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
At the same time, Detached as Department-Chief to the Manoeuvre-Staff of the Army General Staff (15 Apr 1937-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Führer-Reserve OKH (26 Aug 1939-08 Mar 1940)
Adjutant of the General with Special Duties with the Replacement General-Command of I. Army-Corps (Generalleutnant Max Schwander) (08 Mar 1940-15 Mar 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (30 Apr 1941-25 May 1941)
Transferred to the Staff of the Military-Commander France (25 May 1941-01 Jun 1941)
Adjutant of the Military-Commander France (01 Jun 1941-15 Apr 1942)
Commandant of Weimar (15 Apr 1942-01 Apr 1943)
Commander of the 461st Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1943-10 Sep 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 Sep 1943-15 Nov 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 62nd Infantry-Division (15 Nov 1943-01 Feb 1944)
Commander of the 62nd Infantry-Division (01 Feb 1944-10 Mar 1944)
Commander of the 5th Field-Division (Luftwaffe) (10 Mar 1944-01 Jun 1944)
Commander of the 370th Infantry-Division (01 Jun 1944-03 Sep 1944)
Captured near Onesti, Romania, in Soviet Captivity (03 Sep 1944-11 Oct 1944)
Cosignatory of the Appeal An Volk und Wehrmacht of the 'Federation Of German Officers' (Bundes Deutscher Offiziere) in the National-Committee 'Free Germany' (Freies Deutschland) (08 Dec 1944)
Released (11 Oct 1955)

Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Verdienstkreuz für Kriegshilfe
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Schlesisches Adler-Orden II. und I. Stufe
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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