(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Dipl.Ing. Rudolf Hünermann
Born: 15 Aug 1895 in Mainz
Died: 27 Dec 1955 in Rheine, Westphalia (Westfalen)
Diploma in Engineering: 14 Apr 1927
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (21 Jul 1914); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (23 Aug 1914); Fähnrich (15 Oct 1914); Leutnant (19 Feb 1915); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1918); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1928); Major (01 Aug 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1937); Oberst (01 Aug 1939); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (28 Apr 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 23rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (28 Apr 1914-09 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 23rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (09 Aug 1914-16 Oct 1916)
Detached to Course at the Army-Gas-School Berlin (03 May 1916-17 May 1916)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 23rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (16 Oct 1916-21 May 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 10th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (21 May 1919-11 May 1920)
Regiments-Adjutant of the Instruction-Artillery-Regiment Döberitz (11 May 1920-06 Aug 1920)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 10th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (06 Aug 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 7th Light Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into 11th Battery of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1922)
Detached to Studies at the Technical College Hannover, recieved Diploma in Engineering (01 Oct 1922-01 Oct 1927)
Detached for Training on Fortress Guns in Königsberg, Prussia (01 Oct 1926-30 Oct 1926)
Detached to the RWM/Wa Prüfwesen (01 Oct 1927-05 Dec 1927)
Detached to the Defence Office, RWM (05 Dec 1927-01 Feb 1929)
Adjutant of the Chief of the Defence Office, RWM (01 Feb 1929-01 Aug 1932)
Detached to the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Aug 1932-01 Oct 1932)
Transferred to the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Oct 1932-01 Apr 1934)
Chief of the 5th Battery of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of I. Battalion of Artillery-Regiment Minden (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-28 Sep 1936)
Advisor in the Military Economics Staff, RKM (28 Sep 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Department-Chief W Wi in the RKM (12 Oct 1937-04 Feb 1938)
Department-Chief W Wi in OKH (04 Feb 1938-10 Dec 1938)
Chief of Staff of the Economic & Armament Office, OKW (10 Dec 1938-01 Mar 1943)
Chief of Military-Economic-Staff West (01 Mar 1943-15 Mar 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH & Detached to the Military-Commander France for Briefing (15 Mar 1944-10 Apr 1944)
Senior-Field-Commandant 894 (10 Apr 1944-10 Jun 1944)
Commandant of Rear Army Area of 19th Army (10 Jun 1944-10 Dec 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (12 Jan 1945-20 Feb 1945)
Placed to Disposal (20 Feb 1945-04 May 1945)
In Captivity (04 May 1945-18 Dec 1947)
Released (18 Dec 1947)

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