(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Helmuth Huffmann
Born: 31 Jul 1891 in Werden, Ruhr
Died: 09 Dec 1975 in Bad Godesberg
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (28 Sep 1912); Fähnrich (27 Jan 1913); Leutnant (21 Dec 1913); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1917); Hauptmann (01 May 1924); Major (01 Jan 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Mar 1939); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (29 May 1912)
Fahnenjunker in the 45th Field-Artillery-Regiment (29 May 1912-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War-School Anklam (00 Feb 1913-00 Oct 1913)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader with the 45th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-21 Dec 1914)
Battery-Leader in the 45th Field-Artillery-Regiment (21 Dec 1914-07 Mar 1915)
Battery-Leader in the 107th Field-Artillery-Regiment (07 Mar 1915-10 Aug 1917)
Wounded, im Hospital (10 Aug 1917-24 Sep 1917)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 2nd Guards-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (24 Sep 1917-17 Oct 1917)
Transferred to the II. Replacement-Battalion of the 45th Field-Artillery-Regiment (17 Oct 1917-13 Nov 1917)
In the Field as Battery-Leader with the 107th Field-Artillery-Regiment (13 Nov 1917-28 Aug 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of XXVI. Reserve-Corps (28 Aug 1918-14 Nov 1918)
Battery-Leader in the 45th Field-Artillery-Regiment (14 Nov 1918-28 Dec 1918)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 45th Field-Artillery-Regiment (28 Dec 1918-24 Mar 1919)
Leader of 1st Battery of Freikorps Lichtschlag (24 Mar 1919-01 Aug 1919)
Transferred to the 31st Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1919-02 Sep 1919)
Transferred into the 7th Artillery-Regiment - avocational 5 Year Studies of the National Economy at the University of Münster (02 Sep 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-26 Sep 1922)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (26 Sep 1922-01 Oct 1924)
Hauptmann with the Staff of II. Battalion of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Apr 1925)
Welfare-Officer with the Staff of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1925-01 Oct 1928)
Chief of 4th Squadron in the 1st Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1928-01 May 1933)
Detached to Firing Course for Artillery Officers in Jüterbog (02 Oct 1931-29 Oct 1931)
Transferred into the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1933-15 Dec 1933)
Artillery-Officer of Fortress Königsberg (15 Dec 1933-01 Apr 1935)
Commander of III. Battalion of Artillery-Regiment Fulda (01 Apr 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 29th Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1938)
Commander of the Artillery-Instruction-Regiment (01 Apr 1938-24 May 1941)
Artillery-Commander 103 (24 May 1941-23 Nov 1942)
Higher Artillery Commander 306 (23 Nov 1942-31 Jan 1943)
Commander of the 62nd Infantry-Division (31 Jan 1943-15 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Nov 1943-10 Dec 1943)
Commander of the 277th Infantry-Division (10 Dec 1943-15 Apr 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Apr 1944-01 May 1944)
Detached to Artillery-School I, Berlin (01 May 1944-27 May 1944)
Commander of Artillery-School I, Berlin (27 May 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 30.09.1943 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 62. Infanterie-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 17.07.1943 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 62. Infanterie-Division
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Medaille „Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942“


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