(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Flakartillerie Hugo Grimme
Born: 06 Nov 1872 in Goslar
Died: 02 Nov 1943 on Gut Gneven by Schwerin, Mecklenburg
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (10 Jul 1891); Portepee-Fähnrich (18 Oct 1891); Sekondleutnant (17 May 1892); Oberleutnant (22 Mar 1900); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1907); Major (22 Mar 1915); Oberstleutnant (18 Dec 1920); Oberst (01 Feb 1924); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1938); Charakter als Generalleutnant (30 Sep 1929); Generalleutnant (01 May 1935); Charakter als General der Artillerie (30 Apr 1936); General der Flakartillerie z.V. (01 Jan 1941)
Career:
Entered the Army as Fahnenjunker and Battery-Officer in the 26th Field-Artillery-Regiment (23 Mar 1891-30 Sep 1899)
Detached to the War School in Anklam (00 Aug 1891-00 Mar 1892)
Detached to the Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1894-09 Feb 1895)
Detached to the Field Artillery Firing School (10 Feb 1895-31 May 1895)
Battalion-Adjutant and Court-Officer in the 26th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1896-31 May 1897)
Battery-Officer in the 62nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1899-26 Jan 1907)
Detached to the Military Riding Institute (01 Oct 1900-31 Aug 1903)
Detached to the Field Artillery Firing School (16 Feb 1904-31 May 1904)
Battery-Chief in the 62nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (27 Jan 1907-30 Sep 1913)
Detached to the 78th Infantry-Regiment (19 Jul 1912-18 Sep 1912)
Detached to the Field Artillery Firing School (01 Oct 1912-10 Feb 1913)
Battery-Chief in the Instruction-Regiment of the Field Artillery Firing School (01 Oct 1913-21 Apr 1914)
Instructor at the Field Artillery Firing School (22 Apr 1914-01 Aug 1914)
With the Staff of the Commander of Staging-Munitions-Affairs of Staging-Inspection Berlin, later with Army High Command of the 4th Army (02 Aug 1914-25 Nov 1914)
With the Field-Munitions-Chief West in the Grand Headquarters (26 Nov 1914-30 Apr 1915)
Placed to the Disposal of the Command of Balloon-Defence-Cannons in the War Ministry (01 May 1915-30 Jun 1915)
Inspector of Balloon-Defence-Cannons (01 Jul 1915-10 Dec 1916)
Chief of the Department Flight-Defence with the General-Command of the Air Force (11 Dec 1916-25 Nov 1918)
Inspector Of Flak Artillery (26 Nov 1918-14 Jul 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the 47th Flak-Battalion (15 Jul 1919-23 Nov 1919)
Battalion-Commander III. Of the 15th Artillery-Regiment (24 Nov 1919-27 Apr 1920)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of the 15th Artillery-Regiment (28 Apr 1920-09 Dec 1920)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Artillery-School Jüterbog (10 Dec 1920-14 Apr 1921)
Staff-Officer with the Training-Staff of the Inspection Of Artillery (15 Apr 1921-31 Jan 1923)
Artillery-Staff-Officer in the Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Feb 1923-31 Dec 1923)
Detached to the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (Test-Command) (01 Jan 1924-31 Jan 1924)
Commander of the IV. (Mounted) Battalion in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1924-31 Dec 1925)
Commander of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1926-14 Jun 1927)
Detached to the Staff of Artillery-Leader VI (15 Jun 1927-30 Jun 1927)
Artillery-Leader VI (01 Jul 1927-30 Sep 1929)
Retired (30 Sep 1929)
President of the Reichs Air Defence Federation (29 Apr 1933-30 Apr 1936)
Entered Luftwaffe Service (retired again on 30 Apr 1936 and employed as Civilian) as free Assistant in the War Science Department of the Luftwaffe (01 May 1936-31 Dec 1940)
Placed to the Disposal of the Luftwaffe and Special Purpose General Of Flak Artillery of the Reichs-Minister Of Aviation and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (01 Jan 1941-31 May 1943)
Retired (31 May 1943)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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