(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Hermann Hiller
Born: 07 Apr 1898 in Stuttgart
Died: 08 Apr 1963 in Klettenberg
Promotions:
Fähnrich (29 Mar 1916); Leutnant (09 Oct 1916); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 Mar 1935); Major (01 Oct 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Nov 1941); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as Platoon-Leader in the 125th Infantry-Regiment (29 Mar 1916-00 Jul 1916)
Platoon-Leader in the 413th Infantry-Regiment (00 Jul 1916-23 Apr 1917)
Course for MG-Officers in Andenaarde (18 Mar 1917-08 Apr 1917)
Wounded, in Hospital (24 Apr 1917-01 Jul 1917)
With the Replacement-Battalion in Münsingen (02 Jul 1917-01 Apr 1918)
Platoon-Leader in the 125th Infantry-Regiment (02 Apr 1918-26 May 1918)
Detached to MG-Weapons-Officer-Course in Spandau (27 May 1918-24 Jun 1918)
Company-Leader in the 125th Infantry-Regiment (25 Jun 1918-03 Nov 1918)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 7, Namur (04 Nov 1918-18 Nov 1918)
Detached to the 10th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (19 Nov 1918-20 Nov 1918)
Platoon-Leader in the 125th Infantry-Regiment (20 Nov 1918-04 Dec 1918)
Auxiliary-Officer with the Chief Of Operations of the General-Command of the XIII. Army-Corps (05 Dec 1918-22 Feb 1919)
Platoon-Leader in the 125th Infantry-Regiment (23 Feb 1919-26 Mar 1919)
With the Staff of the 2nd Volunteer-Regiment, Freikorps Haas (27 Mar 1919-05 Aug 1919)
Platoon-Leader with the Infantry-Gun-Battalion of the 25th Rifle-Regiment (06 Aug 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Platoon-Leader in the 13th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-31 Dec 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-30 Nov 1923)
Adjutant of the Firing-Grounds Kummersdorf (01 Dec 1923-30 Sep 1924)
Platoon-Leader in the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-31 May 1925)
Platoon-Leader in the 3rd Medical-Battalion (01 Jun 1925-06 May 1926)
Detached to Motor-Transport-Training-Command 3 (05 Jan 1926-01 Apr 1926)
Welfare-Officer with the Staff of the 3rd Medical-Battalion (07 May 1926-31 May 1927)
Platoon-Leader in the 3rd Medical-Battalion (01 Jun 1927-31 Oct 1928)
Training-Officer with the 3rd Transport-Battalion (01 Nov 1928-30 Sep 1930)
With the Staff of the 4th Company of the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1930-31 Jan 1931)
Retired (31 Jan 1931)
With (Secret) Panzer-Tests-Office in Kasan, USSR (01 Feb 1931-31 Dec 1932)
Reactivated to Army Service as Instructor for Motor Transport Technology and Tactics at the Infantry-School, on 01 Jan 1934 War-School Dresden (01 Jan 1933-28 Feb 1934)
Company-Chief in the 1st Panzer-Regiment (01 Mar 1934-31 May 1934)
Company-Chief with the Motor-Transport-Instruction-Command Ohrdruft (01 Jun 1934-31 Jul 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service and Detached for Orientation at the Reconnaissance-Flying-School Braunschweig (01 Aug 1934-31 Aug 1934)
Observer-Training at the Reconnaissance-Flying-School Braunschweig (01 Aug 1934-30 Nov 1934)
Adjutant of the Flying-Technical School Jüterbog (01 Dec 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Chief of Motor-Vehicle-Training with the Inspection of Motor Transport Affairs of the Luftwaffe, RLM (01 Apr 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Detached to Firing-Course at the Flak-Artillery-School Wustrow (07 Jul 1936-07 Aug 1936)
Detached to the I. Battalion of the 12th Flak-Regiment, Berlin-Lankwitz (14 Aug 1936-30 Sep 1936)
Battery-Chief in the 29th Flak-Regiment, Dessau (01 Oct 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Firing-Course at the Flak-Artillery-School Wustrow (31 Mar 1937-14 Apr 1937)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 27th Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1937-14 Nov 1938)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 26th Flak-Regiment, began as Corps-Flak-Battalion of the XII. Army-Corps (15 Nov 1938-26 Sep 1939)
Instructor at the Air War School 6, Wustrow then Bernau (27 Sep 1939-05 Jul 1940)
Commander of the 202nd Flak-Regiment (06 Jul 1940-12 Sep 1940)
Commander of the 12th Flak-Replacement-Battalion (13 Sep 1940-11 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 41st Flak-Regiment (12 Nov 1940-11 Dec 1940)
Commander of the 202nd Flak-Regiment (12 Dec 1940-25 Jul 1941)
Commander of the 33rd Flak-Replacement-Battalion (26 Jul 1941-31 Oct 1941)
Chief of Department P 4, Luftwaffe Personnel Office, RLM (01 Nov 1941-30 Sep 1944)
Commander of the Flak-Artillery-School IV, Schongau (01 Oct 1944-05 Feb 1945)
Because of Criticism of the Third Reich he was Relieved of Command and Detained in Prison (05 Feb 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-11 May 1945)
Released (11 May 1945)

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