Generalrichter Dr.jur. Eduard Hoffmann
Born: 02 Jan 1898 in Portland, Oregon, USA
Died: 28 Oct 1983 in Bad Homburg
Doctorate in Jurisprudence: 20 Jun 1924
Promotions:
Leutnant der Reserve (05 Jan 1918); Gerichtsreferendar (17 Jun 1921); Gerichtsassessor (18 Oct 1926); Amtsgerichtsrat (01 Oct 1931); Kriegsreichtsrat (01 Nov 1935); Oberkriegsreichtsrat (01 Dec 1936); Oberstkriegsreichtsrat (01 Oct 1940); Generalrichter (01 May 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army Reserves as a War Volunteer and Battery-Officer in the 61st then 249th Field-Artillery-Regiment (12 Jul 1915-16 Dec 1918)
Retired (16 Dec 1918)
Law-Studies (1919-00 Jun 1921)
1st Legal State Examination (17 Jun 1921)
Gerichtsreferendar at the Local-Court Sigmaringen (01 Aug 1921-03 Jan 1922)
Regierungs-Referendar in Schleswig, Bordesholm and Oldenburg, Holstein (04 Jan 1922-04 Nov 1922)
Law-Studies (00 Dec 1922-00 Nov 1923)
Gerichtsreferendar at the Local-Court Charlottenburg, at the District-Court then Public Prosecutor's Office Berlin III and Court Of Appeal Berlin (01 Dec 1923-05 Oct 1926)
2nde Legal State Examination (18 Oct 1926)
Entered State Service as Gerichtsassessor with the Public Prosecutor's Office Berlin II and Berlin III (01 Nov 1926-15 Jan 1928)
Public Prosecutor in Berlin and with the Penitentiary Berlin-Plötzensee (16 Jan 1928-30 Sep 1931)
Local and District Court Advisor in Kassel (01 Oct 1931-01 Apr 1935)
Judge on Probation with the Court of Artillery-Leader IV (02 Apr 1935-31 Oct 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Judge at the Court of Air-District-Command III and of the Higher Flying Commander III (01 Nov 1935-30 Sep 1936)
At the Luftwaffe-Upper-Court III, Dresden (01 Oct 1936-30 Jun 1937)
At the Luftwaffe-Upper-Court VII, Braunschweig (01 Jul 1937-1939)
With the Field-Court of Air-Region-Command VI (1939-09 Nov 1939)
Oberkriegsreichtsrat with Air-Fleet-Command 2 (10 Nov 1939-19 Jan 1940)
Service-Supervisory Judge with the Field-Court of Air-Region-Command VI and with Air-Defence-Command Düsseldorf then Cologne (20 Jan 1940-15 May 1942)
Detached to the Staff of the General-Plenipotentiary for Economics in Serbia (16 May 1942-19 Aug 1942)
Detached to the Reichs War Courts (20 Aug 1942-30 Sep 1942)
Reichs War Lawyor at the Reichs War Court (01 Oct 1942-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

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