General der Artillerie Hans Behlendorff Born: 13 Aug 1889 in Allenstein, East Prussia (Ostpreu�en) Died: 16 Mar 1961 in Baden-Baden Promotions:
F�hnrich (22 May 1909); Leutnant (22 Mar 1910); Oberleutnant (25 Feb 1915); Hauptmann (20 May 1917); Major (01 Feb 1929); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1932); Oberst (01 Sep 1934); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1938); Generalleutnant (01 Feb 1940); General der Artillerie (17 Dec 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (25 Sep 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 3rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (25 Sep 1908-01 Oct 1913)
Adjutant of the Mounted Detachment of the 3rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-18 Jun 1915)
Battery-Commander in the 3rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Jun 1915-23 Jul 1916)
In Hospital (23 Jul 1916-17 Aug 1916)
Back to the Troop (17 Aug 1916-21 Aug 1916)
Detached for time to recover to Bad Pyrmont (21 Aug 1916-09 Oct 1916)
To the Mounted Detachment of the 3rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (09 Oct 1916-26 Mar 1917)
Adjutant with Special-Purpose-General-Command 51 (26 Mar 1917-15 Dec 1918)
Transferred into the 2nd Battery of the 3rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Dec 1918-06 May 1920)
Transferred into the 3rd Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (16 May 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Battery-Commander in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 May 1928)
With the Staff of the IV. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1928-01 Oct 1928)
Detached to the Command-Office Berlin (01 Oct 1928-01 Oct 1929)
With the Staff of Artillery Leader III (01 Oct 1929-01 Feb 1930)
Detached into the RWM/Army Personnel Office/Department P2 (01 Oct 1929-01 Feb 1930)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Feb 1930-01 Apr 1932)
Advisor in Department P1, Army Personnel Office, RWM (01 Apr 1932-01 Nov 1934)
Detached to the 4th Artillery-Regiment (30 May 1932-02 Jun 1932)
Department-Leader in the RWM/Department P4 (01 Nov 1934-04 Feb 1938)
Artillery Commander 31 (04 Feb 1938-19 Jul 1939)
Commander of the 34th Infantry-Division (19 Jul 1939-10 May 1940)
Badly wounded, in Hospital (10 May 1940-01 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 34th Infantry-Division (01 Nov 1940-05 Dec 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (05 Dec 1941-15 Dec 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of Special-Deployment-Higher-Command LX (15 Dec 1941-01 Jan 1942)
Commander of Higher-Command LX (01 Jan 1942-25 May 1942)
Commanding General of LXXXIV. Army-Corps (25 May 1942-01 Apr 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Apr 1943-06 Sep 1943)
Detached to the Reichs War Court as Officer-Judge, Command did not become effective (06 Sep 1943-15 Oct 1943)
Detached for Briefing as Commander South-West France (15 Oct 1943-01 Mar 1944)
Command with Commander South-West France was cancelled � again was transferred to F�hrer-Reserve (01 Mar 1944-31 Dec 1944)
Retired (31 Dec 1944)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (562): am 11.10.1941 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 34. Infanterie-Division
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I: 06.04.1915
- 1914 EK II: 16.09.1914
- Schaumburg-Lippisches Kreuz f�r treue Dienste 1914: 16.10.1916
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz: 12.01.1917
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse: 27.01.1917
- RK I. Klasse des Kgl. W�rttembg. Friedrichs-Ordens mit Schwertern: 14.12.1917
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration: 06.02.1918
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I: 10.05.1940
- Spange zum EK II: 13.12.1939
- Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse des finn. Schutzkorps: 17.03.1939
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