General der Infanterie Hans von Greiffenberg Born: 12 Oct 1893 in Tschebiatkow, District B�tow, Pomerania (Pommern) Died: 30 Jun 1951 in K�nigstein, Taunus Promotions:
Leutnant (20 Jan 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1917); Hauptmann/Rittmeister (01 Apr 1925); Major (01 Oct 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1935); Oberst (01 Jan 1938); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1942); General der Infanterie (01 Apr 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (20 Jan 1914)
Leutnant in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (20 Jan 1914-29 Aug 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (29 Aug 1914-20 Oct 1914)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (20 Oct 1914-10 Nov 1914)
Back with the Regiment in the Field (10 Nov 1914-26 Nov 1914)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (26 Nov 1914-21 Dec 1914)
Severely wounded, in Hospital (21 Dec 1914-11 Jun 1915)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (11 Jun 1915-20 Aug 1915)
Back with the Regiment in the Field (20 Aug 1915-27 Oct 1917)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (27 Oct 1917-06 Dec 1918)
At the same time, Temporary-Leader of the III. Battalion of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (06 Jun 1918-16 Jun 1918)
With Border-Protection in the Area of the 4th Infantry-Division (06 Dec 1918-18 Feb 1919)
Adjutant of Border-Protection-Section Netzwalde (18 Feb 1919-02 May 1919)
Adjutant of the 7th Infantry-Brigade (02 May 1919-01 Mar 1920)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 4th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Mar 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Nov 1921)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1921-01 Jan 1923)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1923-01 Oct 1923)
Transferred into the 10th Mounted-Regiment and Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 2nd Division (01 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1924)
Transferred back into the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training in the RWM, Training-Department (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1926)
Transferred into the 16th Mounted-Regiment and Detached as General-Staff-Officer in the RWM (01 Oct 1926-01 May 1927)
Transferred into the 3rd Mounted-Regiment while retaining Detachment to the RWM (01 May 1927-01 Apr 1928)
Transferred into the 10th Mounted-Regiment while retaining Detachment to the RWM (01 Apr 1928-01 Oct 1928)
Detached to the Finnish Army (01 Oct 1928-01 Oct 1929)
Detached to the Spanish Army (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1930)
Transferred into the 10th Mounted-Regiment and Detached to Course Wachenfeld (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Company-Chief in the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1931-01 Aug 1932)
Detached to the General-Staff-Academy of USA (01 Aug 1932-01 Oct 1933)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Oct 1933-15 Nov 1934)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of Military-District-Command IV (15 Nov 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the General-Command of the IV. Army-Corps (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 103rd Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Course-Participant at the Wehrmacht Academy (12 Oct 1937-04 Feb 1938)
Department-Chief T 4 in the Army General Staff (04 Feb 1938-03 Oct 1938)
Chief of the 1st Department, Operations-Department in the Army General Staff (03 Oct 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Chief of the Operations-Department in OKW (26 Aug 1939-25 Oct 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (25 Oct 1940-01 Jan 1941)
Chief Of The General Staff of the 12th Army (01 Jan 1941-10 May 1941)
Chief Of The General Staff of Army-Group B (10 May 1941-22 Jun 1941)
Chief Of The General Staff of Army-Group Centre (22 Jun 1941-01 Apr 1942)
Chief Of The General Staff of Army-Group A (Camouflage Description between 24 Apr 1942-22 May 1942 Staff Anton, then to 07 Jul 1942 Staff Azov (Greiffenberg was temporarily represented by Generalleutnant Alfred Gause between 23 Feb 1943-13 May 1943)) (24 Apr 1942-16 Jul 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Aug 1943-08 Oct 1943)
Military-Attach� in Budapest (08 Oct 1943-01 Apr 1944)
Plenipotentiary General of German Wehrmacht in Hungary (01 Apr 1944-05 May 1945)
In US Captivity (05 May 1945-30 Jun 1947)
Released (30 Jun 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 18.05.1941 als Generalmajor und Chef des Generalstabs der 12. Armee
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
- Kgl. Rum�n. Orden �Michael der Tapfere� III. Klasse: 19.03.1943
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