General der Infanterie Walther Hahm Born: 21 Dec 1894 in Neudorf-Sulau, District Militsch-Trachenberg, Silesia (Schlesien) Died: 11 Aug 1951 in Heide, Holstein Promotions:
Unteroffizier (12 Jan 1915); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (24 Jan 1915); F�hnrich (18 Apr 1915); Leutnant (18 Jun 1915); Oberleutnant (01 May 1925); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1929); Major (01 Nov 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1938); Oberst (01 Aug 1941); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1943); General der Infanterie (30 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (07 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the Replacement-Battalion of the 90th Fusilier-Regiment (07 Aug 1914-23 Aug 1914)
Transferred into the 214th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (23 Aug 1914-12 Oct 1914)
In the Field with the Regiment (12 Oct 1914-24 Jan 1915)
Appointed Fahnenjunker in the 23rd Infantry-Regiment (24 Jan 1915-01 Oct 1915)
Detached to Fahnenjunker-Course in Neuflize (15 Feb 1915-28 Mar 1915)
Taken ill - in hospital (30 Jul 1915-18 Sep 1915)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 23rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1915-24 Apr 1917)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 23rd Infantry-Regiment (24 Apr 1917-26 May 1919)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 16th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (26 May 1919-15 Feb 1920)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 15th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (15 Feb 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred as Company-Officer into the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1926)
Detached to Infantry-School (01 Oct 1921-14 Feb 1922)
Detached for Training as Remonte-Riding-Instructor to the 14th Mounted Battery of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-30 Sep 1925)
Transferred into the 8th (MG) Company of the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-01 Sep 1929)
Detached to Officer-Weapons-School-Instruction-Course in Dresden (03 Oct 1927-15 Feb 1928)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1929-01 Feb 1932)
Detached to Firing Course for heavy infantry weapons in D�beritz (06 Oct 1931-21 Oct 1931)
Chief of 8th (MG) Company of 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in III. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment G�rlitz (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Instructor at the War School Munich (15 Oct 1935-26 Aug 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (26 Aug 1939-07 Feb 1940)
Commander of II. Battalion of 81st Infantry-Regiment (07 Feb 1940-20 Sep 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (20 Sep 1940-21 Dec 1940)
Commander of the 480th Infantry-Regiment (21 Dec 1940-01 Jan 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of 260th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1942-01 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 260th Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1942-22 Feb 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (22 Feb 1944-01 Apr 1944)
Commander of the 389th Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1944-30 Sep 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (30 Sep 1944-20 Nov 1944)
Transferred to Commander-in-Chief West for Use as Commanding General (20 Nov 1944-01 Dec 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of LXXXII. Army-Corps (01 Dec 1944-30 Jan 1945)
Commanding General of LXXXII. Army-Corps (30 Jan 1945-15 Apr 1945)
Commanding General of XIII. Army-Corps (15 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (650): am 15.11.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiment 480
- Eichenlaub (676): am 09.12.1944 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 389. Infanterie-Division
- 1914 EK I: 04.09.1917
- 1914 EK II: 03.12.1914
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II: 27.05.1940
- Spange zum EK I: 12.06.1940
- Wehrmachtbericht: 09.10.1944
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