General der Kavallerie Erik Hansen Born: 27 May 1889 in Hamburg Died: 18 Mar 1967 in Hamburg Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (24 Dec 1907); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (27 Jan 1908); F�hnrich (18 May 1908); Leutnant (27 Jan 1909); Oberleutnant (24 Dec 1914); Rittmeister/Hauptmann (18 Aug 1916); Major (01 Oct 1929); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1932); Oberst (01 May 1934); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1937); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1939); General der Kavallerie (31 Oct 1940) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1907)
Fahnenjunker in the 9th Dragoon-Regiment (01 Oct 1907-04 Jun 1912)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 9th Dragoon-Regiment (04 Jun 1912-05 Aug 1914)
In the Field as Regiments-Adjutant with the 9th Dragoon-Regiment (05 Aug 1914-10 Sep 1916)
Adjutant of the 45th Cavalry-Brigade (10 Sep 1916-27 Feb 1917)
Transferred into a General Staff Position with the Staff of Field Railway Matters (27 Feb 1917-11 Jun 1917)
Transferred into a General Staff Position of the 45th Reserve-Division (11 Jun 1917-26 Dec 1917)
Detached to Physical Exercise Course for Troop Leaders in Sedan (24 Jul 1917-31 Jul 1917)
Detached to General Staff Course in Sedan (04 Aug 1917-03 Sep 1917)
While retaining previous position, transferred into the Army General Staff (26 Dec 1917-04 Jan 1918)
Officer of the Army and Assigned with the Army High Command 4 (04 Jan 1918-05 Jan 1918)
Quartermaster with the General-Command of the Guards-Reserve-Corps/Group Staden (05 Jan 1918-06 Apr 1918)
Transferred to the General-Command of the Guards-Corps/Group Yeperen (06 Apr 1918-11 Apr 1918)
Quartermaster with the General-Command of the Guards-Reserve-Corps (11 Apr 1918-03 Sep 1918)
Assigned to Army High Command 9 for Special Duties (03 Sep 1918-21 Sep 1918)
Transferred into the Army General Staff and Assigned with the General-Staff of Army-Group Dallwitz (21 Sep 1918-13 Jan 1919)
Transferred into the General-Staff of VI. Reserve-Corps (13 Jan 1919-05 Nov 1919)
Transferred into the Staff of the 2nd Naval-Brigade (05 Nov 1919-29 Mar 1920)
Transferred into the 3rd Mounted-Regiment (29 Mar 1920-18 May 1920)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 3rd Mounted-Regiment (18 May 1920-01 May 1921)
Transferred into the Staff of the Cavalry-Division (01 May 1921-01 Oct 1924)
Chief of 1st Squadron of the 15th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1927)
Detached to the Cavalry-School Hannover (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1928)
Transferred into the 16th Mounted-Regiment while retaining previous use (01 Oct 1928-01 Feb 1929)
Transferred as Instructor to the Cavalry-School Hannover (01 Feb 1929-01 Oct 1930)
Transferred into the Staff of the 8th Mounted-Regiment and Detached to the Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of 1st Division (01 Oct 1931-13 Jun 1933)
Chief of Staff of the 3rd Cavalry-Division (13 Jun 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of Infantry-Regiment M�nster (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 39th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Chief of 1st Department in the Army General Staff (06 Oct 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 4th Infantry-Division (10 Nov 1938-15 Aug 1940)
Commander of the German Army Mission and Chief of the German Wehrmacht Mission in Romania (01 Oct 1940-01 Jun 1941)
Commanding General of LIV. Army-Corps (01 Jun 1941-20 Jan 1943)
Chief of the German Army Mission in Romania (20 Jan 1943-26 Aug 1944)
In Soviet Captivity (26 Aug 1944-10 Oct 1955)
Released (10 Oct 1955)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 04.09.1941 als General der Kavallerie und Kommandierender General des LIV. Armee-Korps
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 19.09.1942 als General der Kavallerie und Kommandierender General des LIV. Armee-Korps
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange �Prager Burg�
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kgl. Rum�n. Orden �Michael der Tapfere� III. Klasse: 22.08.1941
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
- Kgl. Rum�n. Orden �Michael der Tapfere� II. Klasse: 29.07.1942
- Krimschild
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