Generalmajor Hans von Ahlfen Born: 20 Feb 1897 in Berlin Died: 11 Sep 1966 in Oberndorf, Neckar Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (13 Oct 1914); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (13 Nov 1914); F�hnrich (27 Jan 1915); Leutnant (22 Mar 1915); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Mar 1931); Major (01 Jan 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1939); Oberst (01 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (30 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (17 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 2nd Pioneer-Replacement-Battalion (17 Aug 1914-20 Oct 1914)
Transferred to the 2nd Field-Company of the I. Pioneer-Battalion 2 in the Field (20 Oct 1914-01 Apr 1915)
Adjutant of the Commander of Pioneers with the High Command of the South Army (01 Apr 1915-01 Jul 1915)
Adjutant of the Commander of Pioneers with the High Command of the Bug Army (01 Jul 1915-01 Aug 1916)
Adjutant of General of Pioneers 10 (01 Aug 1916-20 Feb 1918)
Company-Officer in the 3rd Company of the I. Pioneer-Battalion 2 (20 Feb 1918-15 Apr 1918)
Detached to MG-Training with the 4th J�ger-Battalion (01 Mar 1918-20 Mar 1918)
Commandant of the Panzer-Platoon of the Baltic-Sea-Division (15 Apr 1918-09 Feb 1919)
Commandant of Panzer-Platoon 21 in Section Schneidem�hl (09 Feb 1919-16 May 1920)
Company-Officer in the 4th Company of the 2nd Reichswehr-Pioneer-Battalion (16 May 1920-20 May 1920)
Commandant of Panzer-Platoon 30 (20 May 1920-01 Jul 1920)
Commandant of Panzer-Platoon 44 (01 Jul 1920-01 Sep 1920)
Leader of the Searchlight-Platoon of the 2nd Reichswehr-Pioneer-Battalion (01 Sep 1920-05 Nov 1920)
Commandant of Panzer-Platoon 44 (05 Nov 1920-15 Mar 1921)
Leader of the Searchlight-Platoon of the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (15 Mar 1921-01 May 1921)
Detached to Bridging-Course of the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 May 1921-10 Aug 1921)
Detached to the 2nd Company of the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (10 Aug 1921-15 Sep 1921)
Detached to the Bridging-Column of the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (15 Sep 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Detached to Infantry School, Munich (01 Oct 1921-01 Apr 1922)
Transferred into the 2nd Artillery-Regiment, while retaining previous command (01 Apr 1922-01 Oct 1922)
Transferred back into the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1922-15 Nov 1922)
Adjutant of the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (15 Nov 1922-01 Oct 1923)
Transferred into the 5th Mounted-Regiment and Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of 2nd Division (01 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1925)
Detached to the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1925-01 Apr 1926)
Transferred to the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1926-01 Jan 1929)
Detached to the Higher Pioneer Officer with Group-Command 1 (01 Jan 1929-01 Oct 1932)
Detached for advanced technical training at the Pioneer School (01 Feb 1932-28 Feb 1932)
Company-Chief in the 5th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in Pioneer-Battalion Hann.-M�nden (01 Oct 1934-01 Aug 1935)
Pioneer-Instructor at the War Academy (01 Aug 1935-01 Sep 1937)
Detached to the RKM/In 5 (01 Sep 1937-12 Oct 1937)
Group-Director with the Inspection of Pioneers in the RKM, then OKH (12 Oct 1937-15 Jun 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH and Detached to the Staff of the General of Pioneers and Fortresses with the C-in-C Army (15 Jun 1940-01 Jul 1940)
Commander of the 40th Motorised-Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jul 1940-05 Jan 1941)
Commander of the 617th Motorised-Pioneer-Regiment-Staff (05 Jan 1941-30 Jul 1942)
Pioneer-Officer with the Staff of the General of Pioneers of Army-Group D (30 Jul 1942-01 Jul 1943)
Pioneer-Leader of Army High Command Norway (01 Jul 1943-27 Jul 1944)
Pioneer-Leader of the 9th Army (27 Jul 1944-16 Sep 1944)
Pioneer-Leader of Army High Command Norway (16 Jul 1944-05 Oct 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (05 Oct 1944-10 Nov 1944)
At the same time, Detached to Divisions Leader Course (19 Oct 1944-10 Nov 1944)
Commander of Blocking-Formation von Ahlfen with Army-Group A and Commander of the 70th Pioneer-Brigade (10 Nov 1944-02 Feb 1945)
Fortress-Commandant of Breslau (02 Feb 1945-08 Mar 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (08 Mar 1945-25 Mar 1945)
General of Pioneers with Army-Group Model (25 Mar 1945-17 Apr 1945)
In Captivity (17 Apr 1945-30 Jun 1947)
Released (30 Jun 1947)
Decorations & Awards::
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- K.u. K. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
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