Generalmajor Hans Fitzlaff Born: 02 Sep 1892 in Thorn Died: 22 Apr 1980 in Forbach Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (04 Mar 1913); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (22 Mar 1913); F�hnrich (16 Jun 1913); Leutnant (23 May 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Jun 1917); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1925); Major (01 May 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Jun 1939); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (03 Oct 1912)
One Year Volunteer in the 3rd Foot Guards-Regiment (03 Oct 1912-19 Jan 1913)
Transferred as an Fahnenjunker into the 6th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (19 Jan 1913-01 Apr 1914)
Detached to the War School in Engers (01 Apr 1914-02 Aug 1914)
Transferred as Battery-Officer to the mobile III. Battalion of the 6th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-26 Dec 1914)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 6th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (26 Dec 1914-11 Mar 1915)
Battery-Officer in the 6th Battery of the 6th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (11 Mar 1915-20 Jan 1916)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 6th Foot-Artillery-Regiment and Leader of the IV. Recruitment-Depot (20 Jan 1916-10 Apr 1916)
Transferred into the 106th Foot-Artillery-Battery as Battery-Officer (10 Apr 1916-01 Aug 1916)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 106th Foot-Artillery-Battery (01 Aug 1916-20 Sep 1916)
Battery-Officer in the 106th Foot-Artillery-Battery (20 Sep 1916-04 Feb 1917)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 6th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (04 Feb 1917-10 Jan 1918)
At the same time, Detached to the Inspection of Foot-Artillery-Firing-Schools (10 Mar 1917-27 Jan 1918)
At the same time, Detached as Instructor to the Staff-Officers-Course at the Artillery-Surveying-School in Wahn (17 Sep 1917-22 Sep 1917)
Transferred to the Artillery-Surveying-School Wahn (10 Jan 1918-22 Oct 1918)
Transferred to the Light-Surveying-Troop 20, Naval-Corps Flaunders (22 Oct 1918-16 Dec 1918)
Transferred back into the 6th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (16 Dec 1918-07 Jan 1919)
Detached as Department-Leader of the Surveying-School, Artillery-School J�terbog (07 Jan 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 15th Light-Artillery-Regiment while retaining previous post (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 15th Artillery-Regiment while retaining position at Artillery-School (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the 1st Artillery-Regiment while retaining position at Artillery-School (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1923)
Transferred into the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Jul 1925)
Chief of the 1st Battery of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1925-01 Oct 1929)
Hauptmann with the Staff and Welfare-Officer of the V. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-01 May 1933)
Transferred into the Artillery-School (01 May 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the IV. Battalion of the Artillery-Regiment Elbing (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 57th Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 29th Motorised-Artillery-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-27 Mar 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (27 Mar 1940-21 May 1940)
Staff-Officer of Artillery in the General-Staff of the 9th Army (21 May 1940-20 Oct 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (20 Oct 1941-15 Apr 1942)
Commander of the Field-Unteroffiziers-School of Artillery in Autun (15 Apr 1942-01 Apr 1943)
Military-Replacement-Inspector K�nigsberg, Prussia (01 Apr 1943-20 May 1943)
Detached to Military-Replacement-Inspection Kassel (20 May 1943-01 Jun 1943)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Kassel (01 Jun 1943-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-00 May 1947)
Released (00 May 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1.10.1938
- �sterr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Ungar. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bulgar. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
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