Generalmajor Heinrich-Georg Hax Born: 24 Jan 1900 in Berlin Died: 01 Sep 1969 in Koblenz Promotions:
F�hnrich (01 Oct 1921); Leutnant (01 Apr 1922); Oberleutnant (01 Feb 1927); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1934); Major (01 Jun 1938); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Aug 1942); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1945); Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr) (03 Sep 1956); Generalmajor (Bundeswehr) (12 Sep 1957) Career:
Entered Army Service (26 Jan 1918)
War Volunteer in the Guards-Fusilier-Regiment (26 Jan 1918-01 Aug 1918)
Fahnenjunker in the 64th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1918-21 Dec 1918)
Group & Platoon Leader with Border-Protection Oberost, 1st Volunteer-Battalion (Lithuania) (21 Dec 1918-1919)
Group & Platoon Leader in Volunteer-Regiment Reinhardt (1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 29th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Detached to the War-School Munich & W�nsdorf (01 May 1920-29 Sep 1921)
Transferred into the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1922)
Recruitment-Officer in the Training-Battalion of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-01 Apr 1924)
Platoon-Leader in the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1924-01 Apr 1930)
Participant at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam (5th Place in the Modern Pentathlon) (1928)
Detached to Course for Signals-Officers at the Artillery-School J�terbog (01 Oct 1929-31 Mar 1930)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of III. Battalion of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1930-01 Apr 1933)
Participant at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles (Silver Medal in Shooting - 25m Rapid Fire Pistol) (1932)
Detached to General-Staff-Courses (01 Apr 1933-01 May 1935)
Detached to the War-Academy (01 May 1935-01 Oct 1935)
Detached to the Army General Staff (01 Oct 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Adjutant of the Senior-Quartermaster in the Army General Staff (15 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1936)
Participant at the Olympic Games in Berlin (Silver Medal in Shooting - 25m Rapid Fire Pistol) (1936)
Transport-Officer and Transport-Commandant in the General-Staff of XII. Army-Corps (01 Oct 1936-01 Apr 1938)
Company-Chief in the 71st Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1938-10 Nov 1938)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of 2nd Infantry-Division (10 Nov 1938-08 Oct 1940)
Tactics Instructor at the War Academy (08 Oct 1940-01 Apr 1941)
1st General-Staff-Officer (Ia/F) in the General-Staff of Army-Group A (01 Apr 1941-22 Jun 1941)
1st General-Staff-Officer (Ia/F) in the General-Staff of Army-Group South (22 Jun 1941-07 Jul 1942)
1st General-Staff-Officer (Ia/F) in the General-Staff of Army-Group B (07 Jul 1942-20 Aug 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (20 Aug 1942-15 Jan 1943)
Chief of the General Staff of LVI. Panzer-Corps (15 Jan 1943-01 Apr 1944)
Detsched to the 304th Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment for Briefing as Regimental-Leader (01 Apr 1944-01 May 1944)
Commander of the 110th Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment (01 May 1944-01 Nov 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve - Military-District-Command II (01 Nov 1944-27 Jan 1945)
Detached to Division-Leaders-Course in Hirschberg (19 Dec 1944-21 Jan 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 8th Panzer-Division (27 Jan 1945-01 Apr 1945)
Commander of the 8th Panzer-Division (01 Apr 1945-09 May 1945)
Surrendered to US Troops in Pilsen, later transferred to Soviet Captivity (09 May 1945-08 Oct 1955)
Released (08 Oct 1955)
Entered Bundeswehr Service (03 Sep 1956)
Commander of the 3rd Panzer-Division (03 Sep 1956-01 Jul 1958)
Commander of the 5th Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment (01 Jul 1958-01 Jun 1959)
Temporary Commanding General of III. Corps, Koblenz (01 Jun 1959-31 Mar 1961)
Retired (31 Mar 1961)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (4748): am 08.03.1945 als Oberst und F�hrer der 8. Panzer-Division
- Eichenlaub (855): am 30.04.1945 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 8. Panzer-Division
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- 1939 EK II: 14.09.1939
- 1939 EK I: 31.10.1939
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