Generalmajor Dipl.Ing. Walther Hillert Born: 06 Feb 1893 in Posen Died: 13 Aug 1960 in Hannover Diploma In Engineering: Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (10 Mar 1913); F�hnrich (19 Jul 1913); Leutnant (20 May 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Jul 1917); Hauptmann/Rittmeister (01 Mar 1925); Major (01 Feb 1923); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1935); Oberst (01 Jan 1938); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1942) Commands � Assignments
Entered Army Service (11 Oct 1912)
Fahnenjunker in the 44th Infantry-Regiment (11 Oct 1912-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War School Nei�e (28 Jul 1913-09 Apr 1914)
In the Field with the 44th Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-20 Aug 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (20 Aug 1914-16 Sep 1914)
Transferred to Collection-Office K�nigsberg, Prussia (16 Sep 1914-30 Sep 1914)
In the Field with the 44th Infantry-Regiment (30 Sep 1914-01 Oct 1944)
Wounded, in Hospital (01 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 44th Infantry-Regiment (03 Dec 1914-11 Dec 1914)
Taken ill, in Hospital (11 Dec 1914-22 Jan 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 44th Infantry-Regiment (22 Jan 1915-25 Apr 1915)
Transferred to the 1st Fortress-MG-Battalion, K�nigsberg (25 Apr 1915-19 May 1915)
Leader of the MG-Detachment of the 23rd Landsturm-Infantry-Regiment (19 May 1915-25 Feb 1916)
Leader of the 158th Bicycle-Company (25 Feb 1916-15 May 1916)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 10, Kowno (15 May 1916-09 Jun 1916)
Transferred to the MG-Company of the 23rd Landsturm-Infantry-Regiment (09 Jun 1916-18 Sep 1916)
Transferred into the 425th Infantry-Regiment (18 Sep 1916-08 Dec 1916)
Leader of the MG-Company of the 425th Infantry-Regiment (08 Dec 1916-11 May 1917)
Temporary MG-Officer with the Staff of the 425th Infantry-Regiment, at the same time Commandant of Tyrmont nea D�naburg (11 May 1917-16 Sep 1917)
Temporary Regiments-Adjutant of the 425th Infantry-Regiment (16 Sep 1917-29 Sep 1917)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 425th Infantry-Regiment (29 Sep 1917-07 Dec 1917)
At the same time, Temporary Leader of I. Battalion of the 425th Infantry-Regiment (21 Nov 1917-24 Nov 1917)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 353rd Infantry-Regiment (07 Dec 1917-31 Mar 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (31 Mar 1918-27 Jun 1918)
Temporary Regiments-Adjutant of the 425th Infantry-Regiment (27 Jun 1918-22 Jul 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with Special-Purpose-General-Command 53 (22 Jul 1918-31 Dec 1918)
Transferred back into the 44th Infantry-Regiment & Detached to the General-Command of I. Army-Corps as 2nd Adjutant (31 Dec 1918-01 Oct 1919)
MG-Officer with the Staff of Military-District-Command 1 (01 Oct 1919-25 Apr 1919)
While retaining previous position with Military-District-Command 1, transferred into the 1st Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (25 Apr 1919-01 Oct 1920)
While retaining previous position with Military-District-Command 1, transferred into the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-14 Nov 1920)
Relinquished position with Military-District-Command 1 & Company-Officer in the Training-Battalion of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (14 Nov 1920-20 Mar 1922)
Detached as Instructor to MG-Courses for Company Leaders (01 Nov 1921-30 Nov 1921)
Detached as Instructor for Weapons to the Subsidiary-Leadership-Courses I & II (01 Mar 1922-28 Apr 1922)
Adjutant of the Training-Battalion of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (20 Mar 1922-01 Oct 1923)
Detached to Studies at the Technical College Charlottenburg (01 Oct 1923-01 Mar 1925)
While retaining position with the Technical College Charlottenburg, transferred to the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1925-01 Jan 1926)
While retaining position with the Technical College Charlottenburg, transferred to Staff of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1926-01 Apr 1928)
Transferred into the 1st Mounted-Regiment & Detached to the RWM/WaA (01 Apr 1928-01 Apr 1929)
Transferred to the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1929-01 Nov 1929)
Chief of 15th Company of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1929-01 Apr 1931)
Advisor in the Army Weapons Office, RWM (01 Apr 1931-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of III. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Crossen (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 29th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-10 Sep 1936)
Detached to the Army Weapons Office, RWM (10 Sep 1936-06 Oct 1936)
Department-Chief Wa B 2 in the RKM (06 Oct 1936-04 Feb 1938)
Department-Chief Wa J R� 2 in OKH (04 Feb 1938-09 May 1940)
Armaments-Inspector IX, Kassel (09 May 1940-01 Dec 1942)
Military Economics & Armaments Inspector III, Berlin (01 Dec 1942-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-00 May 1948)
Released (00 May 1948)
Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- 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
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. bis I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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