Generalmajor Helmut Hipp Born: 10 Jul 1895 in Ulm, Danube (Donau) Died: 07 Jul 1984 in Gieslingen Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (22 Dec 1915); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (18 Jan 1916); F�hnrich (21 Mar 1916); Leutnant (05 Sep 1916); Oberleutnant (02 Jun 1924); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1929); Major (01 Jul 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1938); Oberst (01 Feb 1941); Generalmajor (30 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (24 Jul 1915)
Volunteer in the Recruitment-Depot of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (24 Jul 1915-10 Aug 1915)
Fahnenjunker in the Replacement-Battalion of the 127th Infantry-Regiment (10 Aug 1915-22 Feb 1916)
Detached to Fahnenjunker-Courses in D�beritz (15 Nov 1915-01 Feb 1916)
In the Field with the 127th Infantry-Regiment (22 Feb 1916-16 Aug 1916)
Wounded, in Hospital (16 Aug 1916-19 Jan 1917)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 127th Infantry-Regiment (19 Jan 1917-01 Jun 1917)
Transferred into the 2nd Replacement-MG-Company of XIII. Army-Corps (01 Jun 1917-22 Dec 1917)
Detached to Officers-MG-Course in D�beritz (25 Jul 1917-31 Aug 1917)
Transferred into the 1st MG-Company of the 120th Infantry-Regiment (22 Dec 1917-10 Sep 1918)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 120th Infantry-Regiment (10 Sep 1918-05 May 1919)
Transferred into the 2nd W�rttembergi Volunteer-Regiment (05 May 1919-12 Jul 1919)
At the same time, Ordinance-Officer with Army High Command Border-Protection North (10 Jun 1919-29 Aug 1919)
Transferred into the 25th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (12 Jul 1919-27 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 26th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment & Detached to Fortress-Command-Office Ulm (27 Oct 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-17 Dec 1923)
Detached for Training as Instructor in Messenger Dog Service in Speremberg (20 Nov 1921-31 Jan 1922)
Detached as Director of Courses for Training on Messenger Dog Handlers on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds M�nsingen (01 Feb 1922-28 Apr 1922)
Detached to Course at the Infantry-School (21 Sep 1923-11 Nov 1923)
Assigned to the 7th Company of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (17 Dec 1923-01 Jun 1924)
Leader of the Signals-Platoon of II. Battalion of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1924-01 Apr 1928)
Detached to the 5th Signals-Battalion (09 Jan 1925-21 Feb 1925)
Detached to Weapons School Course in Dresden (18 Apr 1925-15 Aug 1925)
Detached to Gas Protection Course in Berlin (22 Feb 1926-06 Mar 1926)
Transferred into the 8th (MG) Company of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-01 Oct 1929)
Chief of 9th Company of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-01 Apr 1934)
Instructor at the Infantry-School Dresden (01 Apr 1934-01 Jan 1935)
Instructor at the War-School Dresden (01 Jan 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Instructor at the War-School Potsdam (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 46th MG-Battalion (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve - Military-District-Command VI (26 Aug 1939-01 Oct 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Oct 1939-01 Nov 1939)
Commander of the 601st Motorised-Flak-Battalion (01 Nov 1939-22 Apr 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (22 Apr 1940-10 May 1940)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 251st Infantry-Regiment (10 May 1940-04 Jun 1940)
Commander of the 130th Infantry-Regiment (10 Jun 1940-20 Mar 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (20 Mar 1942-10 Aug 1942)
Commander of Military-District-Unterf�hrer-Course VI (10 Aug 1942-24 May 1944)
Detached for Briefing to School VIII for Fahnenjunker of Infantry (24 May 1944-10 Jun 1944)
Commander of School VIII for Fahnenjunker of Infantry (10 Jun 1944-11 Oct 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, Detached to Inspection of Infantry for Use as a Higher Infantry Officer (11 Oct 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (23 Jan 1942)
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