Generalmajor Johannes Hochbaum Born: 26 Dec 1877 in Eisleben Died: 15 Apr 1952 in Hamburg Promotions:
F�hnrich (25 Nov 1898); Leutnant (18 Aug 1899); Oberleutnant (17 Sep 1909); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1913); Turkish Major (01 Dec 1916); Major (01 Apr 1922); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1928); Oberst (01 Feb 1931); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Mar 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (24 Mar 1898)
Fahnenjunker in the 26th Infantry-Regiment (24 Mar 1898-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to the Military Gymnasium (01 Mar 1904-31 Jul 1904)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 26th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1905-30 Sep 1908)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1909-21 Jul 1912)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 26th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Company-Leader in the 26th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-01 Nov 1914)
Transferred to the Staff of Military-Railway-Direction Lille (01 Nov 1914-01 Jun 1915)
Adjutant of the Military-General-Direction of Railways Brussels (01 Jun 1915-01 Feb 1916)
Adjutant of the Military-General-Direction of Railways Warsaw (01 Feb 1916-01 Jul 1916)
Transferred to the Staff of the Chief of Field-Railway-Matters in the Grand Headquarters (01 Jul 1916-01 Dec 1916)
Major in the Turkish General Staff, Chief of Staff of the Imperial Ottoman General-Quartermaster in the Turkish Grand Headquarters Constantinople (01 Dec 1916-09 Nov 1918)
Returned Home to Germany and Placed to Disposal (09 Nov 1918-18 Oct 1919)
With the Staff of Freikorps G�rlitz (18 Oct 1919-19 04 1920)
Company-Leader in the 5th Reichswehr-J�ger-Battalion (19 Apr 1920-01 Nov 1920)
Company-Chief in the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1920-1921)
Transferred into the Staff of II. Battalion of the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (1921-01 Feb 1923)
Advisor in the RWM/In 2 (01 Feb 1923-01 Apr 1927)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1927-01 Oct 1929)
Transferred to the Staff of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-31 Mar 1931)
Retired (31 Mar 1931)
Entered Army Service as a Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1933)
Commander of Military-District-Command Goslar (01 Oct 1933-30 Sep 1934)
Retired (30 Sep 1934)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (26 Aug 1939)
Field-Commandant 757, Paris (23 Nov 1940-31 Aug 1943)
Retired (31 Aug 1943)
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