Generalmajor Georg Höcherl Born: 05 Dec 1896 in Danzig-Oliva Died: 06 Apr 1944 near Markopol outside Tarnopol, USSR (Killed) Promotions:
Fähnrich (22 Sep 1916); Leutnant (1916); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1933); Major (01 Oct 1931); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1940); Oberst (01 Mar 1942); Generalmajor (nachträglich) (01 Apr 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (1915)
Fahnenjunker in the 128th Infantry-Regiment, later Platoon & Company Leader (1915-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 102nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-30 Nov 1920)
Transferred into the 6th Infantry-Regiment (30 Nov 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 4th Infantry-Regiment; Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Feb 1933)
Company-Chief in the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1933-01 Oct 1937)
Adjutant of War-School Munich (01 Oct 1937-06 Sep 1939)
Transferred into the 62nd Infantry-Replacement-Battalion (06 Sep 1939-27 Oct 1939)
Transferred to the Staff of the 68th Infantry-Division (27 Oct 1939-01 Mar 1940)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 188th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1940-15 Jun 1941)
Adjutant with the Staff of Army High Command 17, IIa (15 Jun 1941-13 Dec 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (13 Dec 1941-21 Apr 1942)
Adjutant (IIa) in the General-Staff of the Replacement XXI. Army-Corps (21 Apr 1942-30 Sep 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (30 Sep 1943-Autumn 1943)
Commander of the 311th Grenadier-Regiment (Autumn 1943-06 Apr 1944)
Killed (06 Apr 1944)
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