Generalmajor Johannes Hölz Born: 02 Jul 1906 in Tigerfeld, District Münsingen, Württemberg Died: 29 Apr 1945 with the Retreat at the Elbe (Killed) Promotions:
Polizei-Hilfswachtmeister (08 May 1924); Polizei-Unterwachtmeister (01 Jun 1928); Polizei-Wachtmeister (01 Dec 1929); Polizei-Leutnant (01 Oct 1930); Polizei-Oberleutnant (03 Jul 1933); Oberleutnant (01 Mar 1936); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1937); Major (18 Mar 1941); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1943); Oberst (01 Dec 1943); Generalmajor (25 Mar 1945) Career:
Entered Police Service (08 May 1924)
Polizei-Hilfswachtmeister with the Police in Sigmaringen (08 May 1924-14 Feb 1928)
Detached to Riding-Course in Ludwigsburg (01 Jan 1926-29 Aug 1926)
Detached to 11th Course for Police-Wachrmeister-Aspirants (01 Sep 1926-22 Dec 1926)
Detached to Patrol Service (23 Dec 1926-25 Apr 1927)
Detached to Police Motor Transport Park Stuttgart (01 May 1927-31 Oct 1927)
Detached to 7th Course for Self-Defence in Stuttgart (01 Nov 1927-02 Apr 1928)
Transferred to the Police in Weingarten (14 Feb 1928-01 Oct 1930)
Detached to Special-Course for Police-Officer-Aspirants (15 Apr 1929-16 Nov 1929)
Detached for Training on Police-Telephones (18 Nov 1929-10 Dec 1929)
Detached to 9th Course for Self-Defence in Stuttgart (11 Dec 1929-05 Apr 1930)
Detached for Training on Police-Special-Vehicles and on MG to the Police-Presidency Stuttgart, District 5 (07 Apr 1930-30 Sep 1930)
Transferred to the Police-Department Ellwangen (01 Oct 1930-01 Jun 1933)
Transferred to the Police-Department Weingarten (01 Jun 1933-16 May 1934)
Leader of the 7th Unit of the State-Police Stuttgart (16 May 1934-08 Apr 1935)
Transferred to the 9th Unit in Durlach (08 Apr 1935-01 Mar 1936)
Transferred to Army Service (01 Mar 1936)
With the 56th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1936-05 Oct 1937)
Detached to Course for former Officers of the State-Police at the Infantry-School Döberitz (16 Apr 1936-13 May 1936)
Detached to the War-Academy (05 Oct 1937-01 Aug 1939)
Transferred into the General Staff (01 Aug 1939-26 Aug 1939)
Transferred into the General-Staff of Army-Group South (26 Aug 1939-06 Sep 1939)
With the Staff of the Military-Commander Posen (06 Sep 1939-26 Oct 1939)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the Staff of the 14th Infantry-Division (05 Nov 1939-20 Aug 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH and Detached to the General-Staff of Army-Group XXI (20 Aug 1940-19 Dec 1940)
Renamed Army High Command Norway (19 Dec 1940-01 Apr 1941)
Transferred into the General-Staff of Army High Command Norway (01 Apr 1941-13 Jul 1941)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 161st Infantry-Division (13 Jul 1941-04 Mar 1942)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 9th Army (04 Mar 1942-29 Nov 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (29 Nov 1942-01 Dec 1942)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 9th Army (01 Dec 1942-25 Jan 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Jan 1944-01 Feb 1944)
Chief of the General Staff of LV. Army-Corps (01 Feb 1944-30 Nov 1944)
Chief of the General Staff of 9th Army (30 Nov 1944-29 Apr 1945)
Killed (29 Apr 1945)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (10 Oct 1944)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (05 May 1943)
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