Generalmajor Dr.rer.pol. Maximilian Hörmann Born: 28 May 1892 in Munich (München) Died: 13 Aug 1972 in Ebenhausen Doctorate In Political Science: 00 Sep 1926) Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (23 Dec 1911); Fähnrich (21 May 1912); Leutnant (25 Oct 1913); Oberleutnant (20 Jan 1917); Charakter als Hauptmann (21 Oct 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (25 Nov 1919); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Jun 1923); Polizei-Major (01 Aug 1934); Major (15 Oct 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1935); Oberst (01 Apr 1938); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (25 Sep 1911)
Fahnenjunker in the 1st Bavarian Telegraph-Battalion (25 Sep 1911-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War-School Munich (01 Oct 1912-30 Sep 1913)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader in the 2nd Bavarian Telephone-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-18 Feb 1916)
Wounded, in Hospital & Sick Leave (18 Feb 1916-01 May 1916)
Platoon-Leader in the 6th Army-Telephone-Battalion (01 May 1916-01 Jun 1916)
Adjutant of the 6th Army-Telephone-Battalion (01 Jun 1916-09 Dec 1916)
Leader of the 501st Telephone-Double-Platoon (09 Dec 1916-13 Dec 1916)
Transferred to the Bavarian Telephone-Replacement-Battalion München (13 Dec 1916-20 Dec 1916)
In the Field as Leader of the 501st Telephone-Double-Platoon (20 Dec 1916-26 Feb 1917)
Transferred to the Bavarian Telephone-Replacement-Battalion München (26 Feb 1917-18 Mar 1917)
Leader of the 430th Division-Telephone-Battalion (18 Mar 1917-01 Aug 1917)
Adjutant of Army-Signals-Commander 6 (01 Aug 1917-02 Dec 1917)
Division-Signals-Commander 406 b (02 Dec 1917-28 Jan 1919)
Transferred back into the 1st Bavarian Telegraph-Battalion & Detached to the City-Command-Office Munich (28 Jan 1919-19 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 21st Reichswehr-Signals-Battalion (19 Oct 1919-25 Nov 1919)
Transferred to the Processing-Office of Bavarian Signals Troops & Granted Leave to the Inspection of State Police Defence Bavarian (25 Nov 1919-29 Jan 1920)
Retired (29 Jan 1920)
Entered Police Service (25 Nov 1919)
Advisor & Police-Radio-Director with the State-Police Munich & Instructor for Technical Signals Matters with the Officer-Aspirant-Courses (25 Nov 1919-01 Nov 1930)
At the same time, Studying Political Sciences as the University of Munich (1919-1925)
Detached to Motor Transport Courses for Police-Officers with the Motor Vehicle Workshop Munich (01 Oct 1929-31 Oct 1929)
Leader of the Training-Squadron of the Signals Technical Office of the State Police Munich & Instructor for Technical Signals Matters with the Officer-Aspirant-Courses (01 Nov 1930-01 Feb 1933)
Chief of the Signals Technical Department of the Protection-Police Munich (01 Feb 1933-14 Dec 1934)
Commander of the Signals-Department of the State-Police Munich (14 Dec 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 8th Signals-Battalion (15 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1937)
Commander of Signals-Troops VIII (01 Apr 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 511th Army-Signals-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-10 Nov 1939)
Transferred to the Staff of the Signals-Leader of Army-Group C (10 Nov 1939-13 Jan 1940)
Commander of the 537th Army-Signals-Regiment (13 Jan 1940-10 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 596th Army-Signals-Regiment (10 Feb 1940-14 Jul 1940)
Commander of Signals-Troops III (14 Jul 1940-23 Jun 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (23 Jun 1941-01 Jul 1941)
Signals-Leader with Order-Staff Stettin then with Wehrmacht-Commander Eastern Territories (01 Jul 1941-01 Feb 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Feb 1943-01 Mar 1943)
Commander of POWs in Military-District XII (01 Mar 1943-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
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