Generalmajor Helmuth Freiherr von Hofmann Born: 05 Apr 1891 in Torgau, Elbe Died: 14 Mar 1964 in K�nigsbr�ck Promotions:
Leutnant (02 Mar 1911); Oberleutnant (20 Aug 1918); Polizei-Oberleutnant (11 Aug 1919); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Apr 1920); Polizei-Major (01 Dec 1930); Major (15 Oct 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1936); Oberst (01 Aug 1938); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (02 Mar 1911)
Passed Out the Cadet-Corps as Leutnant in the 128th Infantry-Regiment (02 Mar 1911-02 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 1st Company of the 128th Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-20 Aug 1914)
In Russian Captivity (20 Aug 1914-23 May 1918)
Released (23 May 1918)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 128th Infantry-Regiment (05 Aug 1918-15 Sep 1918)
Detached to the 5th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (15 Sep 1918-01 Dec 1918)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 128th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1918-20 Dec 1918)
Delegated with the Leadership of 11th Company of the 128th Infantry-Regiment (20 Dec 1918-15 Mar 1919)
Delegated with the Leadership of 8th Volunteer-Company of the 128th Infantry-Regiment (15 Mar 1919-31 Jul 1919)
Released (31 Jul 1919)
Entered Police Service (11 Aug 1919)
Unit-Leader with Berlin Police 3, Wedding (11 Aug 1919-01 Aug 1922)
Detached to Course for Police-Officers at the Higher Police School Eiche (07 Feb 1921-20 Apr 1921)
Unit-Leader with Berlin Police 1, Zentrum (01 Aug 1922-01 Oct 1922)
Unit-Leader with Berlin Police 3, Zentrum (01 Oct 1922-01 Jan 1924)
Chief of 104th Police-District, Berlin (01 Jan 1924-26 Apr 1924)
Chief of 156th Police-District, Berlin (26 Apr 1924-01 Oct 1924)
Detached to Practical Briefing in Criminal Service with the Criminal-Inspection Berlin (01 Oct 1924-01 Jan 1925)
Chief of 156th Police-District, Berlin (01 Jan 1925-01 Apr 1926)
Chief of 155th Police-District, Berlin (01 Apr 1926-01 Feb 1929)
Detached to Course at the Police-School for Physical-Exercise in Spandau (18 Jun 1928-13 Jul 1928)
Chief of 157th Police-District, Berlin (01 Feb 1929-01 Jan 1931)
Detached to Course at the Higher Police School Eiche (01 Aug 1930-29 Nov 1930)
Deputy Inspection Leader West, Berlin (01 Jan 1931-01 Apr 1931)
Instructor at the Police-School Brandenburg (01 Apr 1931-01 Sep 1933)
Director of Department I of the Police-School Brandenburg (01 Sep 1933--5 Apr 1934)
Commander of the State-Police-Department Potsdam (05 Apr 1934-10 Dec 1934)
Major with the Staff of State-Police-Group Berlin (10 Dec 1934-25 Mar 1935)
Transferred to the Staff of State-Police-Inspection Brandenburg (25 Mar 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred into the Army (15 Oct 1935)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 89th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Transferred to the Staff of the 89th Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
At the same time, Detached to the Staff of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (17 Apr 1939-08 Jul 1939)
Commander of the 12th Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-01 Dec 1939)
Commander of the 334th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1939-26 Apr 1942)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Beverloo (26 Apr 1942-25 Aug 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (25 Aug 1944-15 Sep 1944)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds K�nigsbr�ck (15 Sep 1944-00 Jan 1945)
Battle-Commandant of K�nigsbr�ck (00 Jan 1945-20 Apr 1945)
Battle-Group-Commander in K�nigsbr�ck (20 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
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