Generalmajor Georg Hofmeister Born: 15 Apr 1892 in Pilberskofen, District Dingolfing, Lower Bavaria (Niederbayern) Died: 02 Oct 1959 in Ingolstadt Promotions:
Gefreiter (01 Oct 1912); Unteroffizier (10 Oct 1912); Vizefeldwebel (15 Mar 1915); Feldwebel (05 Oct 1917); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (01 Nov 1917); Leutnant (30 Jul 1919); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1931); Major (01 Mar 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (20 Aug 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (19 Oct 1911)
With the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (19 Oct 1911-08 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 3rd Company of the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (08 Aug 1914-04 Jan 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (04 Jan 1915-01 May 1916)
In the Field with the 7th Company of the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1916-24 Jul 1916)
Wounded, in Hospital (24 Jul 1916-30 Jul 1916)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (30 Jul 1916-28 Jan 1917)
In the Field with the 12th Company of the 26th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (28 Jan 1917-07 Dec 1918)
Transferred to the Processing-Office of the 26th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (07 Dec 1918-05 Apr 1919)
Transferred to Freikorps Wasserburg/Inn (05 Apr 1919-09 May 1919)
Detached to Officer-Aspirant-School in Munich (09 May 1919-31 Jul 1919)
Adjutant of the State-Hauptmann of the Bavarian Home-Defence, Forstrat Escherich (31 Jul 1919-19 Nov 1919)
Platoon-Leader in the 8th (MG) Company of the 48th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (19 Nov 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 5th Company of the 48th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Platoon-Leader in the 5th Company of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1926)
Detached to Officer-Weapons-School-Course in Dresden (01 Oct 1925-15 Feb 1926)
Transferred into the 8th (MG) Company of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-01 Apr 1930)
Detached to sMG-Course in Grafenw�hr (16 Sep 1927-01 Oct 1927)
Chief of 6th Company of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1930-01 Apr 1934)
Chief of 4th Company of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1934-01 Sep 1934)
Detached to Command-Office Berlin (01 Sep 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Chief of 7th Company of Watch-Troop Berlin (01 Oct 1934-23 Jun 1937)
Chief of 7th Company of Watch-Regiment Berlin (23 Jun 1937-09 Sep 1939)
Transferred to the Staff of Command-Office Berlin (09 Sep 1939-03 May 1941)
Detached to the Staff of the Military-Commander Paris (18 Jun 1940-08 Aug 1940)
Detached to OKW/W Allg. (09 Aug 1940-15 Aug 1940)
Commander of the 367th Bicycle-Battalion (03 May 1941-31 Jul 1941)
Commander of the 136th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (31 Jul 1941-07 Jul 1942)
Severely wounded, in Hospital (07 Jul 1942-01 Aug 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Aug 1942-15 Jan 1944)
Detached to the Command-Office of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Baumholder (15 Jan 1944-15 Feb 1944)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Elsenborn (15 Feb 1944-24 Jul 1944)
Commandant of Greater Berlin (24 Jul 1944-20 Apr 1945)
Taken badly ill & brought to Hospital in Bad T�lz (20 Apr 1945-02 May 1945)
In US Captivity (02 May 1945-27 May 1947)
Released (27 May 1947)
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