Generalmajor Hans-Henning von Holtzendorff Born: 02 Aug 1892 in Neuenahr Died: 28 Sep 1982 in Hannover Promotions:
F�hnrich (23 May 1911); Leutnant (27 Jan 1912); Oberleutnant (18 Sep 1915); Hauptmann (18 Oct 1918); Major (01 Jan 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937); Oberst (01 Sep 1940); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (30 Sep 1910)
Fahnenjunker in the 2nd Foot Guards-Regiment (30 Sep 1910-27 Jan 1912)
Detached to the War School Kassel (00 Apr 1911-00 Sep 1911)
Platoon-Leader & Recruitment-Officer in the 2nd Foot Guards-Regiment (27 Jan 1912-02 Aug 1914)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 2nd Foot Guards-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-1914)
Assigned with the Staff of the General-Intendant of the Field Army (1914--- Mar 1915)
Company-Leader in the 2nd Foot Guards-Regiment (00 Mar 1915-00 Jul 1915)
Transferred to the Staff of the General-Intendant of the Field Army (00 Jul 1915-00 Sep 1915)
Company-Leader in the 2nd Foot Guards-Regiment (00 Sep 1915-00 Dec 1915)
Company-Leader in the Replacement-Battalion of the 2nd Foot Guards-Regiment (00 Dec 1915-00 Jul 1916)
Assigned to the Signals-Report-Gathering-Office North (00 Jul 1916-00 Mar 1917)
Ordinance-Officer with the General-Command of the Guards-Corps (00 Mar 1917-00 Jul 1917)
Adjutant of the 5th Guards-Infantry-Brigade (00 Jul 1917-00 Sep 1917)
Ordinance-Officer with the General-Command of the Guards-Corps (00 Sep 1917-01 Feb 1918)
Assigned to the Staff of the General-Quartermaster, then of Operations-Department II of the Supreme Army Command (01 Feb 1918-31 Mar 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Employed by the Army as Civilian (1929)
Civilian Advisor in the RWM (1929-15 Jul 1934)
Entered Army Service (15 Jul 1934)
Assigned with the 5th Motor-Transport-Battalion (15 Jul 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Detached to Motor-Transport-Officer-Course in D�beritz-Elsgrund (17 Jul 1934-14 Sep 1934)
Chief of 1st Company of Motor-Transport-Battalion Magdeburg (B) (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 13th Antitank-Battalion (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Transferred to the Staff of the Panzer Troop School (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 561st Panzerj�ger-Battalion (26 Aug 1939-11 Dec 1940)
Commander of the 104th Rifle-Regiment (11 Dec 1940-10 Jul 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (10 Jul 1941-27 Sep 1941)
Commander of the 40th Rifle-Regiment (27 Sep 1941-18 Dec 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (18 Dec 1941-10 Jan 1941)
Training-Director at the Panzer Troop School (10 Jan 1942-12 Jul 1943)
At the same time, Detached to the Chief of Army Armaments & Commander of the Replacement Army, OKH (10 Apr 1942-10 May 1942)
Commander of the Motor Vehicle Park Troop School, Stuttgart-Vaihingen (12 Jul 1943-06 May 1945)
In Captivity (06 May 1945-26 Jun 1947)
Released (26 Jun 1947)
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