Generalmajor Adrian Freiherr van der Hoop Born: 28 Jul 1898 in Offenbach, Main Died: 20 Dec 1967 in Hof Schnitte near Rodheim am der Lieber Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (28 Oct 1916); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (27 Jan 1917); F�hnrich (25 Mar 1917); Leutnant (28 Jul 1917); Oberleutnant (01 Feb 1926); Rittmeister/Hauptmann (01 Oct 1933); Major (01 Oct 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1940); Oberst (01 Apr 1942); Generalmajor (15 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (03 Jul 1916)
Fahnenjunker in the 25th Field-Artillery-Regiment (03 Jul 1916-29 Oct 1916)
In the Field with the mobile 25th Field-Artillery-Regiment (29 Oct 1916-18 Feb 1918)
Detached to the Field Artillery Firing School Maubeuge (15 Nov 1917-10 Dec 1917)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of the 25th Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Feb 1918-01 Apr 1919)
Transferred into the 18th Light Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1919-02 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 11th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (02 Oct 1919-15 May 1920)
Retired (15 May 1920)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Feb 1923)
With the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1923-01 Oct 1928)
Detached to the Artillery-School (01 Oct 1923-15 Aug 1924)
Detached to the Artillery-School, Department B (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1928)
Transferred into the 7th Artillery-Regiment & Detached to the 7th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1928-01 Feb 1929)
Transferred into the 7th Transport-Battalion (01 Feb 1929-01 Oct 1933)
Adjutant of the 7th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Chief of 1st Squadron of Transport-Battalion M�nchen (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Chief of 1st Company of the 19th Observation-Battalion (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 9th Observation-Battalion (06 Oct 1936-01 Feb 1937)
Commander of the Observation-Instruction-Battalion (01 Feb 1937-03 Oct 1939)
Advisor in the Artillery-Department of the General Army Office, OKH (03 Oct 1939-03 Feb 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (03 Feb 1941-01 Apr 1941)
Detached to the 118th Mountain-Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1941-03 Jul 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve Army-Group South (03 Jul 1941-18 Sep 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 19th Panzer-Artillery-Regiment (18 Sep 1941-20 Jan 1942)
Commander of the 82nd Mountain-Artillery-Regiment (20 Jan 1942-12 Sep 1943)
Mountain-Artillery-Commander 109 (12 Sep 1943-25 Jun 1944)
Commander of Division-Group van der Hoop & Fortress-Commandant of Petsamo (25 Jun 1944-03 Feb 1945)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Division 613 (03 Feb 1945-09 May 1945)
In British Captivity (09 May 1945-21 May 1948)
Released (21 May 1948)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 15.12.1944 als Oberst und Kommandeur der Divisionsgruppe �van der Hoop�
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
- Finn. Freiheistkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern: 30.06.1943
- Lapplandschild
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