Generalmajor Walther Hossfeld Born: 20 Oct 1891 in Hofgeismar Died: 05 Jun 1964 in Bad Br�ckenau Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (28 Aug 1912); F�hnrich (19 Nov 1912); Leutnant (18 Aug 1913); Oberleutnant (05 Oct 1916); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1924); Major (01 Oct 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (12 Mar 1912)
Fahnenjunker in the 118th Infantry-Regiment (12 Mar 1912-02 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 118th Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-22 Aug 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (22 Aug 1914-11 Sep 1914)
In the Field with the 118th Infantry-Regiment (11 Sep 1914-10 May 1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 118th Infantry-Regiment (10 May 1915-02 Oct 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (02 Oct 1915-17 Nov 1915)
Transferred to the I. Replacement-Battalion of the 118th Infantry-Regiment (17 Nov 1915-09 Dec 1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 118th Infantry-Regiment (09 Dec 1915-03 Mar 1916)
Company-Leader in the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 56th Infantry-Brigade (03 Mar 1916-13 Apr 1916)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 112th Infantry-Brigade (13 Apr 1916-09 May 1916)
Leader of 9th Company of the 118th Infantry-Regiment (09 May 1916-25 Jul 1916)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 118th Infantry-Regiment (25 Jul 1916-18 Mar 1919)
Transferred to the Hessian Freikorps (18 Mar 1919-18 Apr 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 25th Division (18 Apr 1919-01 May 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 18th Reichswehr-Brigade (01 May 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of Infantry-Leader 11 (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Adjutant of the Training-Battalion of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-26 Apr 1924)
Chief of 2nd Company of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (26 Apr 1924-01 May 1930)
Detached to Course for Physical-Exercise in W�nsdorf (15 May 1927-04 Jun 1927)
Detached to Gas-Protection-Course in Berlin (05 Nov 1928-18 Nov 1928)
Transferred to the Staff of III. Battalion of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1930-01 Feb 1933)
Adjutant of the Command-Office of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Ohrdruf (01 Feb 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the Training-Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Kassel (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 57th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Assigned to the Staff of the 57th Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-01 Feb 1939)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Wildflecken (01 Feb 1939-25 Nov 1939)
Commander of the 379th Infantry-Regiment (25 Nov 1939-17 Mar 1941)
Commandant of the Special-Purpose-Troop-Exercise-Grounds A (Norway) & Commandant of Bergen (17 Mar 1941-30 Oct 1941)
Commander of the 317th Infantry-Regiment (30 Oct 1941-01 May 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, wounded, in Hospital (01 May 1942-01 Aug 1942)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Wildflecken (01 Aug 1942-15 Feb 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH & Detached to the Wehrmacht-Command-Office Kaiserslautern (15 Feb 1944-01 Mar 1944)
Wehrmacht-Commandant of Karlsruhe (01 Mar 1944-01 Apr 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, to the Disposal of Army High Command 19 (01 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-20 Jun 1947)
Released (20 Jun 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des k�niglichen Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern (12 Sep 1918)
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