Generalmajor Heinrich-Hermann von Hülsen Born: 08 Jul 1895 in Weimar Died: 06 Jun 1982 in Celle Promotions:
Leutnant (13 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant (01 Mar 1924); Rittmeister (01 Feb 1929); Major (01 Jun 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1938); Oberst (01 Dec 1940); Generalmajor (01 May 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (13 Aug 1914)
Passed Out the Cadet-Corps as Leutnant in the 4th Foot Guards-Regiment (13 Aug 1914-02 Jan 1915)
Temporary Leader of 6th Company of the 4th Foot Guards-Regiment (02 Jan 1915-01 Nov 1915)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 43rd Infantry-Brigade (01 Nov 1915-14 Jan 1916)
Transferred to the Regiment-Staff of the 4th Foot Guards-Regiment (14 Jan 1916-07 Feb 1916)
Temporary Adjutant & Court-Officer of the Fusilier-Battalion of the 4th Foot Guards-Regiment (07 Feb 1916-21 May 1916)
Adjutant & Court-Officer of the Fusilier-Battalion of the 4th Foot Guards-Regiment (21 May 1916-09 Jun 1918)
At the same time, Temporary Regiment-Adjutant of the 4th Foot Guards-Regiment (16 Apr 1918-27 Apr 1918)
At the same time, Temporary Leader of the Fusilier-Battalion of the 4th Foot Guards-Regiment (27 May 1918-31 May 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with the High Command of Army-Group Deutscher Kronprinz (09 Jun 1918-17 Oct 1918)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 4th Foot Guards-Regiment (17 Oct 1918-27 Dec 1918)
Regiments-Adjutant of Regiment Reinhard (27 Dec 1918-06 Jun 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 29th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (06 Jun 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Platoon-Leader in the 8th (MG) Company of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-10 Aug 1921)
Detached to the 9th Mounted-Regiment (10 Aug 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the 9th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred into the Training-Battalion of the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1928)
Chief of 1st Squadron of the 7th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1928-01 Oct 1933)
Adjutant of Military-Region-Command Stettin (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Adjutant of Artillery-Leader II (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Adjutant of the 2nd Division (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 6th Cavalry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-01 Aug 1938)
Commander of the 11th Cavalry-Regiment (01 Aug 1938-28 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 44th Reconnaissance-Battalion (26 Aug 1939-05 Dec 1939)
Adjutant with High Command 1 (05 Dec 1939-01 Apr 1941)
Commander of the 2nd Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1941-17 Aug 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Dec 1941-16 Apr 1942)
Detached to the Staff of the 24th Panzer-Division (01 Dec 1942-20 Jan 1942)
Detached to Panzer-Troop-School (16 Apr 1942-25 May 1942)
Commander of the 9th Rifle-Brigade (25 May 1942-05 Jul 1942)
Commander of the 9th Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment (05 Jul 1942-15 Dec 1942)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of the 9th Panzer-Division (27 Jul 1942-03 Aug 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Dec 1942-25 Apr 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 21st Panzer-Division (25 Apr 1943-01 May 1943)
Commander of the 21st Panzer-Division (01 May 1943-13 May 1943)
Captured in Tunisia, in British Captivity (13 May 1943-17 Feb 1947)
Released (17 Feb 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 02.11.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Reiter-Regiment 2
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 03.05.1918
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Ärmelband „Afrika“
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