Generalmajor Hans Krieger Born: 03 Nov 1888 in Stettin Died: 29 Nov 1960 in L�beck Promotions:
F�hnrich (19 Nov 1908); Leutnant (19 Aug 1909); Oberleutnant (24 Jul 1915); Hauptmann (15 Jul 1918); Polizei-Hauptmann (24 Apr 1920); Polizei-Major (18 Dec 1926); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (20 Apr 1935); Oberstleutnant (15 Oct 1935); Oberst (01 Apr 1937); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (30 Mar 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 9th Grenadier-Regiment (30 Mar 1908-01 Aug 1914)
Platoon, later Company Leader in the 2nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-00 Jun 1918)
Severely ill, in Hospital and then transferred to the Replacement-MG-Company of II. Army-Corps (00 Jun 1918-00 Nov 1918)
Commander of MG-Replacement-Troops of II. Army-Corps (00 Nov 1918-Autumn 1919)
Location-Major in Stettin (Autumn 1919-00 Jan 1920)
Company-Leader in the 4th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (00 Jan 1920-24 Apr 1920)
Transferred to Police Service (24 Apr 1920)
Unit-Leader with the Protection-Police Stettin (24 Apr 1920-01 Sep 1926)
Transferred to the Police in Duisburg-Hamborn (01 Sep 1926-01 Jan 1927)
Instructor at the Police-School Hannoversch-M�nden (01 Jan 1927-00 May 1927)
Instructor at the Police-School Treptow/Rega (00 May 1927-00 Jul 1929)
Transferred the Protection-Police Berlin (00 Jul 1929-00 Feb 1933)
Transferred to the Police in Stettin (00 Feb 1933-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Commander of IV. Battalion of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1936)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1936-01 May 1937)
Officer-Judge at the Reichs War Court (01 May 1937-03 Nov 1938)
Supplemental-Officer (03 Nov 1938); Reactivated Officer (01 Jun 1941)
Commander of Military-District-Command Hindenburg/Upper Silesia (03 Nov 1938-01 Feb 1939)
Commander of Military-District-Command Erfurt (01 Feb 1939-01 Apr 1940)
Commander of the 306th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1940-00 Jul 1940)
Commander of Military-District-Command Erfurt (00 Jul 1940-15 Dec 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve (15 Dec 1942-29 May 1943)
Commander of POWs in Military-District VIII, Breslau (29 May 1943-15 Dec 1943)
Commander of POWs in Military-District XXI, Posen (15 Dec 1943-01 Mar 1944)
Commandant of Prison-Camp Oflag II D (01 Mar 1944-01 Apr 1944)
Commandant of Prison-Camp Oflag II C (01 Apr 1944-02 May 1945)
In British Captivity (02 May 1945-17 May 1948)
Released (17 May 1948)
Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- �sterr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Ungar. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bulgar. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. bis I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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