Generalmajor Hanns Laengenfelder Born: 08 Feb 1903 in Nuremberg (N�rnberg) Died: 18 Jul 1982 in Nuremberg (N�rnberg) Promotions:
F�hnrich (?? ??? 1925); Oberf�hnrich (?? ??? 1926); Leutnant (01 Dec 1926); Oberleutnant (01 Feb 1930); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1935); Major (01 Aug 1940); Oberstleutnant (01 Nov 1942); Oberst (01 Nov 1943); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1923)
Fahnenjunker in the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1923-01 Apr 1935)
Company-Chief in the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1935-01 Sep 1925)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Sep 1925-01 Oct 1937)
Chief of 12th Company of the 86th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1937-01 Nov 1939)
Transport-Commandant Munich (01 Nov 1939-01 Jul 1940)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of Wehrmacht-Transport-Direction Paris (01 Jul 1940-01 Jan 1941)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the General-Staff of the 31st Infantry-Division (01 Jan 1941-01 Dec 1941)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 106th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1941-01 Dec 1942)
Commander of the 106th Grenadier-Regiment (01 Dec 1942-07 Jan 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (07 Jan 1944-17 Oct 1944)
14th Division-Leaders-Course in Hirschberg (08 Sep 1944-07 Oct 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 15th Infantry-Division (07 Oct 1944-01 Jan 1945)
Commander of the 15th Infantry-Division (01 Jan 1945-10 May 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (10 May 1945-10 Oct 1955)
Released (10 Oct 1955)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (21 Oct 1943)
Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz (30 Apr 1945, 856th recipient)
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