Generalmajor Hans Simon Born: 20 Jun 1896 in Kowanowo, Posen Died: 28 Nov 1970 in Wolfenb�ttel Promotions:
Gefreiter (22 Feb 1915); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (22 Mar 1915); F�hnrich (08 May 1915); Leutnant (30 Jul 1915); Charakter als Oberleutnant (19 Aug 1921); Leutnant (01 Dec 1924); Oberleutnant (01 Feb 1926); Hauptmann (01 Sep 1933); Major (01 Apr 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1939); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1944) Career:
Entered the Army as a War-Volunteer, on 28 Feb 1915: Fahnenjunker in the 58th Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Aug 1914-30 Jun 1915)
Battery-Officer and Artillery-Liaison-Officer in the 58th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1915-25 Oct 1917)
Temporary-Battery-Leader in the 58th Field-Artillery-Regiment (26 Oct 1917-05 Dec 1917)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 58th Field-Artillery-Regiment (06 Dec 1917-31 Dec 1918)
Court-Officer in the 58th Field-Artillery-Regiment (16 Dec 1918-30 Apr 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant with the Processing-Office of the 58th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1919-12 Dec 1919)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 7th Artillery-Regiment (13 Dec 1919-18 Jul 1920)
Adjutant of Garrison-Command Minden (19 Jul 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Retired (31 Dec 1920)
Reactivated to Army Service as Battery-Officer in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Dec 1924-31 Mar 1928)
Regiments-Signals-Officer of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-31 Jan 1929)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1929-31 Mar 1932)
Battery-Officer in the 6th Artillery-Regiment and Detached to the RWM (01 Apr 1932-30 Sep 1933)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of the 6th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1933-30 Sep 1934)
Squadron-Chief in the 6th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as a Battery-Chief in the 7th Flak-Regiment (01 Apr 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 10th Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1936-14 Nov 1938)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 33rd Flak-Regiment (15 Nov 1938-24 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 131st Flak-Regiment (25 Aug 1939-28 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 9th Flak-Regiment �Legion Condor�, Nuremberg (01 Mar 1940-11 Jul 1940)
Commander of the 14th Flak-Regiment and of Flak-Group Cologne (12 Jul 1940-28 Jul 1940)
Commander of the 2nd Flak-Searchlight-Regiment (29 Jul 1940-19 Feb 1942)
Flak-Equipment and Munitions Inspector with the General of the Flak Force in the RLM (20 Feb 1942-06 Sep 1942)
Higher Commander of Field-Flak-Artillery-Schools (07 Sep 1942-14 Mar 1944)
Commander of the 17th Flak-Division (15 Mar 1944-14 Apr 1944)
Commander of the 15th Flak-Division (15 Apr 1944-29 Aug 1944)
In Soviet Captivity (29 Aug 1944-15 Dec 1949)
Released (15 Dec 1949)
Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Herzogl. Sachsen-Meiningisches Ehrenkreuz f�r Verdienst im Kriege
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
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