Date of birth:

April 15th, 1917 (Strenglin/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

Date of death:

January 26th, 1987 (Bad Segeberg/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

Service number:

199.827 (SS Nr.) / 3.601.937 (NSDAP Nr.)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Hans-Adolf Meyer was born o April 15th, 1917 as the son to Bernhard Meyer (September 24th, 1872) and Frieda Meyer (December 10th, 1884) and married on February 26th, 1940 with Gertrud Steczek-Weigert. Later he married Brunhilde Packhäuser.

Promotions:
March 30th, 1938: SS-Untersturmführer;
May 1st, 1938: Leutnant der Schutzspolizei;
September 10th, 1939: SS-Obersturmführer / Oberleutnant der Schutzpolizei
January 30th, 1942: SS-Hauptsturmführer (SS-Personalstammblatt Rangdienstalter February 1st, 1942);
November 9th, 1944: SS-Sturmbannführer;
January 15th, 1945: Major der Schutzpolizei.

Career:
April 1st, 1931: Hitlerjugend;
April 1st, 1934: Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler;
April 1st, 1935: NSDAP;
April 1st, 1937: 4. Friedenslehrgang, SS-Junkerschule Braunschweig;
March 30th, 1938: 1. Bataillon, SS-TV "Oberbayern";
May 1st, 1939: Schutzpolizei, Polizeiverwaltung Dresden;
November 1939: führer, 7. Kompanie, SS-Totenkopf Infanterie Regiment 3;
?: Schef, 2. Kompanie, Polizei-Bataillon 43;
August 15th, 1941: Adjutant/Ia, Polizeikommandeur Dresden;
?: Stab, SS-Personalhauptamt;
October 1st, 1941: Zugführer, 11. Kompanie, SS-Totenkopf Infanterie Regiment 1;
October 17th, 1941: Führer, 10. Kompanie, SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment "Totenkopf";
April 20th, 1942: Chef, 1. Kompanie, SS-Totenkopf Infanterie Regiment 1;
February 1943: Chef, 10. Kompanie, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5;
July 1943: Chef, 15. Kompanie, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5;
July 16th, 1943: SS-Panzeraufklärungs-Ausbildungs- und Ersatz-Abteilung;
February 10th, 1944: m.d.F.b. SS-Panzeraufklärungs-Ausbildungs- und Ersatz-Abteilung;;
May 20th, 1944: Stabsoffizier SS-Führungshauptamt, Inspektion 6 (Panzertruppe);
March 29th, 1945: Regiment Meyer, SS-Brigade "Westfalen".
April 29th, 1945: POW;
March 5th, 1957: denazificatie afgegeven;
?: Verkaufschef, Neue Filmverleih GmbH München";
1961 - 1969: Mitbegründer „Nora Filmverleih GmbH & Co. KG München";
1971 - 1984: cinema owner, Neumünster.

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• Photo 1: D. Storch
• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - Archive in Ludwigsburg, Bad Segeberg
  - NARA Archive