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Puttkamer, Freiherr von, Hasso

Date of birth:
June 3rd, 1912 (Stralsund/Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
March 5th, 2006 (Tutzing/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
1934: Offiziers-Anwärter;
?: Oberfähnrich;
April 20th, 1936: Leutnant;
1938: Oberleutnant;
1942: Rittmeister;
1943: Major im Generalstab;
January 30th, 1945: Oberstleutnant im Generalstab;
1956: Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Bundeswehr);
1961: Oberst im Generalstab (Bundeswehr).

Career:
1931: Universität Tübingen;
1934: 5. (Preuß.) Reiter-Regiment;
?: 2. Schwadron, 5. Reiter-Regiment;
?: 11. (Nachrichten) Schwadron, 5. Reiter-Regiment;
October 1st, 1937: Aufsichtsoffizier/Lehrgruppeadjutant, Kriegsschule München;
September 30th, 1939: 2. Adjutant, Generalstab des Heeres;
June 3rd, 1940: Kompaniechef, Infanterie-Regiment 96;
January 28th, 1941: O1, XXVI. Armeekorps;
February 28th,1942: Generalstabsausbildung;
March 1st, 1943: Ib, 111. Infanterie-Division;
September 30th, 1943: Quartiermeister, XXIX. Armeekorps;
April 10th, 1944 - September 30th, 1944: Führerreserve OKH, ausbildung Generalstabsoffizier z.b.V.;
April 10th, 1944: Heeresgruppe Südukraine;
July 23rd, 1944: Heeresgruppe Nord;
August 8th, 1944: Ia, Wehrmachtbefehlshaber Ostland;
August 12th, 1944: Ia, Gruppe Jeckeln;
September 4th, 1944: z.b.V. Ia, 30 Infanterie-Division;
October 1st, 1944: Ia, 30. Infanterie-Division;
?: Führer, Infanterie-Regiment 2;
March 1945: Soviet POWene;
1956: Generalstabsoffizier, Bundeswehr.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Lieutenant-colonel to the General Staff)
Unit:
Oberkommando Heeresgruppe Nord, Heer
Awarded on:
September 7th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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