The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Hans-Kurt Hermann Höcker

Höcker, Hans-Kurt Hermann

Lieutenant-General

* 2nd of August 1894

† 10th of August 1961

Promotions

1936-04-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-01-01 Colonel
1942-04-01 Major-General
1943-01-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1935-01-01 1936-10-06 Instructor at the War School MunichBArch PERS 6/299876
1936-10-06 1937-10-12 Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment
1937-10-12 1938-11-10 Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, 88th Infantry Regiment
1938-11-10 1939-08-26 Commanding Officer Defence Group 3, War School Hannover
1939-08-26 1942-01-19 Commanding Officer 487th Infantry Regiment
1942-01-19 1942-04-01 Acting General Officer Commanding 258th Infantry Division
1942-04-01 1943-10-01 General Officer Commanding 258th Infantry Division
1943-10-01 1943-11-05 Unemployed
1943-11-05 1944-09-28 General Officer Commanding 17th Luftwaffe Field Division
1944-10-17 1945-04-04 General Officer Commanding 167th People's Grenadier Division
1945-03-XX 1945-03-12 Acting General Officer Commanding Corps Group Höcker
1945-03-12 1945-04-26 General Officer Commanding Defence Sector Irrlich & Koblenz
1945-04-26 1947-06-07 Prisoner of War
1947-06-07 Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299874