Reichsheer on 30.01.1933

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Reichsheer on 30.01.1933

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Post by Stauffenberg II » 04 Jul 2003, 14:38

Hi everybody!

I tried to create a Rangliste of 30.01.1933 at which date AH became Reichskanzler. My intention is to show how the Reichsheer presented itself to him on this date (the basic position).

I would be extremely grateful if somebody could fill in gaps or give corrections. And I would be grateful too if somebody can let me have a pic of Gen. Lt. Hirschberg, the Inspector of Cavalry. Thank you very much in advance.

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Chef der Heeresleitung: Hammerstein-Equord F. v. Kurt, Gen. d. Inf.

Truppenamt: Adam Wilhelm, Gen. Lt.
T1 (Op.):
T2 (Org.): Keitel Wilhelm, Obst. i. G.
T3 (FH): Fischer Herbert, Obst. i. G.
T4 (Ausb.):

Allg. Heeresamt: Böhm-Tettelbach Alfred, Gen. Lt.
Insp. Waffenschulen:
Insp. Infanterie: Hammerstein-Equord F. v. Günter, Gen. Maj.
Insp. Kavallerie: Hirschberg F. v. Anton, Gen. Maj.
Insp. Artillerie: Brauchitsch v. Walter, Gen. Maj.
Insp. Kraftfahrtruppen: Lutz Oswald, Gen. Maj.
Insp. Nachrichtentruppen: Bonin Erich, Gen. Maj.

Waffenamt: Vollard-Bockelberg v. Alfred, Gen. Lt.
Personalamt: Bussche-Ippenburg F. v. dem Erich, Gen. Lt.

Grp. Kdo. 1: Rundstedt v. Gerd, Gen. d. Inf.
Ch. d. St.: Feige Hans, Gen. Maj. (Stellenbesetzung der Deutschen Heere 1815-1939)
Grp. Kdo. 2: Seutter v. Lötzen F. Erich, Gen. d. Inf.
Ch. d. St.: Kühlenthal Erich, Gen. Maj.

1. Division: Blomberg v. Werner, Gen. Lt.
Ch. d. St.: Reichenau v. Walter, Obst. i. G.
Infanterieführer I: Roques v. Karl, Gen. Maj.
Artillerieführer I: Küchler v. Georg, Obst.
2. Division: Bock v. Fedor, Gen. Lt.
Ch. d. St.:
Infanterieführer II:
Artillerieführer II:
3. Division: Fritsch F. v. Werner, Gen. Lt.
Ch. d. St.:
Infanterieführer III:
Artillerieführer III: Kluge v. Günter, Obst.
4. Division: Gienanth F. v. Kurt, Gen. Lt.
Ch. d. St.:
Infanterieführer IV:
Artillerieführer IV:
5. Division: Liebmann Kurt, Gen. Lt.
Ch. d. St.:
Infanterieführer V: Geyer Hermann, Gen. Maj.
Artillerieführer V: Brandt Friedrich, Obst.
6. Division: Fleck Wolfgang, Gen. Lt.
Ch. d. St.: Halder Franz, Obst. i. G.
Infanterieführer VI: Roques v. Franz, Gen. Lt.
Artillerieführer VI:
7. Division: Leeb R. v. Wilhelm, Gen. Lt.
Ch. d. St.:
Infanterieführer VII:
Artillerieführer VII: Dollmann Friedrich, Gen. Maj.

1. Kavalleriedivision: Beck Ludwig, Gen. Lt.
Ch. d. St.:
2. Kavalleriedivision: Kleist v. Ewald, Gen. Maj.
Ch. d. St.: Kress v. Kressenstein F. Franz, Obst.
3. Kavalleriedivision: Knochenhauer Wilhelm, Gen. Maj.
Ch. d. St.:

Infanterieschule: List Wilhelm, Gen. Lt.
Kavallerieschule: Dalwigk F. v. Franz, Obst.
Artillerieschule: Boetticher v. Friedrich, Gen. Maj.

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Post by VJK » 04 Jul 2003, 15:27

Hi Stauffenberg II !

Here is a pic of Hirschberg and some of the missing positions:

Insp. d. Waffenschule: Genlt. Hilmar Ritter von Mittelberger
Infanterieführer II: Genlt. Karl-Ulrich Neumann-Neurode
Artillerieführer II: Genmjr. Wilhelm Vollmar
Infanterieführer III: Genlt. Ulrich von Waldow
Infanterieführer IV: Oberst Hans-Georg von Jagow
Artillerieführer IV: Oberst Paul Hielscher
Artillerieführer VI: Gen. d. Art. Friedrich-Wilhelm Brandt
Infanterieführer VII: Genlt. Franz von Roques

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Post by VJK » 04 Jul 2003, 15:32

Sorry, I made a slight mistake. I was all at sixes and sevens (if you pardon my weak attempt at humour) and confused Inf. Führ. VI with Inf. Führ. VII

Infanterieführer VII: Genmjr. Paul Bauer

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Post by Stauffenberg II » 04 Jul 2003, 15:39

Thank you VJK for sharing your knowledge and thank you for the Hirschberg pic.

I have never heard of Mittelberger. Do you have further data? DOB, DOD, awards, RDA, ...

And you don´t have Gen. d. Art. Brandt as Artillerieführer V?

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Post by VJK » 04 Jul 2003, 16:01

Hi Stauffenberg II !

Put it down to it being the end of a particularly stressful week at work! Of course you're right, Brandt was Artillerieführer V.
Artillerieführer VI was Genmjr. Oskar Schellbach.

I don't have any bio details on Mittelberger unfortunately, but here is his pic.

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Post by Stauffenberg II » 04 Jul 2003, 16:06

Thank you VJK. Glad to hear that we have the same data on Brandt. More glad to see this fine pic of Mr. Mittelberger.

Have a nice weekend!

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Post by Glenn2438 » 04 Jul 2003, 17:36

Hi Jürgen,

General der Infanterie Hilmar Ritter von Mittelberger was born in München on the 19th of December 1878. He joined the 13th Bavarian Infantry Regiment on the 55th of July 1897 at Ingoldstadt and was appointed as a Portepéefähnrich on the 25th of January 1898 and commissioned on the 20th of October 1899. He attended the War Academy from 1906-1909 and was promoted to Oberleutnant on the 7th of March 1910 and Hauptmann on the 18th of August 1914. He served in General staff appointments throught the First World War winning the MMJO on the 23rd of April 1917 as the 1st General Staff Officer of the 3rd Infantry Division. He was also awarded the Knight's Cross of the Hohenzollern House Order with Swords and was promoted Major on the 18th of August 1918. Following the war he was a staff officer in the Reichwehr Ministry and an instructor at the Infantry School at Wünsdorf. Promoted Oberstleutnant on the 7th of February 1923 he became a battalion commander of III./I.R. 21 and then the 1st General Staff officer on the staff of Gruppenkommando 2. Appointed a Department head in the Reichwehr Ministry on 17th January 1927 and promoted to Oberst on the 1st of February 1927, he bacame inspector of arms schools on the 1st of October 1929 with promotion to Generalmajor on the 1st of March 1930. Promoted Generalleutnant on the 1st of January 1932 he retired on the 1st of Febuary 1933 with the Character of a General der Infanterie (23 June 1933). From March 1933 to October 1939 he was an advisor to the Turkish Government and instructor at the Turkish War Academy. He served during WW2 as the chief of the liaison staff to Turkey until retiring on the 30th of April 1943.

He died on the 22nd of September 1953 at Schliersee.

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Post by USAF1986 » 04 Jul 2003, 18:02

...and the decorations of General der Infanterie Hilmar Ritter von Mittelberger from the 1930 Rangliste.

Regards,
Shawn

Decorations & Awards:
• Prussian Royal Hohenzollern House Order, Knight’s Cross with Swords
• Prussian Iron Cross, 1st Class (1914)
• Prussian Iron Cross, 2nd Class (1914)
• Bavarian Military Max Joseph Order, Knight’s Cross
• Bavarian Military Merit Order, 4th Class with Swords and Crown
• Bavarian Long Service Cross, 2nd Class
• Austrian Military Merit Cross, 3rd Class with War Decoration

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Post by USAF1986 » 04 Jul 2003, 18:03

...and the decorations of General der Infanterie Hilmar Ritter von Mittelberger from the 1930 Rangliste.

Regards,
Shawn

Decorations & Awards:
• Prussian Royal Hohenzollern House Order, Knight’s Cross with Swords
• Prussian Iron Cross, 1st Class (1914)
• Prussian Iron Cross, 2nd Class (1914)
• Bavarian Military Max Joseph Order, Knight’s Cross
• Bavarian Military Merit Order, 4th Class with Swords and Crown
• Bavarian Long Service Cross, 2nd Class
• Austrian Military Merit Cross, 3rd Class with War Decoration

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Post by Stauffenberg II » 04 Jul 2003, 18:07

Thank you very much Glenn and Shawn. Much appreciated ... again.

Best regards,
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General Hilmar ritter von Mittelberger

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Post by Boyen » 27 Nov 2004, 17:04

Thank you all for the info and the pics. It's very useful. Do anybody have the last Reichswehr rangelist?

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Post by Stauffenberg II » 27 Nov 2004, 17:11

Hi Boyen!

I have the last Reichsheer edition (01.05.1932). Biblio is going to republish the unpublished version for 01.05.1933, but it is not yet available.

What do you need?

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Important commands

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Post by Boyen » 27 Nov 2004, 17:21

Hi Stauffenberg II

I need about every important commands like the Infanterie and Artillerieführers, the Inspekteurs, the chiefs of staff of Gruppenkommandos, Wehrkreises and Kavallerie-Divisions, and commandeurs of schools. There are many informations here but I want it on a single page lol! Thank you

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