SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT
SPECIAL CAMP
11
NAME: Generalleutnant
Hans Heberlein
PW NO: 560358
RANK: Generalleutnant
CAPTURED: Norway
DATE: 7th Sep
1945
PERSONAL
DATE OF BIRTH:
29 May 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH: Nürnberg
DATE OF DEATH: 7 September
1962
PLACE OF DEATH: Nürnberg
NATIONALITY: German
RELIGION: Evangelical
OCCUPATION: Regular Soldier
HEIGHT: 5'9"
WEIGHT: 169lbs
HAIR
COLOUR: Grey
EYE
COLOUR: Grey
NEXT OF KIN: Emma
Kugler, Nuernberg. (US Zone)
Promotions:
- Fähnrich:
7 July 1907
- Leutnant:
26 May 1909
- Oberleutnant:
19 May 1915
- Hauptmann:
9 January 1920 (RDA 5 October 1916, later 18 August 1916)
- Major:
1 October 1929
- Oberstleutnant:
1 October 1933
- Oberst:
1 September 1935
- Generalmajor:
1 April 1939
- Generalleutnant:
1 April 1941
Commands & Assignments:
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7
July 1907: Entered the Royal Bavarian Army as a Fähnrich in the Royal Bavarian
3. Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Karl von Bayern after passing out from the
Bavarian Cadet Corps.
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22
April 1908-30 April 1909: Detached to War School München.
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2
August 1914: Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the Bavarian 3rd Reserve Infantry
Regiment in the field.
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7
March 1915: Leader of the 1st Company of the Bavarian 3rd Reserve Infantry
Regiment.
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28
September 1916: Detached as Ordnance Officer to the staff of the Bavarian
1st Reserve Infantry Brigade.
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11
October 1916: Regimental Adjutant of the Bavarian 2nd Reserve Infantry Regiment.
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9
April 1917: Prisoner of war in British captivity.
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25
October 1919: Released from captivity into the Wilhelmshaven Transit Camp.
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27
October 1919: Returned to the Bavarian 3rd Infantry Regiment and on leave
to Augsburg.
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23
December 1919: Returned to service in the Bavarian 3rd Infantry Regiment.
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19
January 1920: Company Leader in Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 47.
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16
June 1920: Ordnance Officer on the staff of Reichswehr Brigade 24.
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1
October 1920: Captain on Staff of Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 48.
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1
January 1921: Captain on Staff of Infantry Regiment 20.
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1
March 1921-31 May 1921: Detached as Captain on Staff to the I. Battalion
of the Wach [Guard]-Regiment-Berlin.
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1
October 1922: Chief of the 7th Company of Infantry Regiment 19.
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18
September 1924-15 October 1924: Detached to the Machinegun Course at Troop
Training Area Grafenwöhr.
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1
October 1926: Captain on Staff of II. Battalion of Infantry Regiment 19.
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1
October 1928: Detached to the Reich Defense Ministry/AHV.
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1
December 1928: Transferred to the Reich Defense Ministry/Department of Army
Technical Schools and Maintenance Services (Vers).
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1
February 1931: Commander of the Training Battalion of Infantry Regiment
19.
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1
April 1934-1 May 1943: Commandant of Troop Training Area Grafenwöhr.
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1
May 1943: Führer Reserve in the Army High Command and, at the same time,
detached to the Commandant of Rear Army Area 550. [During World War II,
the Germans established a security organization that was more or less independent
of the armies operating in the forward areas. The area immediately to the
rear of an army group operations zone was designated as a Rear Army Area
(Rückwärtiges Heeresgebiet). Using his own assigned forces, the rear
army area commandant was responsible for all active security measures, for
the pacification of enemy territory, and for the protection of all lines
of communication in his area.]
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1 July
1943: Delegated with the post of Commandant of Rear Army Area 525 of the
20th Mountain Army in northern Finland and Norway.
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16 October
1943-8 May 1945: Commandant of Rear Army Area 525 of the 20th Mountain Army
in northern Finland and Norway.
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8
May 1945-1947: Prisoner of war in British captivity.
- 9th January 1946
transferred to Island Farm Special Camp 11 from Camp 1
- 12th May 1948
transferred to Camp 186 for repatriation.
