(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Hermann Boettcher
Born: 10 May 1884 in Hannover
Died: 20 Jul 1969 in Stuttgart
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Oct 1903); Leutnant (18 Aug 1904); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1913); Hauptmann (25 Feb 1915); Major (01 Nov 1927); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1932); Oberst (01 Apr 1934); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1937); Charakter als Generalleutnant (01 Jun 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1939)
Career:
Entered Army Service (09 Mar 1903)
Fahnenjunker in the 9th Pioneer-Battalion (09 Mar 1903-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to the Gun Factory in Spandau (19 Jun 1905-08 Jul 1905)
Detached to the Military Technical Academy (01 Oct 1906-15 Jul 1908)
Detached to Instruction-Course at the Infantry Firing School (15 Apr 1909-05 May 1909)
Detached for Service to the 31st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1910-30 Sep 1911)
Adjutant of the 9th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Adjutant to the Commander of Pioneers of the IX. Army-Corps (02 Aug 1914-18 May 1916)
Detached to Represent a wounded Company-Chief of the 9th Pioneer-Battalion (03 Oct 1914-12 Oct 1914)
Detached as Leader of the Pioneer-Command of Division Buchwald (21 Oct 1914-24 Dec 1914)
Detached to Mortar-Course in Markendorf (03 Apr 1916-18 May 1916)
Leader of the Mortar-Company 246 (18 May 1916-22 Nov 1916)
Leader of the Pioneer-Company 201 (22 Nov 1916-15 Dec 1916)
Transferred to the Special-Purpose-General-Command 62 (15 Dec 1916-17 Nov 1917)
Detached to the General-Staff-Training at the Isonzo-Front (01 Aug 1917-15 Aug 1917)
Detached to the 5th Assault-Battalion (15 Aug 1917-31 Aug 1917)
Director of the Mortar-School of Army-Group Scholtz (17 Nov 1917-01 Aug 1918)
Detached to the Army Mortar School Valenciennes (07 Feb 1918-15 Feb 1918)
Commander of Mortar-Battalion XV (01 Aug 1918-08 Nov 1918)
Commander of the Pioneer-Battalion Boettcher (08 Nov 1918-06 Dec 1918)
Commander of Mortar-Battalion XV (06 Dec 1918-28 Dec 1918)
Leader of Border-Protection-Pioneer-Battalion Boettcher (28 Dec 1918-21 Mar 1919)
Transferred to the Mortar-Battery of the 9th Pioneer-Battalion (21 Mar 1919-28 Apr 1920)
Detached as Instructor to the Infantry School (28 Apr 1920-16 May 1920)
While retaining his previous position, Transferred into the 4th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (16 May 1920-30 Nov 1920)
While retaining his previous position, Transferred into the 9th Infantry-Regiment (30 Nov 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred as Instructor in the Infantry School (01 Oct 1921-01 Aug 1922)
Company-Chief in the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1922-01 Nov 1924)
Detached to Firing-Course for Artillery-Officers on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds in Jüterbog (04 Apr 1924-16 May 1924)
Staff-Officer of Mortars with the Staff of Infantry-Leader III (01 Nov 1924-01 Mar 1929)
Transferred to the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1929-01 Feb 1931)
Detached to Firing-Course for heavy Infantry-Weapons in Döberitz (04 Mar 1930-29 Mar 1930)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1931-01 May 1933)
Transferred to the Staff of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1933-01 Aug 1933)
Commander of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of Infantry-Regiment Görlitz (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 30th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Landwehr-Commander Hannover (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 216th Infantry-Division (26 Aug 1939-08 Sep 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (08 Sep 1940-10 Nov 1940)
Commander of Division 148 (10 Nov 1940-10 Jan 1942)
Commander of Field-Replacement-Division D (10 Jan 1942-02 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 148th Reserve-Division (02 Apr 1942-01 Apr 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Apr 1943-07 May 1943)
Commander of Rear Army Area 590 (07 May 1943-05 Sep 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (05 Sep 1944-20 Sep 1944)
General with Special Duties with Military-District-Command X (20 Sep 1944-10 Nov 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 Nov 1944-06 Dec 1944)
General with Special Duties with Military-District-Command VIII (06 Dec 1944-10 Jan 1945)
Commandant of Glatz (10 Jan 1945-10 May 1945)
In Soviet captivity (10 May 1945-07 Oct 1955)
Released (07 Oct 1945)

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