(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Hugo Beißwänger
Born: 13 Oct 1895 in Stuttgart
Died: 28 May 1963 in Ulm
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (16 Sep 1914); Fähnrich (07 Oct 1914); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (12 Nov 1914); Leutnant (27 Jan 1915); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1918); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1928); Major (01 Jan 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937); Oberst (01 Sep 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1943); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1944)
Career
Entered Army Service (25 Jun 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (25 Jun 1914-02 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 5th Battery of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-29 Oct 1915)
Temporary-Ordinance-Officer in the Staff of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (19 Aug 1915-28 Aug 1915)
Placed for special use with the I. Battalion of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (29 Oct 1915-14 Nov 1915)
Battery-Officer in the 3rd Battery of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (14 Nov 1915-21 Nov 1915)
Temporary-Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (21 Nov 1915-04 Dec 1915)
Temporary-Leader of the 3rd Battery of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Dec 1915-18 Dec 1915)
Battery-Officer in the 3rd Battery of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Dec 1915-28 Jun 1916)
Detached to Training-Course for Field-Artillery in Jüterbog (30 Apr 1916-27 Jun 1916)
Battery-Officer in the 6th Battery of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (28 Jun 1916-22 Jul 1916)
Leader of the 6th Battery of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (29 Jul 1916-01 Aug 1916)
Telephone-Officer in the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1916-14 Oct 1916)
Placed for special use with the I. Battalion of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (14 Oct 1916-04 Dec 1916)
Leader of the 3rd Battery of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Dec 1916-12 Dec 1916)
Battery-Officer of the 3rd Battery of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (12 Dec 1916-06 Mar 1917)
Temporary-Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (06 Mar 1917-31 Mar 1917)
Detached to the 6th Battery of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (31 Mar 1917-06 Apr 1917)
Leader of the 6th Battery of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (06 Apr 1917-30 Apr 1917)
Battery-Officer in the 6th Battery of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (30 Apr 1917-23 May 1917)
Leader of the 5th Battery of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (23 May 1917-18 Jun 1917)
Battery-Officer in the 5th Battery of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Jun 1917-15 Aug 1917)
Temporary-Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Aug 1917-22 Sep 1917)
Battery-Chief of the 2nd Battery of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (22 Sep 1917-25 Oct 1918)
Leader of the II. Battalion of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (25 Oct 1918-06 Jan 1919)
Adjutant and Court Officer of the I. Battalion of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (06 Jan 1919-02 May 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 May 1919-19 Jul 1919)
Adjutant of the 13th Reichswehr-Flak-Battalion (19 Jul 1919-10 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 13th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (10 Oct 1919-11 Oct 1919)
Signals-Officer in the Regiments-Staff of the 13th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (11 Oct 1919-30 Oct 1919)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 13th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (30 Oct 1919-16 Sep 1920)
Detached with the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 13th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment to the Teaching-Brigade in Döberitz (08 Jun 1920-10 Aug 1920)
Signals-Officer of the I. Battalion of the 13th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (16 Sep 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Signals-Officer of the III. Battalion of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1926)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training in the Staff of the 5th Division (01 Oct 1923-01 Jul 1924)
At the same time as Command with the 5th Artillery-Regiment, was Detached to the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1924-30 Sep 1924)
At the same time, Detached to Motor-Transport-Course for Artillery with the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (02 Mar 1925-25 Apr 1925)
Instructor with the Artillery-Transport-Course at the Artillery School (01 Oct 1926-01 Feb 1928)
Detached to the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (03 May 1927-30 Jul 1927)
Detached to Motor-Transport-Course in Jüterbog (11 Oct 1927-02 Dec 1927)
Leader of the Staff-Department II at the Artillery School (01 Feb 1928-01 Oct 1930)
Detached to Motor-Transport-Training-Course with the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (04 Jun 1929-20 Jul 1929)
Detached to the 5th Artillery-Regiment for preparation of an Experimental-Battery (01 Apr 1930-01 Oct 1930)
Chief of the Experimental-Battery in the 5th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the V. Battalion of Artillery-Regiment Ulm (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 41st Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-15 Mar 1936)
Advisor in the Inspection of Artillery, RWM then OKH (15 Mar 1936-01 Oct 1939)
Chief of Staff of the Inspection of Artillery, OKH (01 Oct 1939-13 Jan 1940)
Department-Chief with the Inspection of Artillery, In 4, OKH (13 Jan 1940-26 Nov 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 116th Panzer-Artillery-Regiment (26 Nov 1941-10 Dec 1941)
Commander of the 116th Panzer-Artillery-Regiment (10 Dec 1941-30 Nov 1942)
Artillery Commander 122 (30 Nov 1942-10 Jan 1943)
Führer-Reserve – Military-District-Command III (10 Jan 1943-08 Feb 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH, at the same time, was Detached to OKH (08 Feb 1943-01 Apr 1943)
General with the Chief of Army Armaments, OKH (01 Apr 1943-12 Feb 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKH (12 Feb 1945-09 Apr 1945)
Detached to Course for Higher Troop Command (09 Apr 1945-01 May 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 72nd Infantry-Division (01 May 1945-01 Jun 1945)
In captivity (01 Jun 1945-16 May 1947)
Released (16 May 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- RK des Kgl. Württembg. Militär-Verdienstordens
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange “Prager Burg”
- 1939 Spange zum EK I
- 1939 Spange zum EK II
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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