Heinrich-Hermann von Hülsen

Heinrich-Hermann von Hülsen
Born(1895-07-08)8 July 1895
Weimar, Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, German Empire
Died6 June 1982(1982-06-06) (aged 86)
Celle, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
Branch Imperial German Army
 Reichsheer
 German Army
Service years1914–45/47
RankGeneralmajor
Unit9. Panzer-Division
Commands9th Rifle Brigade
9th Panzer Grenadier Regiment
21. Panzer-Division
ConflictsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsIron Cross
German Cross in Gold
Relations∞ 1922 Adelheid Georgine Toni Anna Hildegard von Schierstaedt; 6 children
Walter von Hülsen (father)
Bernhard von Hülsen (uncle)

Heinrich-Hermann Franz Mario Walter Lobegott von Hülsen (8 July 1895 – 6 June 1982) was a decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II, who commanded two armoured divisions.

Life

Heinrich-Hermann, son and second child of General of the Infantry Walter Rudolf Hugo Alexander Lobegott von Hülsen (1863–1947) and his wife Irmgard Bernhardine Klara Florentine Madlene Gotthelfe, née von Keudell (1874–1955),[1] attended the elementary school of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gymnasium (KWG) in Hanover from Easter 1901 to November 1905, then he attended the Kaiserin-Augusta-Gymnasium in Charlottenburg until 1 July 1906. From 15 September 1906 to April 1910, he attended the cadet school in Plön, he then transferred to the Royal Prussian Main Cadet Institute (Hauptkadettenanstalt in Groß-Lichterfelde) near Berlin where he became a cadet with honors and served for a time as a page to Empress Auguste Viktoria (1858–1921). On 13 August 1914, because of his extraordinary achievements, he was transferred to the 4th Guards Regiment of Foot as a commissioned 2nd Lieutenant.

WWII

Hülsen commanded the 44th Reconnaissance Battalion of 44th Infantry Division into the Invasion of Poland at the beginning of World War II, and led this unit until 5 December 1939. He then served as Adjutant in the high command of 1st Army until 1 April 1941, and was promoted to Oberst on 1 December 1940 during this service. On 1 April 1941 he took command of the 2nd Mounted Regiment, which he led into Operation Barbarossa, until he was called back into reserve on 1 December 1941, and was awarded the German Cross in Gold on 2 November 1941.

On 25 May 1942 he took command of the 9th Rifle Brigade under 9. Panzer-Division, which he led in the southern theater of the Eastern Front until 5 July 1942. Taking command of the 9th Panzer Grenadier Regiment until 15 December 1942, he was also named temporary commander of 9. Panzer-Division from 27 July until 3 August 1943 during this service.[2]

Called back into reserve on 15 December 1942, he next took command of 21. Panzer-Division on 25 April 1943 in North Africa. On 13 May 1943, he was taken prisoner of war by British forces in the area of Tunis, Tunisia, two days later, he was promoted to Major General, with effect and rank seniority (RDA) from 1 May 1943, which Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen Bernhard Theodor von Arnim, Commander-in-Chief of the Army Group Africa, had already requested shortly after von Hülsens arrival in North Africa. On 16 May 1943, he was transferred to Trent Park. From summer 1944, von Hülsen was interned in Clinton, Mississippi with von Arnim and other German generals.[3] He was repatriated on 17 February 1947.

Promotions

  • 13 August 1914 Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) with Patent from 22 June 1914
    • 1 July 1922 received Reichswehr Rank Seniority (RDA) from 22 June 1914 (15)
  • 17 March 1924 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant) with effect and RDA from 1 March 1924 (5)
  • 1 February 1929 Rittmeister (1)
  • 1 June 1935 Major (1)
  • 31 December 1937 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) with effect and RDA from 1 January 1938 (62)
  • 20 November 1940 Oberst (Colonel) with effect and RDA from 1 December 1940 (26)
  • 15 May 1943 Generalmajor (Major General) with effect and RDA from 1 May 1943 (1c1)

Awards and decorations

Sources

  • German Federal Archives: BArch PERS 6/1415 and PERS 6/299918

References

  1. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, 1906, p. 338
  2. ^ Glantz, David M.; House, Jonathan (2009). To the Gates of Stalingrad: Soviet-German Combat Operations, April-August 1942. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. p. 26. ISBN 9780700616305.
  3. ^ Mallett, Derek R. (2013). Hitler's Generals in America: Nazi POWs and Allied Military Intelligence. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 77–78. ISBN 9780813142531.
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