Date of birth:

September 3rd, 1894 (Bonn/Rhineprovince, Germany)

Date of death:

February 26th, 1965 (Bonn/Northrhine-Westphalia)

Nationality:

German

Maximilian Hünten entered the army in 1914. In 1920 he transferred to the Polizei, where he stayed until the Polizie was added to the Reichsheer.

After that he served with III. / infanterie-regiment 86, Infanterie-Regiment 515, Infanterie-Regiment 574, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 114, as Führer 39. Infanterie-Division, as Kampfkommandant Rowno and as Festungskommandant Saint Nazaire.

Promotions:
01.04.1914: entered the Heer;
01.10.1914: Gefreiter;
01.11.1914: Unteroffizier;
27.01.1915: Vizefeldwebel;
22.03.1915: Leutnant d.R.;
18.05.1916: Leutnant;
28.10.1919: Polizei-Oberleutnant;
31.01.1920: Oberleutnant;
13.07.1921: Polizei-Hauptmann;
23.03.1932: Polizei-Major;
16.03.1936: Major;
01.08.1937: Oberstleutnant (45);
01.07.1940: Oberst (17);
01.01.1944: Generalmajor (10).

Career:
01.09.1939: Kdr. III./Inf.Rgt. 86;
06.02.1940: Kdr. Inf.Regt.515;
15.11.1940: Kdr. Inf.Regt.574;
15.04.1943: Führer-Reserve OKH;
16.04.1943: Kdr. Pz.Gren.Rgt.114;
15.05.1943: mFb 39. Inf.Div.;
03.09.1943: Führer-Reserve OKH;
22.01.1944: Kampfkommandant von Rowno;
01.03.1944: Kdr. Festung St.Nazaire;
26.09.1944: Kampf-Kdt. St.Nazaire.

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