Date of birth:

June 29th, 1894 (Reubach/Württemberg, Germany)

Date of death:

July 20th, 1943 (Konstanz/Baden, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Oberst Hachtel died during a holiday in a hospital at Konstanz.

Promotions:
March 22nd, 1913: Leutnant (Patent: June 22nd, 1913);
September 20th, 1918: Oberleutnant;
July 15th, 1934: Hauptmann (RDA: April 1st, 1933);
January 1st, 1937: Major;
June 1st, 1940: Oberstleutnant (RDA: March 1st, 1939);
February 1st, 1942: Oberst;
July 1st, 1943: Generalmajor (Posthumously).

Career:
March 22nd, 1913: 4. Württembergisches Füsilier-Regiment "Kaiser Franz Joseph von Österreich, König von Ungarn" Nr. 122;
August 1918: British POW;
? - June 30th, 1923: 13. (Württ.) Infanterie-Regiment, 5. Division, Reichswehr;
July 15th, 1934: Kompaniechef;
1935: Adjutant, Infanterie-Regiment 75, 5. Infanterie-Division;
May 12th, 1938: Kommandeur, III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 14;
?: Chef, Infanterie-Regiment 14;
1940: IIa, V. Armeekorps;
June 20th, 1941: Führerreserve;
August 28th, 1941: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 258;
October 16th, 1942: Führerreserve;
February 1st, 1943 - July 20th, 1943: Kommandeur, Jäger-Regiment 56.

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• Photo 2:
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - REINICKE, A., Die 5. Jäger-Division, Nebel Verlag GmbH, Endingen, 2003.
  - feldgrau.com
  - Generalmajor Georg Hachtel - Lexikon der Wehrmacht