Hess, Wilhelm
- Date of birth:
- October 22nd, 1907 (Bamberg, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
December 16th, 1928: Polizei-Leutnant;
May 1st, 1933: Polizie-Oberleutnant mit RDA vom 1-3-1933;
October 1st, 1936: Hauptmann;
April 1st, 1940: Hauptmann i.G.;
September 1st, 1940: Major i.G. (35);
January 1st, 1943: Oberstleutnant i.G. (53);
April 20th, 1944: Oberst mit RDA vom 1-4-1944.
Career:
August 26th, 1939: Ib 2. Geb.Div.;
June 16th, 1940: Qu. Gebirgskorps Norwegen;
January 15th, 1942: O.Qu. Armee Lappland.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 4th, 1940
Vapaudenristin 3.luokka (VR 3)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 14th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Lieutenant-colonel to the General Staff)
- Unit:
- Oberquartiermeister, 20. Gebirgs-Armee, Heer
- Awarded on:
- March 8th, 1943
Sources
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Personal-Fragebogen from the Bundesarchiv
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