Hesselbarth, Gerhard (generalmajor)

Date of birth:: March 2nd, 1893 (Bruchhagen, District Angermünde)
Date of death:: September 8th, 1986 (Groß-Hansdorf, near Hamburg)
Nationality:: German

Biography

Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (01 May 1912);
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Aug 1912);
Fähnrich (19 Nov 1912);
Leutnant (18 Aug 1913);
Oberleutnant (05 Oct 1916);
Hauptmann (01 Mar 1924);
Major (01 Nov 1933);
Oberstleutnant (04 Apr 1936);
Oberst (01 Jan 1939);
Generalmajor (01 Apr 1943)

Career:
Entered Army Service (24 Mar 1912)
Fahnenjunker in the 129th Infantry-Regiment (24 Mar 1912-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War-School Danzig (10 Oct 1912-13 Jul 1913)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader in the 21st Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-26 Aug 1914)
Severely wounded, in Hospital (26 Aug 1914-04 Mar 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 21st Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (04 Mar 1915-15 Apr 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 21st Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (04 Mar 1915-15 Apr 1915)
Company-Leader in the 332nd Infantry-Regiment (15 Apr 1915-06 Aug 1915)
Taken ill, in Hospital (06 Aug 1915-10 Dec 1915)
Transferred to Landsturm-Replacement-Battalion VIII/39, Elsenborn (10 Dec 1915-13 Feb 1916)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 21st Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (13 Feb 1916-29 Mar 1916)
Training-Officer with the Officer-Aspirants-Course Warthelager (29 Mar 1916-31 Jul 1917)
Company-Leader in the 129th Infantry-Regiment (31 Jul 1917-03 Jul 1918)
In the Hospital with Gas Poisoning (20 Feb 1918-23 Feb 1918)
Taken ill, in Hospital (22 Apr 1918-16 May 1918)
In French Captivity (03 Jul 1918-17 Feb 1920)
Released from French Captivity to Transit-Camp Bremen (17 Feb 1920-13 Mar 1920)
Transferred into the 102nd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (13 Mar 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Apr 1924)
Transferred to the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1924-01 Oct 1924)
Detached to Officers-Course in Ohrdruf (01 May 1924-15 Aug 1924)
Transferred into the 13th (Mortar) Company of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Apr 1925)
Chief of 14th Company of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1925-01 Mar 1927)
Hauptmann with the Staff of II. Battalion of the 9th Infantry-Regiment, Detached to Studies of National Economy & Political Science at Berlin University (01 Mar 1927-01 Apr 1929)
Chief of 3rd Company of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1929-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred to the Staff of Artillery-Leader VI (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to the Staff of 19th Division (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 82nd Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Transferred to the Regiment-Staff of the 11th Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-01 Feb 1939)
Detached to Field-Equipment-Inspection, OKH (01 Feb 1939-01 Apr 1939)
Field-Equipment-Commander IV, Dresden (01 Apr 1939-01 Oct 1939)
Commander of the Field-Equipment-Staff of Military-District Lodz (01 Oct 1939-01 Nov 1939)
Field-Equipment-Commander IV, Dresden (01 Nov 1939-10 Apr 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 Apr 1940-12 Apr 1940)
Commander of the 429th Infantry-Regiment (12 Apr 1940-26 Sep 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (26 Sep 1940-16 Oct 1940)
Field-Equipment-Inspector XX, Danzig (16 Oct 1940-19 Feb 1941)
Commander of Senior-Field-Equipment-Staff 1 (19 Feb 1941-17 Dec 1943)
Field-Equipment-Inspector with the Staff of Army-Group South (17 Dec 1943-05 Apr 1944)
Field-Equipment-Inspector with the Staff of Army-Group North Ukraine (05 Apr 1944-24 Sep 1944)
Field-Equipment-Inspector with the Staff of Army-Group A (24 Sep 1944-25 Jan 1945)
Field-Equipment-Inspector with the Staff of Army-Group Centre (25 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity (08 May 1945-12 May 1947)
Released (12 May 1947)