Date of birth:

September 11th, 1884 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)

Date of death:

July 10th, 1952 (Miesbach/Bavaria, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
July 6th, 1903: Eingetreten als Fähnr.;
March 8th, 1905: Leutnant (7);
October 28th, 1912: Oberleutnant (9);
January 14th, 1916: Hauptmann (7);
February 1st, 1926: Major (16);
November 1st, 1930: Oberstleutnant (9);
April 1st, 1933: Oberst (9);
April 1st, 1936: Generalmajor (3);
March 1st, 1938: Generalleutnant (4);
April 1st, 1940: General der Artillerie.

Career:
September 1st, 1939: Kdr. 7. Inf.Div.;
April 1st, 1940: Kom.Gen. XXX. A.K.;
May 9th, 1941: Führer-Reserve OKH;
January 1st, 1943: Kom.Gen.Sich.Tr.u.Befh.i.H.Geb. A;
September 17th, 1943: Führer-Reserve OKH;
February 10th, 1944: kdt.z.OB.Südwest.

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Awarded on:

1905

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

with swords and crown

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

1934

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1936

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1936

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1936

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1936

Awarded on:

November 21st, 1938

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

General der Artillerie (Lieutenant-General of Artillerie)

Unit:

Kommandierender General, XXX. Armeekorps, Heer

Awarded on:

August 5th, 1940

The following wartime excerpt (dated 30.08.1940) describes why Hartmann received the Knight’s Cross…

“General der Artillerie Hartmann’s excellent, flexible leadership as well as his personal intervention in the hotspots of combat enabled him to have a massive share in the great successes of his Armeekorps. General Hartmann’s personal devotion to duty and his influence on the course of the fighting were major factors that contributed to his Korps capturing over 50000 men as well as vast quantities of weapons and equipment.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

with swords

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• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - NARA Roll T-78 R887
  - Die Tapfersten.