Günther Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord

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Günther Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord
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United coat of arms of the Barons of Hammerstein
Birth name Günther Edmund Wilhelm Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord
Birth date 16 September 1877(1877-09-16)
Place of birth Hinrichshagen , Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, German Empire
Death date 17 October 1965 (aged 88)
Place of death Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Allegiance  German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 National Socialist Germany
Service/branch War and service flag of Prussia (1895–1918).png Prussian Army
Iron Cross of the Luftstreitkräfte.png Imperial German Army
Freikorps Flag.jpg Freikorps
War Ensign of Germany (1921–1933).png Reichswehr
Balkenkreuz.jpg Heer
Years of service 1896–1944
Rank Generalleutnant z. V.
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Awards Iron Cross
House Order of Hohenzollern
War Merit Cross
German Cross in Silver
Relations ∞ 1902 Meta Dietz
∞ 1952 Adelaide Freifrau von Hammerstein-Loxten

Günther Edmund Wilhelm Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord (1877–1965) was a German officer of the Prussian Army, the Imperial German Army, the Freikorps, the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht, finally Lieutenant General at disposal of the Heer in World War II.

Life

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Hammerstein, Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser, Teil A, 1938, p. 210.jpg

Military career (chronology)

  • Entered Army Service (07 Mar 1896)
    • 2nd Lieutenant with the 2nd Company/Grenadier-Regiment „König Friedrich Wilhelm IV.“ (1. Pommersches) Nr. 2
  • Adjutant of II. Battalion/Grenadier-Regiment „König Friedrich Wilhelm IV.“ (1. Pommersches) Nr. (01 Oct 1900-30 Sep 1904)
  • Adjutant of District-Command (Bezirkskommando) Stettin (01 Apr 1906-31 Mar 1909)
  • Adjutant of the Government Cologne (01 Oct 1911-01 Oct 1913)
  • Commander of the 2nd Company/Grenadier-Regiment „König Friedrich Wilhelm IV.“ (1. Pommersches) Nr. 2 (01 Oct 1913-16 Oct 1914)
  • Commander of II. Battalion of the 213th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (16 Oct 1914-01 Dec 1916)
  • Commander of the 4th Assault-Battalion or Sturm-Bataillon Nr. 4 (01 Dec 1916-01 Dec 1918)

Between wars

  • With the Replacement-Battalion of the 2nd Grenadier-Regiment (01 Dec 1918-15 Jan 1919)
  • With Border Protection (Grenzschutz), II. Army-Corps in the East (Stettin) and on the Bohemian border (15 Jan 1919-01 May 1919)
  • Commander of II. Battalion of the 3rd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1919)
  • Commander of the Grenadier-Half-Battalion of the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1920-01 Oct 1920)
  • With the Staff of the 5th (Prussian) Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1921)
  • Commander of II. Battalion of the 5th (Prussian) Infantry-Regiment in Prenzlau (01 Oct 1921-01 Apr 1924)
  • Tactics-Instructor at the Infantry-School (01 Apr 1924-01 Apr 1926)
  • Course-Director at the Infantry-School (01 Apr 1926-01 Oct 1927)
  • Department-Chief in the Army Personnel Office (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1929)
    • Abteilungsleiter der Heeres-Personal-Abteilung 1 (P 1)[1]
  • Head of the Army Personnel Office, RWM (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1930)
    • Chef des Heeres-Personal-Amts (PA)
  • Placed to Disposal of the Chief of Army Command (01 Nov 1930-01 Feb 1931)
  • Inspector of Infantry (01 Feb 1931-30 Nov 1933)
  • Retired (30 Nov 1933)
  • Placed to Disposal of the Army (01 Nov 1938)

WWII

  • Commander of Special-Purpose-Division 460 (Landesschützen); Commandant of Copenhagen and the Danish Islands (15 May 1940-26 Oct 1940)
  • Führer-Reserve OKH (26 Oct 1940-15 Nov 1940)
  • Commander of the 526th Infantry-Division (15 Nov 1940-07 Mar 1941)
  • Senior-Field-Commandant (Oberfeldkommandant) 672, Brabent, Antwerp and Belgian Limburg (07 Mar 1941-01 Nov 1943)
    • also Commandant of Brussels
  • Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Nov 1943-31 May 1944)
  • Retired (31 May 1944)

Family

Son-in-law Lieutenant Colonel of the Reserves Hubert Eben, son of Colonel Otto Eben[2]

Descent

Günther was the son of Grand Ducal Mecklenburg-Strelitz Master Forester (Forstmeister) Heinrich "Heino" Julius Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord (b. 14 May 1844 in Hasede; d. 11 November 1914 in Neustrelitz) and his wife (∞ 1876) Ida Adelheid Elisabeth, née von Gustedt (b. 18 September 1857 in Deersheim; d. 3 March 1927 in Neustrelitz). He had three siblings:

  • Kurt Gebhard Adolf Philipp (1878–1943), German officer, finally Generaloberst of the Wehrmacht; ∞ Karlsruhe 18 August 1907 Maria Cäcilie Thekla Friederike Freiin von Lüttwitz (1886–1970), daughter of General Walther Freiherr von Lüttwitz, 7 children[3]
  • Carl-Heino Leo (1880–1956), Captain of the Imperial German Army in WWI, then Master Forester (Forstmeister); Potsdam 2 August 1914 Anna Julie Riedesel Freiin zu Eisenbach,[4] 1 son (1916–1986)
  • Adline Hedwig Antonie Ida Adele Anna Henriette (b. 20 July 1884 in Steinförde), convent lady (Klosterdame)[5]

Marriages

Meta Dietz

On 5 July 1902 in Stettin, 2nd Lieutenant Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord married his fiancée Meta Dietz (1877–1947), daughter of Lieutenant General z. D. Moritz Dietz. They had three daughters:

  • Ilse (b. 6 April 1903 in Stettin); ∞ Stettin 26 April 1922 Hubert Eben (1895–1967), veteran of WWI, lord of the manor (Rittergut Linde, Kreis Pyritz), later Lieutenant Colonel of the Reserves of the Wehrmacht in WWII, 3 sons, 1 daughter
  • Elisabeth (b. 18 August 1905 in Stettin), sister in the Westend Hospital in Berlin
  • Ruth (b. 15 September 1907 in Stettin); ∞ Berlin 9 January 1932 Henning Paul Emil Werner von Blomberg (b. 3 February 1905), son of Generaloberst Werner von Blomberg, Captain of the Wehrmacht, ⚔ 22 November 1942 (posthumously promoted to Major), 2 children

Adelaide Freifrau von Hammerstein-Loxten

On 4 April 1952 in Steinhorst, widower Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord married the twice widow Adelaide Martha Marie Helene Auguste Dorothee Hedwig, née Freiin von Hammerstein-Gesmold (1894–1957). Adelaide had married lord of the manor Major Wilhelm Ludwig Bernhard Franz Freiherr von Hammerstein-Loxten (1873–1932) in 1921 and Colonel Albert Freiherr von Nettelbladt in 1933.[6]

Promotions

  • 7 March 1896 Sekondeleutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
    • renamed Leutnant on 1 January 1899
  • 1 April 1907 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
  • 13 September 1911 Hauptmann (Captain)
  • 27 January 1918 Major
  • 1 October 1923 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
  • 1 April 1928 Oberst (Colonel)
  • 1 December 1931 Generalmajor (Major General)
  • 1 October 1933 Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General)
    • 1 November 1938 Generalleutnant z. V. (z. V. = zur Verfügung = at disposal)

Awards and decorations

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References

  1. ↑ von Hammerstein-Equord, Günther Edmund Wilhelm
  2. ↑ Otto Ferdinand Eben commanded the Düsseldorf Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 39 as Lieutenant Colonel in WWI, was later promoted to Colonel and appointed commander of the 6. Infanterie-Brigade in 1918, the regiment, with among others Captain Carl Britt, was taken over by Lieutenant Colonel Ludwig Theodor Wilhelm Schniewindt (1868–1938). Colonel Eben fell severly ill at the Eastern Front and died on 23 July 1918 in military hospital.
  3. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser, Teil A, 1938, p. 309
  4. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser, Teil A, 1938, p. 210
  5. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser, Teil A, 1910, p. 306
  6. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser, Teil A, 1938, pp. 211 f.
  7. ↑ Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres, 1931, p. 109
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