Hans Wolfgang Reinhard

Hans Reinhard
Birth name	Hans Wolfgang Reinhard
Birth date	11 December 1888
Place of birth	Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Death date	6 October 1950 (aged 61)
Place of death	Karlsruhe, Württemberg-Baden, West Germany
Resting place	Hauptfriedhof (Main Cemetery) Karlsruhe
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic National Socialist Germany
Service/branch	Royal Saxon Army Imperial German Army Freikorps Reichswehr Heer Luftwaffe (1937–1938)
Years of service	1908–1945
Rank	General of the Infantry
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of Belgium Battle of France Balkans campaign (World War II) Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Operation Market Garden (de) Battle of the Scheldt
Awards	Iron Cross Albert Order Military Order of St. Henry Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	∞ 1914 Dorothea Mosebach

Hans Wolfgang Reinhard (11 December 1888 – 6 October 1950) was a German officer, finally General der Infanterie (General of the Infantry), corps commander of the Wehrmacht and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in World War Two.

Military career

Reinhard joined the Royal Saxon 8. Infanterie-Regiment "Prinz Johann Georg" Nr. 107 in Leipzig on 30 March 1908. On 1 October 1912, he was appointed Bataillons-Adjutant in the Royal Saxon 16. Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 182 in Freiberg. On 22 June 1914, he received his assignment to the War Academy effective on 1 October 1914. this was later canceled due to mobilization for WWI. He went to the war front with the 16. Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 182, becoming company leader on 12 December 1914 and battalion adjutant on 15 February 1915. As such, he was wounded on 27 September 1915. On 28 November 1915, he returned to the regiment, once again company leader, then leader of the 2nd Battalion on 2 November 1916.

• 21 February 1917 As deputy adjutant to the XII. Army Corps commanded
• 1 July 1917 Transferred to the XII. Army Corps for training in the General Staff service
• 15 October 1917 In the General Staff of the 19th Replacement Division
• 17 March 1919 Company leader in a border police department of the Volunteer Border Police Brigade 2 in the area of ​​General Command XII. Army Corps, Dresden (Free State of Saxony)
• 1 October 1919 Adjutant of the 3rd Saxon Border Guards Reichswehr Regiment 37 of the Reichswehr Brigade 19, Leipzig (formed in June 1919 from the Volunteer Border Guards Brigade 2)
• 1 October 1920 Adjutant of the Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 37, Leipzig
• 1 January 1921 Adjutant of the 11th (Saxon) Infantry Regiment, Leipzig
• April 1, 1922 Commander of the 9th Company of the 11th (Saxon) Infantry Regiment, Leipzig
• 31 August 1923 Commanded the 4th (Prussian-Saxon) Artillery Regiment, Dresden
• 1 April 1924 In the General Staff of Infantry Leader IV, Dresden
• 1 October 1927 In the staff of the 4th Division, Dresden
• 1 October 1931 Commander of the 1st Battalion of the 11th (Saxon) Infantry Regiment, Freiberg

1 April 1934 to 14 March 1937 Commander of the Leipzig Infantry Regiment

• • renamed 11. (Sächsisches) Infanterie-Regiment on 15 October 1935

Wehrmacht

Reinhard was placed at disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and transferred (like Hans Graf von Sponeck and a few others) to the Luftwaffe (at disposal of the Reich Minister of Aviation and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe Hermann Göring) on 14 June 1937 with effect from 1 July 1937.

• 1 October 1937 Commander of the Luftgau Command Dresden (after Colonel Rudolf Bogatsch)
• 12 October 1937 to 4 February 1938 Commander of the Luftgau Command VII, Dresden (The command was renamed Luftgau Command IV on 4 February 1938)

In 1938, he returned to the army, took deputy command of the Infanterie-Kommandeur 26 (for major General Joachim Witthöft) on 10 November 1938 and was appointed to commander of the 35th Infantry Division in Karlsruhe on 24 November 1938.

WWII

During the Polish Campaign, the division was deployed on the West Wall to secure the border. In May 1940, the 35th Infantry Division was deployed with the IV (4th) Army Corps in the Western Campaign and marched through Belgium to the Channel coast of France. In June, the unit was temporarily part of the reserve of Army Group B. From July 1940, the division was deployed as an occupation division on the Belgian canal coast; for this purpose, the division was assigned to the V. (5th) Army Corps of the 9th Army in the Army Group A assumed. After the fighting ended, the division remained in the occupation area.

• 25.11.1940 Commanding General of the LI. Army Corps
• 8.5.1942 Führerreserve (at disposal of the OKH)
• 8.6.1942 Commanding General of the LXXXVIII. Army Corps
• 31.12.1944 Führerreserve (at disposal of the OKH)
• 1.2.1945 Commanding General of the Deputy General Command IV Army Corps and at the same time Commander in Military District IV, Dresden
• 10.4.1945 Führerreserve (at disposal of the OKH)

Family

Hans Wolfgang was born the son of laywer and Oberjustizrat (Royal Saxon senior judicial councilor) Hans Eberhard Reinhard (b. 29 December 1851 in Wilsdruff; d. 24 January 1936 in Zwickau) and his wife Helene, née Klien. His uncles Arwed Oswald Reinhard and Paul Robert Reinhard were also well-known jurists. He had several siblings. His younger brother Hans Hellmuth (b. 3 September 1894 in Hohenstein-Ernstthal) also fought in WWI, became a laywer (Dr. jur. March 1921) and later also a notary (1935). He was member of the NSDAP and an officer of the SA.

Marriage

On 3 August 1914, 2nd Lieutenant Reinhard married his fiancée Dorothea Mosebach (1889 –1981), wealthy daughter of a factory owner. They would have two daughters:

• Gisela (b. 1 March 1919 in Zwickau); ∞ Karlsruhe 27 March 1943 Hansjürgen Albrich
• Brigitte (b. 15 March 1923 in Leipzig)

Promotions

• 30.3.1908 Fahnenjunker (Officer Candidate)
• 15.8.1908 Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier
• 4.11.1908 Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)
• 19.8.1909 Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) with Patent from 20.8.1907
• 1.12.1914 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
• 21.12.1916 Hauptmann (Captain)
  • 1.2.1922 received new Rank Seniority (RDA) from 27.1.1917
• 1.4.1928 Major with RDA from 1.2.1928
• 1.4.1932 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
• 1.7.1934 Oberst (Colonel)
• 30.9.1937 Generalmajor (Major General) with effect from 1.10.1937 and RDA from 1.10.1937
• 1.10.1939 Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General)
• 30.11.1940 General der Infanterie (General of the Infantry) with RDA from 1.11.1940

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
  • 2nd Class on 21 September 1914
  • 1st Class on 10 May 1915
• Saxon Albrechts-Orden, Knight's Cross 2nd and 1st Class with Swords and Crown (SA3a⚔mKr)
  • 2nd Class on 8 October 1914
  • 1st Class on 29 December 1917
  • Crown on 9 November 1918
• Military Order of St. Henry, Knight's Cross (SH3) on 13 November 1915
• Civil Order of Saxony, Knight's Cross 2nd Class with Swords (SV3b⚔) on 17 August 1916
• Allerhöchste Anerkennungsurkunde Seiner Majestät des Königs von Sachsen (The highest certificate of recognition from His Majesty the King of Saxony) on 10 Februray 1917
• Wound Badge (1918) in Black on 24 May 1918
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords on 15 January 1935
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award (Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung), 4th to 1st Class for 25 years on 2 October 1936
• Golden Party Badge on 22 March 1938
  • It is possible, that this badge was actually awarded to his brother Hans Hellmuth Reinhard, a member of the SA and the NSDAP
• Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class
  • Clasp to EK II on 10 May 1940
  • Clasp to EK I on 28 May 1940
• Eastern Front Medal on 7 August 1942
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 September 1941 as General der Infanterie and Commanding General of LI Army Corps

External links

• Reinhard, Hans Wolfgang, lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de (Archive)