Johann Albert von Viebahn
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| Birth name | Johann Albert Hermann Gotthilf von Viebahn |
| Birth date | 12 October 1889 |
| Place of birth | Detmold, Principality of Lippe, German Empire |
| Death date | 20 March 1977 (aged 87) |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic National Socialist Germany
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| Service/branch | .png){kind=small} Prussian Army  Imperial German Army Freikorps Reichswehr Heer
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| Years of service | 1909–1945 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands held | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Iron Cross War Merit Cross (1939) |
| Relations | ∞ 1916 Viktoria-Luise Riebel |
Johann "Hans" Albert Hermann Gotthilf von Viebahn (12 October 1889 – 20 March 1977) was a German officer of the Prussian Army, the Imperial German Army, the Freikorps, the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht, finally Generalmajor during World War II.
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Career (chronology)
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- Easter 1908 Abitur
- He was a student at several Gymnasien (Meiningen, Mainz, Ilfeld)
- 15.2.1909 Joined the Garde-Füsilier-Regiment in Berlin
- August 1914 Platoon leader, then battalion adjutant in the Garde-Füsilier-Regiment
- November 1914 Wounded; military hospital (Lazarett)
- 1.1.1915 Officer in the Reserve Infantry Regiment 261; there battalion adjutant, company and battalion commander and orderly officer at the divisional staff of the 3rd Guards Division (3. Garde-Division)
- February 1917 Commanded to the Chief of the General Staff of the operations department (zum Chef des Generalstabes der Operationsabteilung kommandiert)
- September 1917 Officer on the Staff of the 6th Reserve Division
- January 1918 to January 1919 Officer in the General Staff of the Kiev High Command
- 1919 Freikorps service with the General Staff of the 4th Division with the Border Patrol (Grenzschutz Ost)
- 31.3.1920 Discharged
- 1920 to 1927 Farmer and merchant
- 1.11.1927 State protection employee (Landesschutz-Angestellter) of the Reichswehr
- declared Landesschutz-Offizier or L-Offizier on 1 October 1933
- 1.5.1934 Admission to the active officer corps of the Reichswehr; in the 8. (Preußisches) Infanterie-Regiment, Frankfurt an der Oder
- 1.10.1934 Commander of the II. Bataillon/8. (Preußisches) Infanterie-Regiment, Liegnitz
- 1.10.1935 Commander of the I. Bataillon/Infanterie-Regiment 29, Cottbus
- 1.11.1938 Officer on the Staff of the Infanterie-Regiments 39, Münster/Westfalen
- 26.8.1939 Commander of the Infanterie-Regiment 39
- 10.12.1940 Commander of the Infanterie-Regiment 240
- 20.6.1941 Führer-Reserve
- 6.5.1942 Commanded to the psychological testing center (psychologische Prüfstelle) XVIII, Salzburg
- 1.7.1942 Commander of the acceptance point for officer candidates II
- February 1943 Führerreserve
- 26.8.1943 Commander of the Feldkommandantur 595 (FK 595), Angers (France)
- September 1944 Führer-Reserve
- 31.1.1945 Retired
- 20.4.1945 POW of the Western Allies[1]
- 10.8.1946 Released and repatriated
Family
Johann Albert, or "Hans" as he was called by his family in his youth, was the son of Generalleutnant (Charakter) Hermann Konrad Klemens Ferdinand von Viebahn (1847–1919) and his wife (a distant cousin; ∞ 24 April 1884 in Soest) Luise Elisabeth Henriette, née von Viebahn (b. 7. April 1864 in Saarbrücken). His grandfather was Johann Georg Hermann Wilhelm von Viebahn (1802–1871), District President of Upper Silesia (his wife Auguste received the War Commemorative Medal of 1870-1871 or Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71 in steel for non-combatants on 18 August 1872). General der Infanterie Karl Ernst Ludwig Lucian Rudolf von Viebahn (1838–1928), Generalleutnant z. D. Friedrich Karl Hermann Georg von Viebahn (1840–1915) and Generalleutnant Hermann Conrad Clemens Ferdinand von Viebahn (1847–1919) were his uncles.
Siblings
- Heinrich August Albert Georg (1885–1915), Oberleutnant, ⚔ on 1 June 1915 near Jaroslau
- Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Friedrich (1887–1948), preußischer Hauptmann a. D. ⚭ 29 October 1912 in Altona Dorothea Natalie Gertrud Carolina Alexandrine Ursula Gräfin von der Goltz (1887–1966); daughter: Edelgard Ursula Gertrud Helene Marie Luise (b. 25 July 1913 in Berlin)[2]
- Max Rudolf Fritz Gustav (1888–1980), General der Infanterie ⚭ 7 October 1930 Eva Charlotte Anna Liese Roemert; four children
- Rudolf Gerhard Christian (1891–1914), Leutnant in the “Kaiser Alexander” Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 1, ⚔ on 28/29 August 1914 near Haution
- Helene Elisabeth Sophie (b. 5 December 1892 in Sondershausen)
- Alexander Otto Friedrich (b. 14 September 1896 in Oppeln; ⚔ 24 June 1941 in Dembowo), Oberleutnant a. D., stud. rer. pol., Hauptmann of the Wehrmacht ⚭ 28 May 1921 in Rheinfels Hedwig Noll (b. 30 May 1896 in Bonn)
- Christine Pauline Anna (1898–1899)[3]
Marriage
On 12 February 1916, Oberleutnant von Viebahn married in Meiningen his fiancée Viktoria-Luise Riebel (b. 2 September 1893 in Muskau) with whom he had four children:
- Gert Heinrich Hindenburg (b. 10 June 1917 in Potsdam) ⚭ Rosemarie Anna Luise Freiin von Hardenberg
- Gisela Elisabeth Luise (b. 11 August 1918 in Potsdam)
- ⚭ Friedrich Wilhelm Hans Curt Leopold von Waldow (b. 26 August 1915 in Stettin; ⚔ 10 June 1944 in La Caine), Oberstleutnant i. G. of the Wehrmacht (Panzergruppe West), DKiG[4]
- ⚭ 22 October 1947 Friedrich Ferdinand Rudolf Hans von Trott zu Solz (1909–1982)
- Anemone Jutta Gisela (b. 16 February 1952 in Eschwege)
- Dr. Wilhelm Hans (4 July 1954 in Eschwege)
- Hans Viktor Hermann (b. 22 January 1920 in Potsdam)
- Gudrun Nani Viktoria (b. 28 July 1921 in Potsdam)
Promotions
- 15.2.1909 Fahnenjunker (Officer Candidate)
- 18.8.1909 Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)
- 20.6.1910 Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) with Patent from 20.6.1908
- 18.8.1915 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- 18.10.1917 Hauptmann (Captain)
- 1.11.1927 Hauptmann a. D. (L)
- 1.5.1934 Major with Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1.8.1933
- 1.3.1936 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
- 1.10.1938 Oberst (Colonel)
- 1.7.1942 Generalmajor
Awards and decorations
- Mecklenburg Greifen-Orden, Knight's Cross (MGrO3/MG3) on 21 July 1914
- Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
- EK II on 1 October 1914
- EK I on 20 July 1916
- Saxe-Meiningen Cross for Merit in War (SMK) on 16 September 1915
- Bulgarian Order of Saint Alexander, Knight's Cross (BA5) on 12 June 1917
- Ottoman Gallipoli Star (Eiserner Halbmond; TH) in 1917
- Wound Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen 1918) in Black on 3 June 1918
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer on 1 January 1935
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award (Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung), 4th to 2nd Class
- West Wall Medal (Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939), 2nd and 1st Class
- Clasp to EK II (1914) on 28 May 1940
- Clasp to EK I (1914) on 17 June 1940
- War Merit Cross (1939), 2nd Class with Swords on 30 January 1942
References
- ↑ Johann Albert von Viebahn
- ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser. Alter Adel und Briefadel. 1922. Sechzehnter Jahrgang, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1921, p. 934.
- ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen Häuser. 1909. Dritter Jahrgang, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1908, p. 851.
- ↑ Waldow, von, Friedrich (Aufklärungs-Abteilung 218)
Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1977 deaths
- German nobility
- Prussian Army personnel
- German military officers
- German military personnel of World War I
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel
- Reichswehr personnel
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Gallipoli Star
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the War Merit Cross
