Hermann Schulte-Hoighthaus ( German: Hermann Schulte-Heuthaus ; January 15, 1898 - December 28, 1979 ) - German military leader, major general , participant in the First and Second World Wars.
| Herman Schulte-Hoythaus | |||||||
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| him. Hermann Schulte-Heuthaus | |||||||
| Date of Birth | January 15, 1898 | ||||||
| Place of Birth | Gut Klein Weissensee, Velau County  East Prussia | ||||||
| Date of death | December 28, 1979 ( 81) | ||||||
| Place of death |  Berlin , Germany | ||||||
| Affiliation |
 Weimar Republic Third Reich | ||||||
| Type of army | Ground Forces | ||||||
| Years of service | 1914–1920 1934–1945 | ||||||
| Rank | Major general | ||||||
| Commanded | 90th Light Infantry Division Division "Great Germany" Division Brandenburg 800 | ||||||
| Battles / wars | World War I
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Biography
From a family of landowners.
He began his military career by joining a fan-cadet , a non-commissioned officer, into the Royal Prussian Army on October 14, 1914 (3rd East Prussian Grenadier Regiment "King Frederick the Great" No. 4).
January 20, 1915 was promoted to Fenrich , then appointed platoon commander. Since March 10, 1915 - lieutenant (without a patent). From mid-July 1915, a supply officer at the regiment headquarters. September 11, 1915 received a lieutenant's patent. At the end of November 1917, he was appointed battalion, and in mid-January 1918, and regimental adjutant. He retained this post until the end of the war. During the First World War he was awarded the Iron Crosses of both classes and other awards. After the war, from the beginning of February 1919 - adjutant of the liquidation bureau of his regiment and the 3rd Infantry Brigade.
April 30, 1920 enlisted in the ground forces reduced to 200,000 Reichswehr . He was promoted to lieutenant.
Nothing is known of his next few years except that on October 21, 1925, Schulte-Hoythaus married Charlotte Gerhardt. In mid-September 1934, he rejoined the army (enlisted as captain from January 1, 1934). October 1, 1937 he was appointed company commander in the 4th School of Non-Commissioned Officers (Potsdam). Since January 1, 1939 - major.
During the mobilization that preceded the Second World War in the summer of 1939 he was transferred to the infantry school in Potsdam. On February 10, 1940 he was appointed commander of the 1st battalion of the 1st infantry regiment. Together with his unit, which was part of the 1st Infantry Division in the spring of 1940, participated in the campaign in the West , was wounded. August 1, 1940 promoted to lieutenant colonel. In September 1940 he was transferred to East Prussia with his battalion. On November 25, 1940, having surrendered command, it was apparently transferred to the reserve. On May 1, 1941 he was appointed commander of the 25th reconnaissance (motorcycle) battalion, which (as part of the 25th motorized infantry division) led the summer of 1941 in southern Russia at the beginning of the Eastern campaign . Since September 1941, along with the battalion, was on the central section of the Eastern Front .
During the fighting, Schulte-Hoythaus earned buckles to his Iron Crosses, and on January 23, 1942 he was awarded the Knight's Cross .
At the end of February 1942, he surrendered command to the 25th battalion and, after a short stay in the reserve, in March 1942 he was sent to the headquarters of the Army "Africa" . April 1, 1942 promoted to colonel. In the same year, participated in the offensive on El Alamein . From September 17 to September 22, 1942 he replaced Major General Ramke , managing the 90th African Division, and on September 22, 1942 he transferred the command to Major General Ulrich Clement .
In early July 1943, he was appointed commander of the fusilier regiment in the division of "Great Germany" ; was again injured. After recovering from late March to mid-October 1944, he commanded a reserve brigade of the same division in Cottbus . Then he was appointed successor to Lieutenant General Fritz Kühlvayn as commander of the Brandenburg Division. March 1, 1945 promoted to the rank of Major General. After the surrender of the German army, from the beginning of May 1945 he was held captive by the Allies, released in 1947.
Literature
- Hinrich-Boy Christiansen: Mit Hurra gegen die Wand: Erinnerungen eines "Brandenburgers". (eingeschränkte Vorschau bei Google Book Search).
- Veit Scherzer: Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945 Die Inhaber des Eisernen Kreuzes von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündete Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchivs. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .