Bio of Generalmajor Hans Kreppel

Generalmajor Hans Kreppel
Born: 28 Sep 1898 in Munich (München)
Died: 14 Feb 1985 in Naugerming

Vater: Otto Kreppel, Generalleutnant a.D. (+13.04.1935)
Mutter: Maria Kreppel, geb. Schmidtkonz
26.04.1924 Heirat mit Marie Gastlhuber
1 Sohn (*1926), 3 Töchter (*1929/1935/1940)

Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (27 Mar 1917); Fähnrich (17 Sep 1917); Leutnant (17 Jan 1916); Hauptmann (01 Jun 1934); Major (01 Apr 1939); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1942); Oberst (01 Aug 1943); Generalmajor (01 May 1945)

Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Dec 1916)
Fahnenjunker in the Replacement-Battalion of the 1st Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Dec 1916-07 Dec 1916)
Transferred to the 2nd Replacement-Battalion of the 2nd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (07 Dec 1916-27 Jun 1917)
Detached to Course at the Prussian Foot Artillery Firing School Jüterbog (09 May 1917-07 Jun 1917)
Gun-Leader, later Platoon-Leader in the mobile 1st Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (27 Jun 1917-17 Jan 1918)
Battery-Officer in the 1st Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (17 Jan 1918-15 Oct 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of II. Battalion of the 1st Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1918-15 Feb 1919)
Granted Leave for Studies (15 Feb 1919-25 Apr 1919)
Volunteer in the Heavy Field-Howitzer-Battery of Volunteer-Detachment Probstmayr (25 Apr 1919-05 May 1919)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of Freikorps Epp (05 May 1919-22 May 1919)
Company-Leader of the Depot-Company of the Supplemental-Battalion of the Bavarian Rifle-Corps (Epp) (22 May 1919-16 Jun 1919)
Transferred to Volunteer-Battery Fürholzer (16 Jun 1919-30 Jun 1919)
Transferred to 1st Battery of the 22nd Heavy Reichswehr-Artillery-Battalion (30 Jun 1919-27 Jun 1919)
Detached to the Bavarian Firing School Lager Lechfeld (05 Aug 1919-27 Aug 1919)
Transferred to 3rd Battery of the 23rd Light Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (27 Jun 1919-20 Oct 1919)
Detached to Sports-Course in Munich (17 Sep 1919-19 Oct 1919)
Transferred to 4th Battery of the 23rd Light Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (20 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred to the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-30 Apr 1924)
Retired (30 Apr 1924)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Jun 1934)
Battery-Chief in the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jun 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Battery-Chief in Artillery-Regiment Nürnberg (01 Oct 1934-14 Oct 1935)
Battery-Chief in the 5th then 35th Artillery-Regiment (14 Oct 1935-01 Dec 1938)
Lecturer at the Artillery School (01 Dec 1938-01 Sep 1939)
Course-Director at the Artillery-School, Instruction-Staff A (01 Sep 1939-08 Jun 1940)
Commander of IV. Battalion of the 79th Mountain-Artillery-Regiment (08 Jun 1940-23 Jul 1941)
Staff-Officer of Artillery with Army High Command 17 (23 Jul 1941-01 Jan 1942)
With the Staff of Higher Artillery Commander 304 (01 Jan 1942-23 Dec 1942)
Führer-Reserve (23 Dec 1942-17 Jan 1943)
Commander of the 112th Mountain-Artillery-Regiment (17 Jan 1943-11 Oct 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 3rd Mountain-Division (28 May 1944-03 Jul 1944)
Führer-Reserve (11 Oct 1944-01 Jan 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 100th Jäger-Division (01 Jan 1945-31 Jan 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKH (09 Feb 1945-17 Mar 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 117th Jäger-Division (17 Mar 1945-01 May 1945)
Commander of the 117th Jäger-Division (01 May 1945-09 May 1945)
In US Captivity (09 May 1945-27 Jun 1947)
Released (27 Jun 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
20.06.1918 Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
26.10.1918 Königlich Bayerischer Militär-Verdienstorden 4. Klasse mit Schwertern
04.08.1923 Deutsches Turn- und Sportabzeichen in Bronze
21.02.1924 Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
09.06.1931 Königlich Ungarische Kriegserinnerungsmedaille mit Schwertern und Helm
xx.xx.1935 Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
02.10.1936 Wehrmacht (Heer) Dienstauszeichnung 4. Klasse
xx.xx.1939 Wehrmacht (Heer) Dienstauszeichnung 3. Klasse
01.02.1940 Schutzwallehrenzeichen
20.07.1940 Spange zum EK II
27.06.1941 Spange zum EK I
03.08.1941 Sturmabzeichen
15.07.1942 Ostmedaille
31.12.1943 Nennung im Ehrenblatt des Heeres
20.01.1944 Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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