Years of service 1913–23
1934–43 Service/branch German Army | Name Georg Hachtel Commands held Jager Regiment 1 | |
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1923)
Nazi Germany Rank Generalmajor (Posthumously) Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Battle of Belgium
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Battle of Moscow
Siege of Leningrad Died July 20, 1943, Konstanz, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of Belgium, Battle of France | ||
Georg Hachtel (29 June 1894 – 20 July 1943) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Georg Hachtel died on 20 July 1943 in a military hospital in Konstanz, Germany. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.
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Career
On completion of his cadet training on March 22, 1913, Georg Hachtel joined the 4th Wurttemberg Fusilier regiment. He served in this regiment for the duration of the First World War until his capture by the British Army in August 1918.
Following his release from captivity he joined the German Army and was integrated in the 5th Division. He then progressed through a series of appointments in that division, rising through the ranks. By the Polish Campaign, Hachtel, then a major, commanded an infantry battalion on the Upper Rhine. At the beginning of the Western campaign he was promoted commander of the 14th regiment. On 1 June 1940, he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel, acting as divisional adjudant to the General Command of V. Army Corps.
On August 28, 1941, he took over as commander of Infantry Regiment 258 of the 112th Infantry Division, serving on the Eastern Front. On May 5, 1942, he was awarded the German Cross in Gold. In the fall of 1942 his division was considerably weakened following heavy fighting. On October 16, 1942, he was placed on the officers' reserve list. On February 1, 1943, Hachtel assumed command of Jager Regiment 56 of the 5th Jager-Division. While on leave, he died on July 20, 1943 at the military hospital at Konstanz, in southern Germany following a heart attack.