(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Panzertruppe Hans Freiherr von Funck
Born: 23 Dec 1891 in Aachen
Died: 14 Feb 1979 in Viersen
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (29 Sep 1914); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (14 Nov 1914); Fähnrich (23 Feb 1915); Leutnant (18 Jun 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1923); Rittmeister (01 Apr 1928); Major (01 Aug 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Sep 1936); Oberst (06 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Sep 1942); General der Panzertruppe (01 Mar 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (03 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the Replacement-Squadron of the 2nd Dragoon-Regiment (03 Aug 1914-11 Oct 1914)
In the Field with the 2nd Dragoon-Regiment (11 Oct 1914-24 Dec 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (24 Dec 1914-00 Feb 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Squadron of the 2nd Dragoon-Regiment (00 Feb 1915-05 May 1915)
In the Field with the mobile 2nd Dragoon-Regiment (05 May 1915-02 Oct 1915)
Taken Ill and Transferred to the Replacement-Squadron of the 2nd Dragoon-Regiment (02 Oct 1915-11 Mar 1916)
Transferred into the 2nd Squadron of the 2nd Reserve-Dragoon-Regiment (11 Mar 1916-12 Apr 1916)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 2nd Reserve-Dragoon-Regiment (12 Apr 1916-10 May 1916)
MG-Platoon-Leader in the 2nd Reserve-Dragoon-Regiment (10 May 1916-16 Dec 1916)
Food-Supply and Signals Officer in the 12th Reserve-Dragoon-Regiment (16 Dec 1916-27 Jul 1917)
Court-Officer of the 12th Reserve-Dragoon-Regiment (27 Jul 1917-16 Sep 1917)
Leader of the I. Squadron of the 12th Reserve-Dragoon-Regiment (16 Sep 1917-25 Oct 1917)
Leader of the 2nd MG-Squadron of the 12th Reserve-Dragoon-Regiment (25 Oct 1917-18 Mar 1918)
Transferred to the 1st Company of the MG-Sniper-Command West in Tongern (18 Mar 1918-11 Apr 1918)
Leader of the 3rd Company of the 11th MG-Sniper-Battalion (11 Apr 1918-06 Feb 1919)
Transferred back into the 2nd Dragoon-Regiment (06 Feb 1919-08 May 1919)
Leader of the MG-Squadron of the 2nd Dragoon-Regiment (15 Feb 1919-05 Mar 1919)
Assigned to Border-Protection (08 May 1919-21 May 1919)
Wounded, in the Field-Hospital of the Eisernen Division (21 May 1919-01 Sep 1919)
Transferred into the 15th Reichswehr-Cavalry-Regiment (01 Sep 1919-03 Feb 1920)
Transferred into the 6th Reichswehr-Mounted-Regiment (03 Feb 1920-01 Oct 1924)
Detached to I. Course for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with Military-District-Command II (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training to the Staff of the 2nd Division (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1926)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Oct 1926-01 Oct 1927)
Detached to the 1st Motor-Transport-Battalion (02 Jul 1927-10 Aug 1927)
Detached to the 1st Pioneer-Battalion (12 Aug 1927-30 Aug 1927)
Detached to the 1st Signals-Battalion (01 Sep 1927-30 Sep 1927)
Transferred into the 4th Squadron of the 6th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1927-01 May 1928)
Detached to Group-Command 1 (01 May 1928-01 Oct 1928)
Detached to the RWM/T4 (01 Oct 1928-01 Apr 1930)
Transferred into the RWM/T4, Training-Department (01 Apr 1930-01 Oct 1932)
Chief of the 1st Squadron of the 11th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-01 Jul 1933)
1st Adjutant of the Chief of Army Command, from 21 May 1935 of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army (01 Jul 1933-28 Sep 1936)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the IV. Army-Corps (16 Aug 1936-16 Sep 1936)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service (16 Sep 1936)
In the Area of Command of the Reichs-Minister of Aviation and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (16 Sep 1936-30 Nov 1936)
Transferred back to Army Service (30 Nov 1936)
Military-Attaché with the German Agency on Seat with the National Government of Spain (30 Nov 1936-15 Oct 1939)
At the same time, Military-Attaché at the German Embassy in Lisbon (01 Aug 1939-15 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 5th Panzer-Regiment (15 Oct 1939-13 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 3rd Panzer-Brigade (13 Nov 1940-15 Jan 1941)
Commander of Blocking-Formation Libya (15 Jan 1941-14 Feb 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 7th Panzer-Division (14 Feb 1941-06 Jun 1941)
Commander of the 7th Panzer-Division (06 Jun 1941-20 Aug 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (20 Aug 1943-05 Dec 1943)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of XXIII. Army-Corps, then Commanding General of the XXIII. Army-Corps (05 Dec 1943-02 Feb 1944)
Commanding General of XXXXVII. Panzer-Corps (05 Mar 1944-05 Sep 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (05 Sep 1944-28 Feb 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-09 Oct 1955)
Released (09 Oct 1955)

Awards & Decorations
- Ritterkreuz (356): am 15.07.1941 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 7. Panzer-Division
- Eichenlaub (278): am 22.08.1943 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 7. Panzer-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 14.03.1943 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 7. Panzer-Division
- 1914 EK I: 02.12.1917
- 1914 EK II: 12.06.1915
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medalla de la Campaña de España
- Medalla Militar Individual de España
- Spanienkreuz in Gold mit Schwertern
- Spange zum EK I: 29.05.1940
- Spange zum EK II: 15.05.1940
- Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”


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