Hans von Obstfelder


Erich Günter Hans Obstfelder, as of 1922 von Obstfelder, was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.
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Life

Hans was born the son of Lutheran Superintendent Gustav Adolf Obstfelder and his wife Lina, née von Ziegler. He had seven siblings. Superintendent Obstfelder received the right to use the title "von Obstfelder" on 20 November 1918. His son, Captain Hans Obstfelder, received the right from the Reichswehr Ministry in December 1922 to henceforth use the family name "von Obstfelder".

WWII

In September 1941, during Operation Barbarossa, the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, Obstfelder commanded the 29th Army Corps, which was among the first units of the Wehrmacht to reach Kyiv.
In October 2021, against the background of official commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Babi Yar Massacre, Obstfelder's name appeared among the 161 names of the perpetrators of that crime, released by the Babi Year Holocaust Memorial Center. Obstfelder was never tried for his alleged involvement in the Babi Yar massacre.

Promotions

  • 17 March 1905 Fahnenjunker
  • 20 May 1905 Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter
  • 1 August 1905 Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier
  • 18 November 1905 Fähnrich
  • 18 August 1906 Leutnant with Patent from 15 February 1905
  • 17 February 1914 Oberleutnant
  • 18 June 1915 Hauptmann
  • * 1 February 1922 received Reichswehr Rank Seniority from 18 June 1915
  • 1 February 1926 Major
  • 1 June 1930 Oberstleutnant with effect and RDA from 1 April 1930
  • 1 March 1933 Oberst with RDA from 1 March 1933
  • 18 January 1936 Generalmajor with effect and RDA from 1 January 1936
  • 23 January 1938 Generalleutnant with effect and RDA from 1 February 1938
  • 17 June 1940 General der Infanterie with effect and RDA from 1 June 1940

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