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Hans Ritter von Hemmer
Hans Ritter von Hemmer (26 June 1869 – 15 December 1931), was a general staff officer in the Royal Bavarian Army. A highly decorated veteran of World War I, he was a recipient of both the Knight's Cross and the Commander's Cross of the Military Order of Max Joseph, the Kingdom of Bavaria's highest military honor, as well as the Pour le Mérite, the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military honor.
Hans Hemmer was born on 26 June 1869 in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria as the son of Oberst (Colonel) Anton Hemmer and his wife Ida, née Weißmann.
After graduation from the humanistic Gymnasium in Regensburg, on 12 August 1888 Hemmer entered the Royal Bavarian 11th Infantry Regiment "Von der Tann" (Königlich Bayerisches 11. Infanterie-Regiment „von der Tann“) as an officer candidate. On 7 July 1889, he was transferred to the Royal Bavarian 2nd Infantry Regiment "Crown Prince" (Königlich Bayerisches 2. Infanterie Regiment „Kronprinz“) and on 6 March 1890 he was commissioned a Sekondelieutenant. Hemmer served as a battalion adjutant in that regiment from 15 February 1893 to 1 June 1896, after which he was sent for 3 years of general staff training to the Bavarian War Academy.
In 1900, he began two one-year temporary assignments with the general staff of the Bavarian Army. From 1902 to 1906, he served as adjutant of the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the 2nd Royal Bavarian Division, during which time he was promoted to Hauptmann. On 20 October 1907, he was named a company commander in the Royal Bavarian 8th Infantry Regiment "Grand Duke Friedrich II of Baden" (Königlich Bayerisches 8. Infanterie-Regiment „Großherzog Friedrich II. von Baden“). Two years later, he was assigned as a general staff officer in the staff of the 5th Royal Bavarian Division.
In 1910, he was transferred to the Central Office (Zentralstelle) of the Bavarian General Staff in Munich and commanded to the Prussian Great General Staff (Großer Generalstab) in Berlin. Concurrently, Hemmer served as the statutory member of the Bavarian senate in the Reich Military Court (Reichsmilitärgericht). On 19 September 1912, Hemmer was assigned as 1st General Staff Officer on the general staff of the I Royal Bavarian Army Corps, a position he held through the start of World War I.
In World War I, Hemmer participated in the fighting in August 1914 at the Battle of Lorraine, and along of the Somme on the Western Front. On 30 November 1914, he was promoted to Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel) and on 28 December 1914, he was named chief of the general staff of the I Royal Bavarian Reserve Corps.
Having been transferred to the Eastern Front, Hemmer distinguished himself as chief of the general staff of the South Army in Galicia under General Felix Graf von Bothmer, and was decorated with the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Max Joseph, Bavaria's highest military honor. The order was awarded on 8 November 1915 and he was elevated to the nobility as "Ritter von Hemmer" on 4 December 1915. The grounds for the award was "for his outstanding activity as chief of the general staff during the storming of Zwinin on 9 April 1915 and in the battle by Stryi on 31 May 1915."
On 6 July 1915, he was officially named chief of the general staff of the South Army. In 1916, he was involved in the heavy fighting in Galicia and the Carpathians. In recommending him for the Commander's Cross of the Military Order of Max Joseph, Graf von Bothmer cited him "for his outstanding merits, characterized by exceptional intelligence, energy and tireless perseverance, in the preparation and successful execution of the challenging defensive battles during the Russian summer offensive of 1916." The award was approved on 22 March 1917.
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Hans Ritter von Hemmer
Hans Ritter von Hemmer (26 June 1869 – 15 December 1931), was a general staff officer in the Royal Bavarian Army. A highly decorated veteran of World War I, he was a recipient of both the Knight's Cross and the Commander's Cross of the Military Order of Max Joseph, the Kingdom of Bavaria's highest military honor, as well as the Pour le Mérite, the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military honor.
Hans Hemmer was born on 26 June 1869 in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria as the son of Oberst (Colonel) Anton Hemmer and his wife Ida, née Weißmann.
After graduation from the humanistic Gymnasium in Regensburg, on 12 August 1888 Hemmer entered the Royal Bavarian 11th Infantry Regiment "Von der Tann" (Königlich Bayerisches 11. Infanterie-Regiment „von der Tann“) as an officer candidate. On 7 July 1889, he was transferred to the Royal Bavarian 2nd Infantry Regiment "Crown Prince" (Königlich Bayerisches 2. Infanterie Regiment „Kronprinz“) and on 6 March 1890 he was commissioned a Sekondelieutenant. Hemmer served as a battalion adjutant in that regiment from 15 February 1893 to 1 June 1896, after which he was sent for 3 years of general staff training to the Bavarian War Academy.
In 1900, he began two one-year temporary assignments with the general staff of the Bavarian Army. From 1902 to 1906, he served as adjutant of the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the 2nd Royal Bavarian Division, during which time he was promoted to Hauptmann. On 20 October 1907, he was named a company commander in the Royal Bavarian 8th Infantry Regiment "Grand Duke Friedrich II of Baden" (Königlich Bayerisches 8. Infanterie-Regiment „Großherzog Friedrich II. von Baden“). Two years later, he was assigned as a general staff officer in the staff of the 5th Royal Bavarian Division.
In 1910, he was transferred to the Central Office (Zentralstelle) of the Bavarian General Staff in Munich and commanded to the Prussian Great General Staff (Großer Generalstab) in Berlin. Concurrently, Hemmer served as the statutory member of the Bavarian senate in the Reich Military Court (Reichsmilitärgericht). On 19 September 1912, Hemmer was assigned as 1st General Staff Officer on the general staff of the I Royal Bavarian Army Corps, a position he held through the start of World War I.
In World War I, Hemmer participated in the fighting in August 1914 at the Battle of Lorraine, and along of the Somme on the Western Front. On 30 November 1914, he was promoted to Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel) and on 28 December 1914, he was named chief of the general staff of the I Royal Bavarian Reserve Corps.
Having been transferred to the Eastern Front, Hemmer distinguished himself as chief of the general staff of the South Army in Galicia under General Felix Graf von Bothmer, and was decorated with the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Max Joseph, Bavaria's highest military honor. The order was awarded on 8 November 1915 and he was elevated to the nobility as "Ritter von Hemmer" on 4 December 1915. The grounds for the award was "for his outstanding activity as chief of the general staff during the storming of Zwinin on 9 April 1915 and in the battle by Stryi on 31 May 1915."
On 6 July 1915, he was officially named chief of the general staff of the South Army. In 1916, he was involved in the heavy fighting in Galicia and the Carpathians. In recommending him for the Commander's Cross of the Military Order of Max Joseph, Graf von Bothmer cited him "for his outstanding merits, characterized by exceptional intelligence, energy and tireless perseverance, in the preparation and successful execution of the challenging defensive battles during the Russian summer offensive of 1916." The award was approved on 22 March 1917.