Hartmann, Martin.

Hartmann, Martin, 11-10-1892 in Braunschweig, joined the Army as a Fahnenjunker, age 20, on 01-03-1913 in the 33^rd Field Artillery Regiment. He served as a Platoon Leader in the 58^th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment during the first war and after the war he retired on 31-12-1920. He entered the Police Service  and was before the outbreak of World War II as a Training Director, Insterburg. When the war started he was commander of the 236^th Artillery Regiment to 01-02-1942, commander of the 383^rd Artillery Regiment until 25-03-1943 and landed in the Führer Reserve  to 10-09-1943. He was appointed to Higher Artillery Leader, in Weimar to 13-04-1945 and was imprisoned by the American Forces  to 13-07-1944. Turned over to the Russians were he stayed in captivity until 08-10-1955, more then 10 years.

Released Hartmann lived in Neumünster were he at the age of 79 died, on 04-12-1971 and is buried with his wife Heerma, born Prien, who died age 68, on 19-02-1976, on the Nordfriedhof of Neumünster. Close by the graves of SS Obersturmbannführer, Chef des Einsatzkommando 6 Rostow, Ernst Biberstein

and Generalmajor der Infanterie, Kommandeur der 45^th Volks Grenadier Division , Richard Daniel  .

   

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