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Hans Oschmann (* 24th December 1894, Schöneberg, † 14th November 1944, at Faimbe) was German Army general (German: Generalleutnant) and signals officer, who was involved in the early command of the German signal intelligence organization (German: Reichswehrministerium Chiffrierabteilung) (German Defense Ministry) and would later become director of the cipher unit at the Reichswehrministerium Chiffrierabteilung, later the (General der Nachrichtenaufklärung) between 1932 and 1934. He was the son of general (German: Generalmajor) Albert Oschmann, who was considered an expert of motor transportation and field transportation within the operational theater.
Personal life
Hans Oschmann married Ute Aschenborn on 1 December 1919.
Military Career
In 1913, Oschmann joined the Royal Prussian Army as a flag boy, (German: fhanenjunker). He was posted to the telegraph battalion No. 1 and was promoted to Second lieutenant (German: Untersturmführer) on 6 August 1914. On 18 April 1918 he was promoted to lieutenant (German: Obersturmführer). On 1 October 1919, he joined the Army Signals Intelligence School (German: Nachrichtenschule). In early 1920, he joined the Signals Intelligence Department 15 (German: Nachrichten-Abteilung 15). As part of the creation of the 100,000 man Transitional Army (German: Übergangsheer) of the Reichswehr, he joined the 3rd Prussian Signals Department (German: 3. (Preuß.) Nachrichten-Abteilung). On the 1st April, 1923, he was transferred to the 11th (Saxon) Infantry Regiment and was immediately sent to the Technical University of Berlin for further training. From October 1, 1923, he was then registered for several years as a company officer in the 9th Company of the 6th Infantry Regiment in Flensburg. Between 1925 to 1926 he received the addition of the Dipl. Ing (Diplom) in front of his name, in the original French called (French: Diplôme d'Ingénieur), by undertaking an academic degree in engineering. On October 1, 1926 he was promoted to the rank of captain (German: Hauptmann). On the 1st March 1927, he was then appointed chief of the 2nd (Hess.) Company of the 5th Signals Intelligence division of the 5th Infantry Division in Bad Cannstatt.
On 1st February 1931 he was then transferred to the Reichswehrministerium where he was employed in the departure office (Abw) until 1934, when he was promoted to Major. On the 1st October 1935, he was transferred to the Staff of the Prussian Military Academy. On 1st June 1936, he was transferred to the Army Intelligence School (German: Nachrichtenschule des Heeres) as a teacher. On the 1st March 1937, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel (German: Oberstleutnant). On the 1st April 1937 he became commander of the Signals Department 7 (German: Nachrichten-Abteilung 7) in Munich. On 1st April 1938, he was appointed to Commander of Signals Group VII (German: Kommandeur der Nachrichtentruppe). After the start of World War II, he was appointed Commander of XIII Signals group (German: Kommandeur der Nachrichtentruppe XIII) in Nuremberg. After giving up his command in Mid May during 1941, he was appointed commander of Intercept Group 666 (listening group) (German: Horchtruppen 666). At the beginning of the summer of 1941, he joined in the eastern campaign to lean and attack on northern Russia by as part of Army Group North.
He was promoted to Colonel (German: Oberst) in 1st February 1940, and later Major general in March 1943.
He assumed command of the 741st Grenadier Regiment on the 31st March 1943 On 1st August, 1943, he was appointed commander of the Eastern Z.b.V. 704 under the simultaneous promotion of Major General Wilhelm Weiss. On the 1st November 1943, he gained command of the 286th Security Division (German: 286. Sicherungs-Division). In September 1944, after a leave of absence, he was appointed commander of the 338th Infantry Division in France, as successor to Lieutenant-General Wilhelm Rene de l'Homme de Courbiere
He was posthumously promoted to lieutenant general on 1 November 1944.