Immediately after the German invasion of Poland, Hamann was given the command of a frontier defense zone on the Polish border, which he held until 8 January 1940. Afterwards, he commanded the 3rd Reserve Infantry Battalion until 25 July 1941. From 4 August until 14 January the following year, he headed the 239th Infantry Division's 327th Regiment. After the division was dissolved, he was transferred to the Führerreserve, where he remained until 1 April. Then he was posted as the commander of the 370th Division's 666th Regiment, stationed at Reims, in the French Zone occupée. He held the office for only six weeks and was recalled to the reserve on 14 May.
On 1 June 1942, he was promoted to major general and sent to serve as the governor of Oryol, in the German-occupied area of the Soviet Union. During the Battle of Kursk, while still commandant of Oryol, he was the chief of Gruppe Hamann - a support formation which consisted mainly of the 3rd Brandendburg Regiment and existed from 20 July to 1 August as part of General Lothar Rendulic's XXXV Corps. On 4 August, after Oryol's liberation in Operation Kutuzov, he was made commandant of Bryansk. When it was retaken by the Red Army on 17 September, he became the governor of Bobruisk, in Belorussia.On 1 June 1944, an order to promote Hamann to lieutenant general was issued, though it was not implemented. On 20 June, he was given command of the 383rd Infantry Division, replacing General Edmund Hoffmeister, while retaining his position as commandant of what was now the Fortified Area Bobruisk.
On 22 June 1944, the Soviets launched Operation Bagration. The Red Army soon overwhelmed the German forces stationed near Bobruisk, and encircled the city on the 27th. On 28 June 1944, Hamann - along with the rest of the Bobruisk garrison - was taken prisoner.[5] On 17 July, he was paraded through the streets of Moscow with 50,000 other captured German soldiers.[6] He was officially promoted to lieutenant general while in Soviet captivity, on 20 August 1944.On 1 June 1944, an order to promote Hamann to lieutenant general was issued, though it was not implemented. On 20 June, he was given command of the 383rd Infantry Division, replacing General Edmund Hoffmeister, while retaining his position as commandant of what was now the Fortified Area Bobruisk.On 22 June 1944, the Soviets launched Operation Bagration. The Red Army soon overwhelmed the German forces stationed near Bobruisk, and encircled the city on the 27th. On 28 June 1944, Hamann - along with the rest of the Bobruisk garrison - was taken prisoner On 17 July, he was paraded through the streets of Moscow with 50,000 other captured German soldiers. He was officially promoted to lieutenant general while in Soviet captivity, on 20 August 1944.On 30 December 1945, a Soviet court convicted him of war crimes against the civilian populations of Bryansk and Bobruisk.[9] Hamann was sentenced to death, and hanged on the same day.
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Immediately after the German invasion of Poland, Hamann was given the command of a frontier defense zone on the Polish border, which he held until 8 January 1940. Afterwards, he commanded the 3rd Reserve Infantry Battalion until 25 July 1941. From 4 August until 14 January the following year, he headed the 239th Infantry Division's 327th Regiment. After the division was dissolved, he was transferred to the Führerreserve, where he remained until 1 April. Then he was posted as the commander of the 370th Division's 666th Regiment, stationed at Reims, in the French Zone occupée. He held the office for only six weeks and was recalled to the reserve on 14 May.
On 1 June 1942, he was promoted to major general and sent to serve as the governor of Oryol, in the German-occupied area of the Soviet Union. During the Battle of Kursk, while still commandant of Oryol, he was the chief of Gruppe Hamann - a support formation which consisted mainly of the 3rd Brandendburg Regiment and existed from 20 July to 1 August as part of General Lothar Rendulic's XXXV Corps. On 4 August, after Oryol's liberation in Operation Kutuzov, he was made commandant of Bryansk. When it was retaken by the Red Army on 17 September, he became the governor of Bobruisk, in Belorussia.On 1 June 1944, an order to promote Hamann to lieutenant general was issued, though it was not implemented. On 20 June, he was given command of the 383rd Infantry Division, replacing General Edmund Hoffmeister, while retaining his position as commandant of what was now the Fortified Area Bobruisk.
On 22 June 1944, the Soviets launched Operation Bagration. The Red Army soon overwhelmed the German forces stationed near Bobruisk, and encircled the city on the 27th. On 28 June 1944, Hamann - along with the rest of the Bobruisk garrison - was taken prisoner.[5] On 17 July, he was paraded through the streets of Moscow with 50,000 other captured German soldiers.[6] He was officially promoted to lieutenant general while in Soviet captivity, on 20 August 1944.On 1 June 1944, an order to promote Hamann to lieutenant general was issued, though it was not implemented. On 20 June, he was given command of the 383rd Infantry Division, replacing General Edmund Hoffmeister, while retaining his position as commandant of what was now the Fortified Area Bobruisk.On 22 June 1944, the Soviets launched Operation Bagration. The Red Army soon overwhelmed the German forces stationed near Bobruisk, and encircled the city on the 27th. On 28 June 1944, Hamann - along with the rest of the Bobruisk garrison - was taken prisoner On 17 July, he was paraded through the streets of Moscow with 50,000 other captured German soldiers. He was officially promoted to lieutenant general while in Soviet captivity, on 20 August 1944.On 30 December 1945, a Soviet court convicted him of war crimes against the civilian populations of Bryansk and Bobruisk.[9] Hamann was sentenced to death, and hanged on the same day.
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