Helmut Besch – Kommandant Truppenübungsplatz Heuberg & Galazien

Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Helmut Besch. Generalmajor Helmut Besch (17 April 1892, Strasbourg † 13 October 1974, Tübingen) was a career officer whose service spanned both the Imperial and Wehrmacht eras, culminating in his appointment as Generalmajor in November 1942.

Career & Commands

• Prewar Service: Commander of the Truppenübungsplatz (Training Area) Heuberg (from 1 December 1935).

• Commands during WWII:

  • Kommandant Truppenübungsplatz Heuberg (1 September 1939)

  • Kommandant Truppenübungsplatz Harskamp (20 June 1940)

  • Kommandant Truppenübungsplatz Galizien (Janów near Lemberg, 9 March 1942 – 10 April 1944)

  • Returned as Kommandant Truppenübungsplatz Heuberg (20 May 1944).

Promotions

• Oberst – 1 January 1938

• Generalmajor – 1 November 1942