Alfred Ritter von Hubicki

Alfred Ritter von Hubicki
Born 5 February 1887(1887-02-05)
Beregszász, Austria-Hungary
Died 14 July 1971(1971-07-14) (aged 84)
Vienna, Austria
Allegiance Austria-Hungary (to 1918)
First Austrian Republic (to 1938)
Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1905–1938 (Austria)
1938–1945 (Germany)
Rank Major General (Austria)
General der Panzertruppe (Germany)
Commands held 9th Panzer Division
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alfred Eduard Franz Ritter von Hubicki (5 February 1887 – 14 July 1971) was a Hungarian born Austrian army officer who was a Panzer General in the German army during World War II.

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World War I

He joined the Austro-Hungarian Army as an officer cadet in 1905 and after service in World War I as commander of a battalion of mountain troops, he served in the army of the First Austrian Republic. He also studied law in Vienna and was awarded a doctorate in the subject.

World War II

By the time of the Anschluss of Austria in 1938 he had reached the rank of Generalmajor as the commander of the Austrian Army motorized division and transferred to the Wehrmacht with the same rank and was appointed commander of the 4th Light Division upon its formation in Vienna. The unit was renamed the 9th Panzer Division and Hubicki commanded it through the invasion of Poland in which it took part in the battles of Jordanów and Jaroslaw. It then took part in the invasions of France and The Netherlands and Hubicki was promoted to Generalleutnant in August 1940. He then led the division in the Balkans and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his role in that campaign.

He was promoted to General der Panzertruppe on 1 October 1942 and after commanding a special unit at the OKW he was appointed as the head of the German Military Mission to Slovakia. He was retired from active service in March 1945 and died in 1971.

Awards

References

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by
—		 Commander of 9th Panzer Division
3 January 1940 – 14 April 1942		 Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Johannes Baeßler