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.

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

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (10 April 1941)
• German Cross in Gold (22 April 1942)

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.

External links

• Alfred Ritter von Hubicki at the Lexicon der Wehrmacht
• May 1940 Life Magazine photo

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

Persondata
Name	Hubicki, Alfred Ritter Von
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	5 February 1887
Place of birth	Austria-Hungary
Date of death	14 July 1971
Place of death	Vienna, Austria