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In October, as the campaign for Poland was winding down, he became commander of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the 21st Infantry Division. As he had during World War I, he petitioned the army (the Heer) personnel office. Incidentally, this shot must have been well behind the front lines, since the tank has a row of gas cans perched on the turret.Hube continued training cadets at Doberitz until the outbreak of the war, introducing courses in motorized infantry. Note the commander's banner on the left of Hube's panzer - at this stage of the war, Panzer III's were worthy of a Division Commander. Hube is standing on a Panzer III during the opening phase of Operation Barbarossa in July 1941.
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Hube while commanding the 16th Panzer Division (1.
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Due to his good job at the Olympics, Hube received a promotion to full colonel on 1 August 1936. This brought Hube into contact with Adolf Hitler, who took a personal interest in Olympic preparations. He then took command of the Olympic village beginning on 1 October 1935 (adjacent to Doberitz), taking responsibility for security and the accommodations themselves, which received favorable reviews. As a reward, Hube was appointed commander at Doberitz, the large infantry school near Berlin. He handled the unit well in maneuvers, and this led to the creation of the first panzer division in 1936. In 1934, Hube took command of an experimental motorized infantry battalion. However, they had seen how effective Allied tanks were and worked hard to remedy that failing and turn it into a strength. Hube with a subordinate.The Germans had lagged badly in panzer development during World War I. Hube rose slowly up the command chain, being promoted to major in 1929 and lieutenant colonel on 1 June 1934. Reportedly, Hube was the only one-armed captain in the entire Reichswehr (German military). The spots were highly coveted for their steady employment during tough post-war times, and Hube snagged one despite having lost his arm. Major Hyazinth von Strach witz, Colonel Rudolf Sieckenius, and General Hans Hube left to right.There were a lot of disabled soldiers, and only 100,000 slots permitted to the Reichsheer (German army) by the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Hube repeatedly requested reassignment despite his injury, and ultimately was promoted to captain during the war. He was wounded in General Erich Georg Anton von Falkenhayn's "mincing machine" and had his arm amputated. The end of the line for many World War I soldiers was the Battle of Verdun, and it almost was for Hans Hube, too.