▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Met z , ▁Lor raine . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁inf antry , ▁in ▁France , ▁Russia , ▁Turkey , ▁Austria ▁and ▁Roman ia . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Haupt mann , ▁captain , ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁Hans - Hen ning ▁von ▁F öl k ers amb ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁army ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe , ▁as ▁an ▁intelligence ▁officer , ▁in ▁Mün ster . ▁Prom oted ▁Major ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁he ▁is ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Air - D istrict - Command ▁IV , ▁before ▁being ▁transferred ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Luft wa ff end iv ision . ▁When ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁broke ▁out , ▁Ober st le ut nant ▁von ▁F öl k ers amb ▁still ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁unit . ▁Prom oted ▁Ober st , ▁Colonel , ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁F öl k ers amb ▁is ▁transferred ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Air - D istrict - Command . ▁From ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁F öl k ers amb ▁is ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁Military ▁Support ▁in ▁Norway , ▁Battle - Area ▁West , ▁North ▁Africa ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Front . ▁Prom oted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁General major , ▁Brig ad ier ▁general , ▁on ▁April ▁