__NOTOC__The Army Personnel Office (''Heeres Personal Amt'', ''Heerespersonalamt'' or ''Heeres Personalamt'') was a German military agency formed in 1920 and charged with the personnel matters of all officers and cadets of the army of the

Reichswehr ''Reichswehr'' () was the official name of the German armed forces during the Weimar Republic and the first years of the Third Reich. After Germany was defeated in World War I, the Imperial German Army () was dissolved in order to be reshaped ...

and later the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...

. With increased recruitment of officers in 1935 and especially in the Second World War, it was given multiple new tasks. The growing demands led to numerous organisational changes. In October 1942 Major General

Rudolf Schmundt Rudolf Schmundt (13 August 1896 – 1 October 1944) was a German officer and adjutant to Adolf Hitler. Between 1942 and 1944, he was chief of the German Army Personnel Office. Schmundt was injured during the 20 July 1944 assassination attempt o ...

became the new head of the HPA. After his death from injuries received during the assassination attempt on Hitler's life of 20 July 1944 General

Wilhelm Burgdorf Wilhelm Emanuel Burgdorf (15 February 1895 – 2 May 1945) was a German general during World War II, who served as a commander and staff officer in the German Army. In October 1944, Burgdorf assumed the role of the chief of the Army Personnel O ...

took over the function. The agency had several departments (''Abteilung'').Stone 2009, p. 245. * ''Abteilung'' P 1: Planning human resources, personnel management of the officers * ''Abteilung'' P 2: Disciplinary matters of the officers * ''Abteilung'' P 3: Staffing of the General Staff officers; transferred to the central department of the General Staff of the Army in 1935 * ''Abteilung'' P 4: Personnel management of the officers of the special careers; was renamed P 3 on 1 April 1939 * ''Abteilung'' P 5: Order, decorations and awards department

Chiefs of the ''Heerespersonalamt''

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