Heerespersonalamt

The Heeres Personal Amt, Heerespersonalamt or Heeres Personalamt, (Army Personnel Agency (HPA)) is a German military agency formed in 1920 and charged with the personnel matters of all officers and cadets of the army of the Reichswehr and later the Wehrmacht. 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 became the new head of the HPA (predecessor: 1933-1938 General Viktor von Schwedler, 1938-1944 General Bodewin Keitel). After his death from injuries received during the assassination attempt on Hitler's life of 20 July 1944 General Wilhelm Burgdorf took over the function.