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General der Artillerie Dr.phil. Friedrich Cochenhausen
Born: 14 Jul 1879 in Marburg, Lahn
Died: 20 Jul 1946 in Hochstadt, Upper Franconia (Oberfranken)
Promotions:
F�hnrich (21 Apr 1898); Leutnant (27 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (19 Aug 1909); Hauptmann (22 Mar 1913); Major (16 Sep 1917); Oberstleutnant (05 Feb 1923); Oberst (01 Feb 1927); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1930); Charakter als Generalleutnant (31 Jan 1932); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1935); Charakter als General der Flieger (28 Feb 1938); General der Artillerie (01 Dec 1940)
Career:
Entered Army Service (21 Sep 1897)
F�hnrich in the 11th Field-Artillery-Regiment (21 Sep 1897-01 Oct 1899)
Battery-Officer in the 83rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1899-22 Mar 1902)
Detached to the Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1901-21 Mar 1902)
Instructor at the Field-Artillery-School (22 Mar 1902-17 Sep 1907)
Battery-Officer in the 83rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (17 Sep 1907-21 Jul 1910)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1907-21 Jul 1910)
Detached to the Grand General Staff then Transferred to the General-Staff of the Field Army for several General Staff positions, among other things, was with the Supreme Army Leadership on the Caucasus (21 Jul 1910-01 Oct 1919)
Advisor in the RWM, Army Training Department (T4) (01 Oct 1919-16 May 1920)
Detached to the 9th Reichswehr-Brigade (16 May 1920-09 Aug 1920)
Detached to Military-District-Command I (09 Aug 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1923)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Dec 1925)
Chief Of Staff of the Inspection Of the Education And Training Affairs of the Army (01 Dec 1925-01 Mar 1928)
Transferred into the Staff of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1928-01 Feb 1929)
Commander of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1929-01 Feb 1931)
Artillery-Leader IV (01 Feb 1931-31 Jan 1932)
Retired (31 Jan 1932)
Establishment President (until 1945) of the �German Society For Military Politics and Military Sciences� (28 Jun 1933)
Entered Luftwaffe Service (01 Oct 1935)
Tactics-Instructor at the Air-War-Academy Berlin-Gatow (01 Oct 1935-28 Feb 1938)
Retired (28 Feb 1938)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (26 Aug 1939); Activated (17 Apr 1940)
Commanding General of the Replacement-XIII. Army-Corps and Commander in Military-District XIII (28 Aug 1939-01 May 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 May 1942-31 May 1942)
Retired (31 May 1942)
Placed to Disposal (Army - Military-District-Command XIII) (01 Jun 1942)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Roter Adler-Orden IV. Klasse
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Ritterkreuz I. Klasse des Kgl. S�chs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Kgl. W�rttembg. Friedrichs-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Anhaltisches Friedrich-Kreuz
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- T�rkische Silberne Liakat-Medaille mit S�bel
- T�rkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- Kgl. Bulgar. Tapferkeitsorden IV. Klasse, I. Stufe
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenritter des Kgl. Preuss. Johanniter-Ordens
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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