General der Artillerie Max Föhrenbach Born: 12 Apr 1872 in Rastatt Died: 26 Jun 1942 in Freiburg, Breisgau Promotions:
Fähnrich (17 Nov 1891); Sekondeleutnant (17 Sep 1892); umbenannt in Leutnant (01 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1900); Hauptmann (20 Mar 1906); Major (01 Oct 1912); Oberstleutnant (27 Jan 1918); Oberst (18 Dec 1920); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1925); Generalleutnant (01 May 1927); Charakter als General der Artillerie (30 Apr 1931); General der Artillerie z.V. (01 Sep 1940) Career:
Entered Army Service (20 Jul 1891)
Fahnenjunker in the 14th Field-Artillery-Regiment (20 Jul 1891-01 Oct 1894)
Detached to the Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1894-01 Oct 1895)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 14th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1895-01 Oct 1899)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 14th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1899-10 Mar 1904)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (10 Mar 1904-20 Mar 1906)
Hauptmann in the Grand General Staff (20 Mar 1906-27 Jan 1907)
Transferred into the General-Staff of XIII. Army-Corps (27 Jan 1907-1909)
Battery-Chief in the 49th Field-Artillery-Regiment (1909-13 Sep 1911)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the Government Ulm (13 Sep 1911-01 Oct 1913)
General-Staff-Officer of the 9th Division (01 Oct 1913-13 Apr 1915)
Chief of the General Staff of V. Army-Corps (13 Apr 1915-06 May 1917)
Chief of the General Staff of XIV. Army-Corps (06 May 1917-23 Dec 1917)
Commander of the 40th Field-Artillery-Regiment (23 Dec 1917-26 Feb 1918)
Commander of the 107th Field-Artillery-Regiment (26 Feb 1918-31 Oct 1918)
Chief of the General Staff of the Landwehr-Corps (31 Oct 1918-01 Oct 1919)
Chief of the General Staff of Command-Office VI (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Commander of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1922)
Artillery-Leader V (01 Oct 1922-01 Feb 1928)
Commander of the 6th Division and Commander in Military-District VI (01 Feb 1928-30 Apr 1931)
Retired (30 Apr 1931) mit der Erlaubnis zum Tragen der Uniform des Artillerie-Regiments 1 (30 Apr 1931)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (14 May 1940)
Commanding General of the Replacement II. Army-Corps and Commander in Military-District II (14 May 1940-30 Apr 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 May 1942-26 Jun 1942)
Died (26 Jun 1942)
Awards & Decorations:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Roter Adler-Orden IV. Klasse
- RK I. Klasse des Kgl. Württembg. Friedrichs-Ordens
- Fürstl. Hohenzollernsches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden III. Klasse mit Schwertern
- RK I. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Badischen Ordens vom Zähringer Löwen mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Reussisches Offizierkreuz mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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