General der Artillerie Maximilian Fretter-Pico Born: 06 Feb 1892 in Karlsruhe Died: 04 Apr 1984 in Kreuth-Bad Wiessee Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (27 Jan 1911); F�hnrich (23 May 1911); Leutnant (27 Jan 1912); Oberleutnant (18 Sep 1915); Hauptmann (18 Oct 1918); Major (01 Apr 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1935); Oberst (01 Aug 1937); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1941); Generalleutnant (15 Jan 1942); General der Artillerie (01 Jun 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (20 Sep 1910)
Fahnenjunker in the 1st Baden Field-Artillery-Regiment 14 (20 Sep 1910-01 Apr 1914)
Detached to the War School Danzig (01 Mar 1911-30 Nov 1911)
Detached to Course at the Field-Artillery-Firing-School J�terbog (01 Sep 1913-31 Jan 1914)
Adjutant and Court Officer of the I. Battalion of the 14th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1914-09 Sep 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (09 Sep 1914-01 Nov 1914)
Transferred to the II. Replacement-Battalion of the 14th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1914-24 Jan 1915)
In the Field as Leader of the 20th Balloon-Defence-Cannon-Platoon (24 Jan 1915-07 May 1916)
Adjutant of the 56th Infantry-Territorial-Brigade (07 May 1916-16 Jun 1916)
Adjutant of Brigade Meister (16 Jun 1916-13 Aug 1917)
Detached to the Staff of the 8th Landwehr-Division (13 Aug 1917-12 Apr 1917)
Adjutant of the 56th Landwehr-Infantry-Brigade (12 Apr 1917-21 Nov 1917)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 14th Infantry-Division (21 Nov 1917-16 Dec 1917)
Adjutant of the 56th Landwehr-Infantry-Brigade (16 Dec 1917-08 Aug 1918)
At the same time, Detached to General-Staff-Training to the High Command of Army-Group Herzog Albrecht von W�rttemberg (06 Jan 1918-18 Feb 1918)
At the same time, Leader of the 1st Company of the 110th Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1918-12 Apr 1918)
Officer of the Army and Assigned to the 19th Reserve-Division (08 Aug 1918-01 Sep 1918)
2nd General-Staff-Officer of the 19th Reserve-Division (01 Sep 1918-03 Jan 1919)
Transferred back into the 14th Field-Artillery-Regiment (03 Jan 1919-09 Apr 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 14th Field-Artillery-Regiment (09 Apr 1919-28 Apr 1919)
Transferred to the General-Command of the XX. Army-Corps and mobile County-Commissioner in the Ballot-District of the County Of Rosenberg and L�bau, West Prussia (28 Apr 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Officer with Special Duties in the Staff of Military-District-Command I (01 Oct 1919-27 Sep 1920)
Transferred as Auxiliary-Officer to the Staff of the 1st Division (27 Sep 1920-01 Nov 1920)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training in the RWM (01 Nov 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred as Leader-Staff-Officer in the 1st Artillery-Regiment, Detached to Group-Command 1 (01 Oct 1921-01 Aug 1922)
Transferred to the General-Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Aug 1922-01 Apr 1923)
Advisor in the Army-Department, T1, Troop-Office, RWM (01 Apr 1923-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred into the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1926)
Transferred back into the RWM (01 Oct 1926-01 Oct 1927)
Chief of the 8th Battery of the 6th Artillery-Regiment, Hannover (01 Oct 1927-20 Sep 1930)
Detached to Artillery-Firing-Course on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Munsterlager (22 Oct 1928-01 Dec 1928)
Detached to Course for Uniform Riding Training at the Cavalry-School (10 Oct 1929-06 Nov 1929)
Detached to the Staff of the 1st Cavalry-Division, Frankfurt/Oder (20 Sep 1930-01 Oct 1930)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the Staff of the 1st Cavalry-Division (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1933)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) of Military-Area-Administration Frankfurt/Oder (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred to the Staff of the Command-Office Frankfurt/Oder (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Leader of Advisories East in the 3rd Department of the Foreign Office in the Army General Staff (15 Oct 1935-1938)
Detached to the Turkish Army (1938-10 Nov 1938)
Chief Of The General Staff of the General-Command Saarpfalz (10 Nov 1938-16 Sep 1939)
Chief Of The General Staff of XXIV. Army-Corps (16 Sep 1939-01 Apr 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Apr 1941-15 Apr 1941)
Commander of the 97th Light Division (15 Apr 1941-27 Dec 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of XXX. Army-Corps (27 Dec 1941-01 Feb 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, At the same time Delegated with the Leadership of the XXX. Army-Corps (01 Feb 1942-23 Dec 1942)
Commanding General of XXX. Army-Corps (23 Dec 1942-18 Jul 1944)
At the same time, Commander of Army-Detachment Fretter-Pico (XXX.) (23 Dec 1942-03 Feb 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 6th Army (18 Jul 1944-22 Dec 1944)
Commander-in-Chief of Army-Group Fretter-Pico (AOK 6) with the 6th Army and 2nd Hungarian Army (17 Sep 1944-02 Oct 1944)
Commander-in-Chief of Army-Group Fretter-Pico (AOK 6) with the 6th Army (07 Oct 1944-12 Nov 1944)
Commander-in-Chief of Army-Group Fretter-Pico (AOK 6) with the 6th Army and the 3rd Hungarian Army (01 Dec 1944-23 Dec 1944)
Placed to the Disposal of the Army High Command (23 Dec 1944-25 Mar 1945)
Assessor of a Senate of the Reichs War Court in Torgau in the Trial Against Walter Fries (25 Mar 1945-30 Mar 1945)
Commanding General of the Replacement IX. Army-Corps (30 Mar 1945-22 Apr 1945)
In US Captivity (22 Apr 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (761): am 26.12.1941 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 97. leichte Infanterie-Division
- Eichenlaub (368): am 16.01.1944 als General der Artillerie und Kommandierender General des XXX. Armeekorps
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 19.09.1942 als General der Artillerie und Kommandierender General des XXX. Armeekorps
- 1914 EK I: 23.12.1916
- 1914 EK II: 12.10.1914
- RK II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Badischen Orden vom Z�hringer L�wen mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II: 31.10.1939
- Spange zum EK I: 16.06.1940
- Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942"
- Kgl. Rum�n. Orden �Michael der Tapfere� III. Klasse: 06.10.1942
- Krimschild
- Wehrmachtbericht: 30.10.1944
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