Generalleutnant Fritz Kühlwein Born: 29 Nov 1892 in Hatten, District Weißenburg, Alsace (Elsaß) Died: 25 Sep 1972 in Nuremberg (Nürnberg) Promotions:
Fähnrich (22 Mar 1913); Leutnant (18 Feb 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Apr 1917); Hauptmann (01 Sep 1924); Major (01 Apr 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (17 Jul 1912)
Fahnenjunker in the 97th Infantry-Regiment (17 Jul 1912-30 Sep 1914)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 97th Infantry-Regiment (30 Sep 1914-16 Feb 1915)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 97th Infantry-Regiment (16 Feb 1915-16 Feb 1916)
Wounded, in Hospital (16 Feb 1916-27 Apr 1916)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 97th Infantry-Regiment (27 Apr 1916-29 Jun 1916)
In Hospital (29 Jun 1916-01 Oct 1916)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 97th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1916-01 Feb 1917)
Company-Leader in the 148th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1917-16 Mar 1917)
Ordinance-Officer & Signals-Officer with the Staff of the 148th Infantry-Regiment (16 Mar 1917-18 Dec 1918)
Transferred back into the 97th Infantry-Regiment (18 Dec 1918-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 1st Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1922)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-01 Apr 1926)
Company-Chief & Director of Unteroffizier-Training in the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1926-01 Apr 1934)
Tactics-Instructor at the War-School Dresden (01 Apr 1934-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 55th Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-00 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 73rd Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (00 Oct 1939-15 Jan 1940)
Commander of the 55th Infantry-Regiment (15 Jan 1940-25 Oct 1940)
Commander of the 133rd Infantry-Regiment (25 Oct 1940-27 Feb 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 45th Infantry-Division (27 Feb 1942-01 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 45th Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1942-25 Apr 1943)
Führer-Reserve (29 Apr 1943-13 Apr 1944)
Commander of Division Brandenburg (13 Apr 1944-15 Sep 1944)
Commander of Panzer-Grenadier-Division Brandenburg (15 Sep 1944-16 Oct 1944)
Commander of Division 401 (29 Dec 1944-27 Mar 1945)
Commander of the 149th Field-Training-Division (27 Mar 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-11 Oct 1946)
Released (11 Oct 1946)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (19 Jan 1942)
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