Generalmajor der Reserve Friedrich-Wilhelm Dernen Born: 15 Feb 1884 in Cologne (K�ln) Died: 15 Feb 1967 in Bad Homburg von der H�he Promotions:
Leutnant der Reserve (17 Feb 1914); Charakter als Oberleutnant der Reserve (06 Dec 1918); Hauptmann der Reserve (01 Jan 1936); Major der Reserve (01 Aug 1936); Charakter als Oberstleutnant a.D. (27 Aug 1939); Charakter als Oberstleutnant z.V. (29 Mar 1940); Oberstleutnant z.V. (01 Apr 1941); Oberst der Reserve (01 Dec 1942); Generalmajor der Reserve (01 Dec 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1907)
One Year Volunteer in the 110th Grenadier-Regiment (01 Oct 1907-30 Sep 1908)
Discharged to Reserve (30 Sep 1908)
Called Up from Reserve (06 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 110th Grenadier-Regiment (06 Aug 1914-00 Mar 1915)
Company-Leader in the 110th Grenadier-Regiment (00 Mar 1915-06 Dec 1918)
Retired (06 Dec 1918)
Reserve-Training as Company-Leader and with the Battalion-Staff with 26th Infantry-Regiment (19 Aug 1935-15 Sep 1935)
Entered into the Army Reserves (01 Jan 1936)
Hauptmann der Reserve in the 26th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1936-02 Sep 1939)
Called Up from Reserve (02 Sep 1939)
With the Staff of the 15th Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (02 Sep 1939-05 Oct 1939)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 88th Infantry-Regiment (05 Oct 1939-29 Jan 1940)
Taken ill, in Hospital then Transferred to the 88th Infantry-Replacement-Battalion (29 Jan 1940-11 Apr 1940)
Commander of the 88th Infantry-Replacement-Battalion (11 Apr 1940-12 Jun 1940)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 550th Infantry-Regiment (12 Jun 1940-01 Aug 1940)
Training-Director of Division 159 (01 Aug 1940-15 Oct 1940)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 36th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1940-17 Jan 1942)
Taken ill, in Hospital then F�hrer-Reserve � Military-District-Command IX (17 Jan 1942-11 May 1942)
Commander of the 9th Infantry-Replacement-Battalion (11 May 1942-27 Sep 1942)
Commander of the 9th Grenadier-Replacement-Regiment (27 Sep 1942-16 May 1943)
Transferred to the Staff of the 90th Panzer-Grenadier-Division and Commander of Fortress-Brigade Sardinia (16 May 1943-16 Aug 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH � at the same time, Detached to the Military Commander Belgium & Northern France for use as a Field-Commandant (16 Aug 1943-07 Dec 1943)
Field-Commandant Monte de Marsan (07 Dec 1943-08 Feb 1944)
Detached to Army-Group South France for use as a Field-Commandant (08 Feb 1944-19 Feb 1944)
Field-Commandant 563, at the same time Battle-Commandant Montpellier (19 Feb 1944-19 Oct 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 159th Infantry-Division (19 Oct 1944-01 Dec 1944)
Commander of the 159th Infantry-Division (01 Dec 1944-11 Dec 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (11 Dec 1944-17 Jan 1945)
Commandant of Fortress Olm�tz - Command did not become effective (17 Jan 1945-25 Jan 1945)
Admitted to Hospital (25 Jan 1945-00 Sep 1945)
In Captivity (00 Sep 1945-00 Feb 1948)
Released (00 Feb 1948)
Awards & Decorations:
- Pour le m�rite: am 29.08.1918 als Leutnant der Reserve und Kompanief�hrer im Grenadier-Regiment �Kaiser Wilhelm I� Nr. 110
- Deutches Kreuz in Gold: am 10.01.1942 als Oberstleutnant z.V. und Kommandeur des III. Bataillons/ Infanterie-Regiment 36
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- RK des Grossherzoglich Badischen Milit�rischen Karl Friedrich-Verdienstordens: 13.11.1916
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Badischer Orden vom Z�hringer L�wen mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
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