(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Fritz Fullriede
Born: 04 Jan 1895 in Bremen
Died: 13 Nov 1969 in Borstel, Schlesweig-Holstein
Promotions
Gefreiter (12 Apr 1915); Unteroffizier (12 Jul 1915); Vizefeldwebel (12 Jan 1917); Leutnant der Reserve (20 Sep 1918); Polizei-Leutnant (01 Nov 1919); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Jun 1936); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1937); Major (01 Dec 1939); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1912); Oberst (01 Aug 1943); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (Reserves) (14 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the I. Replacement-Battalion of the 75th Infantry-Regiment (14 Aug 1914-24 Oct 1914)
In the Field with the 1st Company of the 75th Infantry-Regiment (24 Oct 1914-17 Nov 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (17 Nov 1914-20 May 1915)
Transferred to the I. Replacement-Battalion of the 75th Infantry-Regiment (20 May 1915-11 Nov 1915)
Detached to Reserve-Officer-Aspirant-Course (01 Jun 1915-07 Aug 1915)
Transferred into the 79th Infantry-Regiment (11 Nov 1915-04 Feb 1916)
Transferred to the 10th J�ger-Replacement-Battalion (04 Feb 1916-22 Apr 1917)
Detached to Officer-Aspirants-Training-Course in Munster (12 Sep 1916-20 Jan 1917)
Transferred into the 10th Reserve-J�ger-Battalion (22 Apr 1917-08 Sep 1917)
Taken Ill, in Hospital (08 Sep 1917-24 Dec 1917)
Transferred back into the 10th Reserve-J�ger-Battalion (24 Dec 1917-25 Jan 1919)
Transferred to the MG-Company of the J�ger-Battalion Kirchheim (25 Jan 1919-01 Aug 1919)
Transferred into the 1st MG-Company of the 10th Reichswehr-J�ger-Battalion (01 Aug 1919-31 Oct 1919)
Retired (31 Oct 1919)
Entered Police Service (01 Nov 1919)
With the Protection-Police Bremen (01 Nov 1919-01 May 1920)
Retired (01 May 1920)
Entered Police Service (01 Jun 1936)
Hauptmann in the Protection-Police Bremen (01 Jun 1936-01 Mar 1937)
Detached to the 66th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1937-01 Apr 1937)
Detached as Company-Leader of the 5th Company of the 66th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1937-01 Aug 1937)
Transferred to Army Service (01 Aug 1937)
Chief of the 5th Company of the 66th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1937-10 Nov 1938)
Chief of the 6th Company of the 93rd Motorised-Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-20 Nov 1938)
Granted Leave to South West Africa (20 Nov 1938-01 Mar 1939)
Chief of the 7th Company of the 93rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1939-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 93rd Infantry-Replacement-Battalion (26 Aug 1939-04 Dec 1939)
Transferred to the Staff of Division 171 as Adjutant of the Chief Of Operations (04 Dec 1939-23 Oct 1940)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 642nd Infantry-Regiment (23 Oct 1940-06 Jul 1941)
Wounded, in Hospital � 118th Infantry-Replacement-Battalion (06 Jul 1941-03 Sep 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (03 Sep 1941-22 Feb 1943)
Detached to Regimental-Leaders-Course at the Panzer-Troop-School (04 Jan 1943-23 Jan 1943)
Commander of the 165th Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment � Battle-Group Fullriede (with Panzer Army High Command 5 in Tunisia) (22 Feb 1943-10 May 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, at the same time Detached to the Leader of German Troops in Sicily for use as a Regimental-Commander (18 May 1943-16 Jul 1943)
Commander of the 129th Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment (16 Jul 1943-13 Sep 1943)
Severely Wounded, in Hospital (13 Sep 1943-01 Oct 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Oct 1943-01 Feb 1944)
Commander of the 115th Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment (01 Feb 1944-21 Feb 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 200th Grenadier-Regiment (21 Feb 1944-18 Jul 1944)
Leader of the 67th Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment (18 Jul 1944-00 Aug 1944)
Commander of the 1st Parachute-Panzer-Regiment Hermann G�ring (00 Aug 1944-01 Oct 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, Detached to the 15th Division-Leaders-Course in Hirschberg (01 Oct 1944-21 Oct 1944)
Admitted to Hospital (21 Oct 1944-28 Jan 1945)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Division-Command 612 (command not fully effective, Commander Generalleutnant Wolf Hagemann) (28 Jan 1945-14 Feb 1945)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Division-Command 604 (command not fully effective) (14 Feb 1945)
Commander of Fortress Kolberg (14 Feb 1945-18 Mar 1945)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Division-Command 610 (in Oder-Corps) (10 Apr 1945-27 Apr 1945)
Battle-Commandant Nuebrandenburg (27 Apr 1945-28 Apr 1945)
Commander of the 3rd Naval-Infantry-Division (Battle-Group Fullriede) (28 Apr 1945-02 May 1945)
Surrender and Discharge as a POW on Word Of Honour (02 May 1945-04 Dec 1945)
Arrested as a War Criminal by the US Army (04 Dec 1945-16 Apr 1946)
Passed over to Holland (16 Apr 1946-03 Feb 1949)
Released (03 Feb 1949)

Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (11 Apr 1943)
Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz (23 Mar 1945, 803rd recipient)


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