Generalmajor Erich Fiedler Born: 31 Mar 1885 in Kr�glitz, Bohemia (B�hmen) Died: 13 Mar 1960 in Frankfurt, Main Promotions:
F�hnrich (25 Feb 1904); Leutnant (23 Jan 1905); Oberleutnant (22 Apr 1912); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1915); Major (01 Feb 1926); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1930); Oberstleutnant a.D. (01 Oct 1933); Oberstleutnant (E) (05 Mar 1935); Oberst (E) (01 Aug 1937); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (25 Feb 1904)
Passed Out of the Cadet-Corps as F�hnrich in the 12th Pioneer-Battalion (25 Feb 1904-01 Oct 1908)
Detached to the Military Technical Academy (01 Oct 1906-30 Sep 1908)
Adjutant of the 12th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1908-01 Oct 1912)
Detached to Fortification Metz-West (01 Oct 1912-02 Aug 1914)
Engineering-Officer with the Government Metz (02 Aug 1914-30 Oct 1914)
Commander of Pioneers with the Government Metz (30 Oct 1914-21 Jan 1915)
Leader of the 3rd Reserve-Pioneer-Company of the XII. Army-Corps (21 Jan 1915-20 Oct 1915)
Leader of the 23rd Mortar-Company (20 Oct 1915-08 Feb 1917)
Commander of the 142nd Pioneer-Battalion, at the same time Commander of Pioneers of the 58th Infantry-Division (08 Feb 1917-1919)
Transferred to the Inspection for Weapons and Equipment (1919-01 Aug 1922)
Transferred to the Staff of the 4th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Aug 1922-01 Apr 1923)
Transferred to the Staff of the 5th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1923-01 Apr 1924)
Pioneer-Officer with the Fortress-Commander Ulm (01 Apr 1924-01 Apr 1927)
Staff-Officer of Pioneers of the 4th Division, Allocated to the 10th then 12th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1927-31 Jan 1931)
Retired (31 Jan 1931)
Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Jul 1941)
Transferred to District-Command Dresden (18 Apr 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred to the Staff of Military-District-Command IV (01 Oct 1934-01 Apr 1939)
Commander of Military-District-Command Saarbr�cken (01 Apr 1939-15 Dec 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, at the same time Detached to the Military-Commander France (15 Dec 1942-15 Mar 1943)
Wehrmacht-Commandant Koblenz (15 Mar 1943-27 Jul 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (27 Jul 1944-31 Dec 1944)
Retired (31 Dec 1944)
In Captivity (17 Apr 1945-27 Feb 1947)
Released (27 Feb 1947)
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