Generalmajor Erich Fronhöfer Born: 27 Dec 1895 in Ragaischen, District Darkehnen, East Prussia (Ostpreußen) Died: 12 Jan 1970 in Dortmund Promotions:
Unteroffizier (07 Dec 1914); Fähnrich (05 May 1915); Leutnant (18 Jun 1915); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 May 1930); Major (01 Dec 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1939); Oberst (01 Nov 1941); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (19 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the I. Replacement-Battalion of the 34th Fusilier-Regiment (19 Aug 1914-27 Aug 1914)
Transferred to the 210th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (27 Aug 1914-11 Nov 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (11 Nov 1914-07 Jan 1915)
Transferred as Officer-Aspirant (07 Jan 1915-12 Feb 1915)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 34th Fusilier-Regiment (12 Feb 1915-10 May 1915)
Detached to Training-Course for Fahnenjunker in Döberitz (18 Feb 1915-15 Apr 1915)
In the Field with the 34th Fusilier-Regiment (10 May 1915-24 Jul 1915)
Taken Ill, in Hospital (24 Jul 1915-23 Dec 1915)
Company-Officer in the 10th Company of the 34th Fusilier-Regiment (23 Dec 1915-16 Jan 1916)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 34th Fusilier-Regiment (16 Jan 1916-21 Mar 1917)
Company-Officer in the 8th Company of the 34th Fusilier-Regiment (21 Mar 1917-11 Jun 1917)
Wounded, in Hospital (11 Jun 1917-04 Jul 1917)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 34th Fusilier-Regiment (04 Jul 1917-02 Sep 1918)
Gas Poisoning – Transferred to the 20th Mortar-Company (02 Sep 1918-11 Dec 1918)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 34th Fusilier-Regiment, Detached as Demobilisation-Officer to the Garrison-Command Stettin (11 Dec 1918-14 Feb 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of Detachment Kraehe (14 Feb 1919-15 Jun 1919)
Court-Officer in the Transit-Camp Krakow (15 Jun 1919-18 Aug 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 3rd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (18 Aug 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Officer in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1926)
Detached to Sports Course in Dresden (15 Jan 1921-14 Jun 1921)
Detached to Weapons School Course on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Ohrdruf (01 May 1924-15 Aug 1924)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 2nd Division (01 Oct 1926-01 Oct 1928)
Detached to the 7th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Jun 1927-31 Jul 1927)
Detached to the 3rd Signals-Battalion (01 Aug 1927-20 Sep 1927)
Detached to the 5th Signals-Battalion (01 Jul 1928-31 Jul 1928)
Detached to the 1st Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Aug 1928-25 Sep 1928)
Transferred into the 5th Infantry-Regiment and Detached as Ordinance-Officer to the Staff of the 2nd Division (01 Oct 1928-01 Nov 1928)
Transferred to the 6th Mounted-Regiment (01 Nov 1928-01 Dec 1929)
Detached to the 2nd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Dec 1929-01 Jan 1930)
Transferred into the 2nd Medical-Battalion and Leader of the Unteroffiziers-Aspirant-Courses of Motor Transport Troops in Elsgrund (01 Jan 1930-01 Jan 1932)
Transferred into the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1932-01 Apr 1932)
Transferred into the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Apr 1932-01 Apr 1933)
Company-Chief in the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Apr 1933-01 Jul 1934)
Adjutant with the Inspection of Motor Transport Troops (01 Jul 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Adjutant with the Staff of the Command of Panzer Troops (15 Oct 1935-21 Sep 1936)
Detached to Motor Transport Battle Troop Instruction Detachment (21 Sep 1936-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the Motor Transport Battle Troop Instruction Detachment (06 Oct 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Leader of the Tactical Courses at the Panzer Troop School (12 Oct 1937-13 Jun 1940)
Commander of the 900th Motorised-Infantry-Regiment (13 Jun 1940-10 Aug 1940)
Commander of the 10th Panzer-Regiment (10 Aug 1940-25 Feb 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH, in Hospital (25 Feb 1942-11 May 1942)
Commander of Fast Troops in Military-District XVII (11 May 1942-10 Nov 1942)
Commander of the Officer-Aspirant-Courses at the School for Fast Troops in Zossen (10 Nov 1942-01 Apr 1943)
Commander of the Officer-Aspirant-School of Panzer Troops in Groß-Glienicke (01 Apr 1943-25 Jun 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 20th Luftwaffe-Field-Division (01 Nov 1943-24 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Jun 1944-08 Sep 1944)
Detached to the 12th Division-Leaders-Course (14 Jul 1944-16 Aug 1944)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of the 114th Jäger-Division (08 Sep 1944-15 Sep 1944)
Commander of the 20th Luftwaffe-Assault-Division (15 Sep 1944-11 Dec 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (11 Dec 1944-01 Apr 1945)
Commander of the 547th Volksgrenadier-Division (01 Apr 1945-04 May 1945)
In Captivity (04 May 1945-18 May 1948)
Released (18 May 1948)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 24.07.1941 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur des Panzer-Regiment 10
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
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