General der Artillerie Franz Barckhausen Born: 21 Dec 1882 in Rittergut Wittingen by Isenhagen, L�neburg Heath Died: 03 May 1956 in Berlin Promotions:
F�hnrich (22 Apr 1902); Leutnant (27 Jan 1903); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1912); Hauptmann (08 Nov 1914); Major (01 Feb 1926); Oberstleutnant (01 Nov 1930); Oberst (01 Apr 1933); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1936); Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1938); General der Artillerie (01 Jul 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (04 Sep 1901)
Fahnenjunker in the 21st Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Sep 1901-27 Apr 1911)
Detached to the War School Danzig (01 Apr 1902-08 Dec 1902)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 21st Field-Artillery-Regiment (27 Apr 1911-01 Oct 1913)
Regiment-Adjutant of the 21st Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-06 Mar 1915)
Battery-Leader in the 21st Field-Artillery-Regiment (06 Mar 1915-01 Jul 1915)
Leader of the II. Battalion of the 21st Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1915-15 Jul 1915)
Battery-Commander in the 21st Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Jul 1915-01 Jul 1916)
Adjutant to the 12th Field-Artillery-Brigade (01 Jul 1916-13 Aug 1916)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 12th Infantry-Division (13 Aug 1916-07 Feb 1917)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 21st Field-Artillery-Regiment (07 Feb 1917-16 Jul 1917)
At the same time, Detached to Field War School Unduli (00 Apr 1917-16 Jul 1917)
Detached as General-Staff-Officer to the 16th Infantry-Division, subsequently to several other Divisions, furthermore to the Staff of the 32nd Infantry-Brigade and as Commander of the II. Battalion of the 102nd Infantry-Regiment (16 Jul 1917-25 Sep 1918)
Detached to General Staff Course Sedan (25 Nov 1917-20 Dec 1917)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 21st Field-Artillery-Regiment (25 Sep 1918-17 Dec 1918)
Battery-Leader in the 21st Field-Artillery-Regiment (17 Dec 1918-01 Jul 1919)
Battery-Leader in the 8th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1919-01 Sep 1919)
Detached to the Staff of the 8th Reichswehr-Brigade (01 Sep 1919-01 Jul 1920)
Battery-Chief in the 8th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Battery-Chief in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Battery-Chief in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Feb 1926)
Major in the RWM (01 Feb 1926-05 Sep 1929)
Commander of the 1st Motorised-Battalion (05 Sep 1929-01 Sep 1939)
Transferred to the 1st Artillery-Regiment and Detached to the RWM (01 Sep 1931-01 Oct 1931)
Director of the Army Supply Department, RWM (01 Oct 1931-01 Apr 1933)
Director of Army Supply Matters, Army Weapons Office, RWM (01 Apr 1933-01 Apr 1934)
Field-Equipment-Inspector (01 Apr 1934-01 Apr 1935)
Army Field Equipment Master (01 Apr 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Artillery Commander 24 (12 Oct 1937-01 May 1938)
To the Disposal of OKW (01 May 1938-15 Sep 1938)
Plenipotentiary of OKW with the Skoda Corporation in Prague and Pilsen (15 Sep 1938-01 May 1939)
Director of the German Military Mission in Slovakia (01 May 1939-08 Nov 1939
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (08 Nov 1939-09 Nov 1939)
Armaments-Inspector Ober-Ost, Krakau (09 Nov 1939-16 Jun 1940)
Armaments-Inspector North France (16 Jun 1940-03 Jul 1940)
Chief of the Military Economic and Armaments Staff France (03 Jul 1940-01 Apr 1943)
At the same time, Chief of the Head-Transport-Direction for France and Belgium (01 Jul 1942-01 Apr 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve, detached to Paris for Special Assignments until 20 Jul 1943 (01 Apr 1943-01 Aug 1943)
Retired (01 Aug 1943)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 31.08.1943 als General der Artillerie und Chef des Wehrwirtschafts-und R�stungsstabes Frankreich
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Herzogl. Sachsen-Meiningisches Ehrenkreuz f�r Verdienst im Kriege
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden II. Stufe
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden I. Stufe
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938 mit Spange �Prager Burg�
- Eichenlaub zum Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Grossoffizierkreuz des Kgl. Rum�n. Ordens des Stern mit Schwertern
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