(Photo courtesy of J.N. Houterman & Gareth Collins)
General der Infanterie Hermann Foertsch Born: 04 Apr 1895 in Drahnow, District Deutsch-Krone Died: 27 Dec 1961 in Munich (M�nchen) Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (27 Aug 1913); F�hnrich (20 Nov 1913); Leutnant (05 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Dec 1917); Hauptmann/Rittmeister (01 Feb 1926); Charakter als Major (17 Aug 1932); Major (01 May 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1936); Oberst (01 Jun 1938); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1943); General der Infanterie (09 Nov 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (20 Mar 1913)
Fahnenjunker in the 175th Infantry-Regiment (20 Mar 1913-02 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 175th Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-10 Dec 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (10 Dec 1914-28 Feb 1915)
Leader of the 4th Company of the 175th Infantry-Regiment (28 Feb 1915-22 Mar 1915)
Temporary Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 175th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1915-15 Jun 1915)
Leader of the 7th Company of the 175th Infantry-Regiment (15 Jun 1915-17 Jul 1915)
Leader of the 5th Company of the 175th Infantry-Regiment (17 Jul 1915-16 Aug 1916)
Detached to Company-Leader-Training-Course (05 Apr 1916-19 Apr 1916)
Detached to Assault-Battalion Rohr (16 Aug 1916-04 Sep 1916)
Leader of the 1st Assault-Company of the Assault-Battalion of the 2nd Army (04 Sep 1916-04 Dec 1916)
Leader of the 1st Assault-Company of the 7th Assault-Battalion (04 Dec 1916-26 Sep 1918)
At the same time, also Court-Officer of the 7th Assault-Battalion (10 Feb 1917-29 Jan 1918)
Taken Ill, Hospital (26 Sep 1918-16 Dec 1918)
Leader of the 1st Assault-Company of the 7th Assault-Battalion (16 Dec 1918-05 Feb 1919)
Transferred to the 5th Assault-Battalion, Assigned as a Guard of the Supreme Army Command (05 Feb 1919-07 Apr 1919)
Leader of the 2nd Company in Freikorps Hindenburg (07 Apr 1919-23 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 110th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (23 Oct 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Detached to Officers-Training-Course for Radio Telegraphy with the 10th Signals-Battalion (25 Oct 1919-13 Nov 1919)
Transferred into the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-03 Jan 1921)
Detached to the Staff of the 6th Division (03 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Detached to II. Battalion of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (06 Jun 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the 8th Mounted-Regiment and Detached to the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1922)
Transferred back into the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-01 Jan 1923)
Adjutant of the Training-Battalion of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1923-09 Jul 1923)
Detached to the 4th (MG) Company of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (09 Jul 1923-01 Oct 1923)
Transferred into the 5th Artillery-Regiment and Detached to the RWM (01 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1924)
Detached to Attendance at the College for Politics, Berlin, at the same time 2nd Adjutant with the Chief of the Troop Office (General Otto Hasse) (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Detached as Press-Advisor in the RWM (01 Oct 1925-01 Apr 1928)
Transferred to the Regiment-Staff of the 9th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-01 Oct 1928)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Oct 1928-01 Apr 1930)
Chief of the 6th Company of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1930-17 Aug 1932)
Press-Chief and Leader of the Inland Department in the RWM, on 21 May 1935 in the RKM � hat die Uniform der F�hrerstabsoffiziere zu tragen (17 Aug 1932-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the IV. Battalion of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-24 Oct 1936)
Detached to the War Academy (24 Oct 1936-01 Feb 1937)
Transferred into the Army General Staff and Tactics-Instructor at the War Academy (01 Feb 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Chief of the General Staff of the Replacement VIII. Army-Corps (26 Aug 1939-15 Oct 1939)
Chief of the General Staff of XXVI. Army-Corps (15 Oct 1939-20 Sep 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (20 Sep 1940-08 Oct 1940)
Commander of the General-Staff-Courses in Berlin (08 Oct 1940-10 May 1941)
Chief of the General Staff of the 12th Army (10 May 1941-31 Dec 1942)
Chief of the General Staff of Army-Group E (at the same time Commander-in-Chief South-East) (01 Jan 1943-23 Aug 1943)
Chief of the General Staff of Army-Group F (from 25 Aug 1943 at the same time Commander-in-Chief South-East) (23 Aug 1943-15 Mar 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, Director of a Special Tasks Staff in Hungary (15 Mar 1944-28 Mar 1944)
Commander of the 21st Infantry-Division (28 Mar 1944-22 Aug 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of X. Army-Corps (22 Sep 1944-09 Nov 1944)
Commanding General of X. Army-Corps (09 Nov 1944-20 Dec 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (20 Dec 1944-17 Feb 1945)
Detached to Commander-in-Chief West for use as an Army Leader (17 Feb 1945-26 Feb 1945)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of the 19th Army (26 Feb 1945-28 Feb 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 1st Army (28 Feb 1945-06 May 1945)
In US Captivity (06 May 1945-19 Feb 1948)
Released (After being acquitted in the Nuremberg South-East Process, Case Number 7) (19 Feb 1948)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 27.08.1944 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 21. Infanterie-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 10.07.1943 als Generalmajor und Chef des Generalstabs der Heeresgruppe E
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 15.05.1918
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
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