General der Infanterie Erich Friderici Born: 21 Dec 1885 in Timmendorf, District Ple� Died: 19 Sep 1964 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Promotions:
F�hnrich (08 Mar 1905); Leutnant (15 Jan 1906); Oberleutnant (19 Mar 1913); Hauptmann (25 Sep 1914); Major (01 Apr 1925); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1930); Oberst (01 Dec 1932); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1935); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1937); General der Infanterie (20 Apr 1939) Career:
Entered Army Service (08 Mar 1905)
Passed Out of the Cadet-Corps as F�hnrich in the 103rd Infantry-Regiment (08 Mar 1905-24 Sep 1910)
Detached to the War School Nei�e (26 Apr 1905-22 Dec 1905)
Detached to the Gun Factory Spandau (08 Feb 1909-06 Mar 1909)
Detached to the Military Gymnasium (01 Mar 1910-31 Jul 1910)
Transferred as an Educator in the Saxon Cadet-Corps (24 Sep 1910-01 Oct 1913)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 103rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-30 Sep 1914)
Delegated with the Leadership of the MG-Company of the 103rd Infantry-Regiment (30 Sep 1914-16 Jun 1916)
Adjutant of the 63rd Infantry-Brigade (16 Jun 1916-09 May 1917)
Transferred back into the 103rd Infantry-Regiment and Detached for Training in General-Staff-Service to the 24th Infantry-Division (09 May 1917-15 Jun 1917)
Detached to Training in General-Staff-Service to the General-Command of the XII. Army-Corps (15 Jun 1917-15 Oct 1917)
Transferred into a General-Staff-Office of Staging-Inspection 3 (15 Oct 1917-01 Dec 1917)
2nd General-Staff-Officer of the 24th Infantry-Division (01 Dec 1917-28 Dec 1917)
Transferred into the Saxon General Staff (28 Dec 1917-02 Oct 1918)
1st General-Staff-Officer of the 53rd Reserve-Division (02 Oct 1918-01 Jan 1919)
Adjutant of the 64th Infantry-Brigade (01 Jan 1919-10 Mar 1919)
Detached to the Staff of the RWM (10 Mar 1919-19 Jul 1919)
Transferred into the 24th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment while retaining previous Command (19 Jul 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1923)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-30 Oct 1923)
Chief of the 3rd Company of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (30 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred to the Staff of Infantry-Leader II (01 Oct 1925-01 Feb 1927)
Transferred to the Staff of the 4th Division (01 Feb 1927-01 Nov 1928)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1938-01 Nov 1930)
Detached to Firing Course for heavy Infantry Weapons in D�beritz (04 Apr 1929-27 Apr 1929)
Detached to the Royal Swedish 17th Infantry-Regiment, Uddevalla (12 Aug 1929-03 Sep 1929)
Transferred to the Staff of the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Commander of the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1931-01 Oct 1933)
Commandant of Leipzig (01 Oct 1933-01 May 1935)
Officer with Special Duties of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army (01 May 1935-01 Oct 1935)
Detached to the Royal Bulgarian Army (05 Aug 1935-19 Aug 1935)
Military-Attach� at the Embassy in Budapest and Sofia with Seat in Budapest (01 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of the 17th Division (12 Oct 1937-01 Apr 1939)
Wehrmacht-Plenipotentiary with the Reichs Protector of Bohemia And Moravia, at the same time Commanding General in Military-District Bohemia And Moravia (01 Apr 1939-27 Oct 1941)
Commander Army Area South (from 15 Mar 1942 was Commanding General of Security Troops and Commander in Army-Area South) (27 Oct 1941-01 Jun 1942)
Transferred as Officer to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army (01 Jun 1942-01 Jul 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH Commander of Special-Staff IV in OKH (01 Jul 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 23.03.1945 als General der Infanterie und Befehlshaber des Sonderstabes IV im OKH
- RK des Kgl. S�chs. Milit�r St. Heinrichs-Ordens: 17.01.1915
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK I. Klasse des Kgl. S�chs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- RK II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Badischen Ordens vom Z�hringer L�wen mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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