General der Panzertruppe Friedrich (Fritz) Kühn Born: 07 Aug 1889 in Eutin Died: 15 Feb 1944 in Berlin (Bombing Raid) Promotions:
Fähnrich (19 Nov 1909); Leutnant (22 Aug 1910); Oberleutnant (25 Feb 1915); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1918); Major (01 Feb 1931); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1934); Oberst (01 Aug 1936); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Jul 1942); General der Panzertruppe (01 Apr 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (03 Mar 1909)
Fahnenjunker in the 32nd Infantry-Regiment (03 Mar 1909-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 91st Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Chief in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1922)
Rittmeister in the 3rd Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-1925)
Company-Chief in the 6th Motor-Transport-Battalion (1925-1926)
Transferred into the 4th Mounted-Regiment (1926-1928)
Transferred to the Inspection of Transport Troops (1928-30 Sep 1928)
Retired (30 Sep 1928)
Detached to Secret Training at Kasan with the Panzer Troops in the USSR (01 Oct 1928-30 Jun 1930)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Jul 1930)
With the Staff of I. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1930-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 4th Panzer-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-00 Jun 1937)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 3rd Panzer-Division (00 Jun 1937-11 Oct 1937)
Commander of the Panzer Troop School (10 Nov 1938-10 Dec 1939)
Commander of the 14th Panzer-Brigade (10 Dec 1939-10 Feb 1940)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 3rd Panzer-Brigade (10 Feb 1940-01 Mar 1940)
Commander of the 3rd Panzer-Brigade (01 Mar 1940-05 Oct 1940)
At the same time, Delegated with the Temporary Leadership of the 3rd Panzer-Division (00 Sep 1940-04 Oct 1940)
Commander of the 33rd Infantry-Division (05 Oct 1940-11 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 15th Panzer-Division (11 Nov 1940-22 Mar 1941)
Commander of the 14th Panzer-Division (22 Mar 1941-30 Jun 1942)
General for Army-Mechanisation in OKH; General of Mechanisation (at the same time, Inspections Authority). Subordinate in Person to the Chief of Army Armaments & Commander of the Replacement Army (Chef HRüst und BdE). Became Department of Army-Mechanisation (subordinate to the AHA), at the same time, Motor Transport Park Troop Department (In 12), to Disposal. It was responsible for the entire Wehrmacht ('OKW General of Mechanisation') (10 Sep 1942-23 Feb 1943)
Chief of Wehrmacht Motor Transport Matters & for Army-Mechanisation, OKH; Chief of Wehrmacht-Motor Transport Matters (Chef WKWJ). Orders of the Chief of OKW. At the same time, Plenipotentiary for Motor Transport Matters in the Five Year Plan (23 Feb 1943-15 Feb 1944)
Killed in a Bombing Raid (15 Feb 1944)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 04.07.1940 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 3. Panzer-Brigade
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 22.04.1942 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 14. Panzer-Division
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Ehrenritterkreuz II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Oldenburgischer Haus- und Verdienstorden des Herzogs Peter Friedrich Ludwig mit der silbernen Krone
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I. Klasse
- RK II. Klasse des Herzogl. Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden mit Schwertern
- Fürstl. Schwarzburgisches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber
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