Generalmajor Heinrich Aschenbrandt Born: 30 Jun 1884 in W�rzburg Died: 23 Mar 1953 in Berlin Promotions:
Unteroffizier (01 Nov 1902); F�hnrich (29 Jan 1903); Leutnant (28 Oct 1904); Oberleutnant (07 Mar 1912); Hauptmann (09 Aug 1915); Major (01 Feb 1926); Oberstleutnant (01 Nov 1930); Oberst (01 Apr 1933); Oberst (E) (01 Oct 1935); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Jul 1902)
Fahnenjunker in the 2nd Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Jul 1902-01 Aug 1914)
Detached to the Bavarian Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1906-12 Aug 1907)
Detached to the Bavarian War Academy (01 Oct 1911-01 Aug 1914)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 5th Bavarian Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-20 Aug 1914)
Wounded, Hospital (20 Ayg 1914-30 Dec 1914)
Detached to the General-Command of the Replacement II. Bavarian Army-Corps (30 Dec 1914-16 Jan 1915)
Adjutant of the Inspection of Field Artillery Replacement Battalions of the II. Bavarian Army-Corps (16 Jan 1915-01 Apr 1915)
2nd Adjutant of the 11th Bavarian Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1915-10 Jul 1917)
Transferred into the Staff of the 1st Bavarian Landsturm-Infantry-Brigade (10 Jul 1917-02 Sep 1917)
Assigned to the Staff of the 48th Landwehr-Division (02 Sep 1917-04 Sep 1917)
General-Staff-Officer of Group Bensdorf (04 Sep 1917-11 Jan 1918)
Transferred into the Staff of the 6th Bavarian Infantry-Division (11 Jan 1918-25 Jul 1918)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 19th Army (25 Jul 1918-04 Feb 1919)
Battery-Leader in the 2nd Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Feb 1919-15 Mar 1919)
Leader of the 2nd Volkswehr-Battery (15 Mar 1919-30 May 1919)
Adjutant of Bavarian Artillery-Leader 23 (30 May 1919-23 Dec 1919)
Detached to the RWM (23 Dec 1919-16 May 1920)
Auxiliary-Officer in Military-District-Command VII (16 May 1920-26 Sep 1921)
Detached to the Staff of the Army-Exercise-Grounds Ohrdruf (26 Sep 1921-01 Nov 1922)
Transferred into the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1922-01 Feb 1923)
Transferred into the Staff of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1923-01 Oct 1923)
Battery-Chief in the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Nov 1924)
Hauptmann in the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1924-01 Mar 1925)
Battery-Chief in the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1925-01 Oct 1926)
Transferred into the Staff of the Commander of the Ems Fortifications (01 Oct 1926-01 Oct 1927)
Transferred into the Staff of the Commander Borkum (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1928)
Transferred into the Staff of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1928-01 Oct 1929)
Transferred into the Staff of the Artillery-Leader VII (01 Oct 1929-01 Apr 1931)
Commandant of Ingolstadt (01 Apr 1931-01 Oct 1935)
Supplemental-Officer (01 Oct 1935); Active-Officer again (01 Apr 1941)
Advisor in the 7th Department (War Science Department) at the General-Staff of the Army (01 Oct 1935-07 Jul 1941)
Detached for Briefing as a Field Commandant to Field Commandant 238 (07 Jul 1941-17 Jul 1941)
Field Commandant 238 (17 Jul 1941-15 Aug 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 Aug 1944-31 Dec 1944)
Retired (31 Dec 1944)
Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubil�ums-Medaille
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV Klasse mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
Back to ABR Homepage