Generalmajor Friedrich Borchers Born: 11 Nov 1879 in Glogau Died: 25 Jan 1959 in H�ringhausen Promotions:
F�hnrich (22 May 1900); Leutnant (18 Jan 1901); Oberleutnant (22 Mar 1910); Hauptmann (05 Sep 1914); Major (01 Oct 1923); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1929); Oberst (01 Feb 1932); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1899)
Fahnenjunker in the 10th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1899-27 Jan 1911)
Detached to the Artillery and Engineer School (Pioneer-Course) (01 Oct 1903-01 Oct 1905)
Detached to the Artillery and Engineer School (Engineer-Course) (01 Oct 1905-01 Oct 1906)
Detached for a year to the 57th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1906)
Detached to the Military Gymnasium (01 Mar 1909-27 Jan 1911)
Transferred to the 4th Engineer-Inspection and to the Fortifications in Metz (27 Jan 1911-01 Oct 1912)
Detached to the Military Technicial Academy (01 Oct 1912-19 Jun 1914)
Transferred to the 2nd Engineer-Inspection and Transferred to the Fortifications in Graudenz (19 Jun 1914-09 Dec 1914)
Company-Chief in the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (09 Dec 1914-07 Jan 1919)
With the Fortifications in Graudenz (07 Jan 1919-30 Dec 1920)
In the RWM (30 Dec 1920-02 Apr 1921)
With the Staff of the Commander Glogau (02 Apr 1921-01 Jan 1922)
With the Staff of the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jan 1922-01 Mar 1924)
With the RWM (01 Mar 1924-01 Oct 1928)
With the Staff of the 1st Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1928-01 Mar 1930)
Commander of the 1st Pioneer-Battalion (01 Mar 1930-31 Mar 1932)
Retired (31 Mar 1932)
Entered Army Service as Supplemental-Officer (01 Oct 1936)
Oberst with the Army-Service-Office 9, Branch-Office J�lich (01 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1936)
Oberst with the Army-Service-Office 9, Branch-Office Cologne (01 Apr 1936-01 Oct 1936)
Placed to Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Detached to the General-Command of the IX. Army-Corps (01 Oct 1936-27 Aug 1939)
Delegated with the Leadership of Fortress-Pioneer-Staff 20 (27 Aug 1939-25 Oct 1939)
Commander of Section-Construction-Staff 40 (25 Oct 1939-10 Oct 1941)
Commander of the Senior Construction Staff 14 (10 Oct 1941-Autumn 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve (Autumn 1942-31 Jan 1943)
Retired (31 Jan 1943)
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