Generalmajor Hermann Frenking Born: 16 Sep 1894 in Hagen, Westphalia (Westfalen) Died: 13 May 1956 in M�nster, Westphalia (Westfalen) Promotions:
F�hnrich (01 Oct 1914); Leutnant (20 Dec 1914); Oberleutnant (01 Feb 1925); Hauptmann (01 Jul 1929); Major (01 Sep 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1938); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (21 Jun 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 158th Infantry-Regiment, later Platoon and Company Leader and Adjutant (21 Jun 1914-09 Oct 1919)
Signals-Officer in the 13th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (02 Oct 1919-16 Nov 1919)
Food-Supply-Officer in the 13th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (16 Nov 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred into the 14th Company in the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Apr 1926)
Transferred into the 16th Company in the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1926-01 Oct 1926)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-01 Oct 1928)
Transferred to the 4th (MG) Company of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1928-01 Oct 1929)
Chief of the 2nd Company of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1932)
Chief of the 8th Company of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Chief of the 8th (MG) Company of Infantry-Regiment M�nster (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Instructor then Instruction-Group-Leader at the War School Potsdam (15 Oct 1935-18 Aug 1939)
Detached to Infantry-School Potsdam (18 Aug 1939-27 Oct 1939)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 77th Infantry-Regiment (27 Oct 1939-04 Apr 1940)
Commander of the 123rd Infantry-Regiment (04 Apr 1940-05 Jan 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (05 Jan 1942-15 Jun 1942)
Commander of the 512th Infantry-Regiment (15 Jun 1942-25 Apr 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (25 Apr 1943-12 Aug 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 294th Infantry-Division (12 Aug 1943-15 Aug 1943)
Delegated with the Temporary Leadership of the 282nd Infantry-Division (15 Aug 1943-01 Dec 1943)
Commander of the 282nd Infantry-Division (01 Dec 1943-20 Aug 1944)
In Soviet Captivity (20 Aug 1944-07 Jan 1956)
Released (07 Jan 1956)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (15 Dec 1941)
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