(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Johannes Freye
Born: 16 Dec 1878 in Magdeburg
Died: 28 Oct 1952 in Ulm, Danube (Donau)
Promotions:
F�hnrich (21 Apr 1898); Leutnant (27 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (25 Feb 1908); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1913); Major (01 Jul 1921); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1927); Oberst (01 Nov 1930); Oberst (E) (01 Apr 1932); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1897)
Fahnenjunker in the 13th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1897-01 Oct 1902)
Detached to the Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1902-24 Apr 1904)
Adjutant of the 13th Pioneer-Battalion (24 Apr 1904-01 Oct 1913)
Adjutant of the 1st Engineer-Inspection (01 Oct 1913-02 Aug 1914)
With the Staff of Army-High-Command 2, Company-Chief in the 25th Reserve-Pioneer-Regiment, Commander of the 214th Pioneer-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-1918)
In the W�rttemberg War Ministry (1918-01 Oct 1919)
In the RWM (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
With the Staff of the Command-Office Ulm, Danube (01 Oct 1920-15 Dec 1921)
In the RWM (15 Dec 1921-01 Apr 1923)
With the Staff of the Command-Office Swinem�nde (01 Apr 1923-01 Feb 1927)
Commander of the 5th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Feb 1927-01 Feb 1929)
With the Staff of the Command-Office K�nigsberg (01 Feb 1929-01 Apr 1929)
With the Staff of the 3rd Division (01 Apr 1929-31 Jan 1931)
Retired (31 Jan 1931)
Entered Army Service as Supplemental-Officer (01 Apr 1932); Active-Officer (01 Jul 1941)
Assigned with the Field-Equipment-Inspection, RWM, then OKH (01 Apr 1932-01 Jul 1941)
Commander of the Army-Weapon-Master-School I (01 Jul 1941-15 Jan 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 Jan 1943-30 Jun 1943)
Retired (30 Jun 1943)

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