Generalmajor Ludwig Fricke Born: 25 Jul 1893 in G�rlitz, Silesia (Schlesien) Died: 15 Oct 1967 in Hamburg Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (15 May 1915); F�hnrich (14 Jul 1915); Leutnant (30 Jan 1917); Polizei-Oberleutnant (07 Nov 1919); Polizei-Hauptmann (22 Dec 1921); Polizei-Major (06 Nov 1933); Major (15 Oct 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937); Oberst (01 Oct 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (07 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 3rd J�ger-Battalion (07 Aug 1914-27 Sep 1914)
In the Field with the 3rd Reserve-J�ger-Battalion (27 Sep 1914-09 Nov 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (09 Nov 1914-12 May 1915)
In the Field with the MG-Company of the 4th Grenadier-Regiment (12 May 1915-29 Oct 1915)
Severely Wounded, in Hospital (29 Oct 1915-26 Jun 1916)
Transferred to the V. Replacement-MG-Company, Pillau (26 Jun 1916-14 Oct 1916)
Leader of the 429th Field-MG-Platoon (14 Oct 1916-16 Feb 1918)
Company-Leader of the 1st MG-Company of the 4th Grenadier-Regiment (16 Feb 1918-21 Jun 1918)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 4th Grenadier-Regiment (21 Jun 1918-17 Nov 1918)
Detached to the Railway-Department of the Prussian War Ministry (17 Nov 1918-20 Jan 1919)
Company-Leader of the MG-Company of the 4th Volunteer-Grenadier-Regiment, East Prussian Volunteer-Corps (20 Jan 1919-01 May 1919)
Detached to the Military Gymnasium W�nsdorf (01 May 1919-02 Jun 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 133rd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Nov 1919)
Transferred to Police Service (01 Nov 1919)
With the Protection-Police Allenstein (01 Nov 1919-07 Nov 1919)
Unit-Leader with the Protection-Police Allenstein (07 Nov 1919-15 Jan 1923)
Detached to the Police-School for Physical Training in Spandau (09 Nov 1922-20 Dec 1922)
Personnel-Advisor with the Protection-Police Lyck (15 Jan 1923-01 Jun 1923)
Unit-Leader with the Protection-Police Allenstein (01 Jun 1923-28 Apr 1925)
Unit-Leader and District-Leader with the Protection-Police K�nigsberg (28 Apr 1925-24 Apr 1933)
Detached to Major-Aspirant-Course at the Higher Police School Eiche (04 Oct 1932-28 Jan 1933)
Leader of the 1st Police-Inspection K�nigsberg (24 Apr 1933-05 Jan 1934)
Detached to Tactical Special Course in Eiche (03 Jul 1933-27 Jul 1933)
Liaison-Officer with the State-Police-Inspection East, K�nigsberg (05 Jan 1934-15 Apr 1935)
Major with the Staff of the State-Police-Department K�nigsberg (15 Apr 1935-01 Jun 1935)
Detached to Infantry-Regiment K�nigsberg (01 Jun 1935-01 Aug 1935)
Leader of the State-Police-Department Sensburg (01 Aug 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Major with the Staff of the 22nd Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-08 Nov 1936)
Detached to Staff-Officers-Course (13 Feb 1936-26 Feb 1936)
Detached to the Motor-Transport-Battle-Troop-School, Experiment-Department (08 Nov 1936-01 Apr 1937)
Detached to the 1st Antitank-Battalion (01 Apr 1937-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of the 20th Antitank-Battalion (12 Oct 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 4th Rifle-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-27 Aug 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH � Military-District-Command VI (27 Aug 1940-18 Mar 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve � Military-District-Command XIII (18 Mar 1941-26 Jun 1941)
Transferred to F�hrer-Reserve of Army-Group South (26 Jun 1941-09 Sep 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 111th Rifle-Regiment (09 Sep 1941-25 Nov 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (25 Jun 1942-18 Oct 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 999th Africa-Brigade (18 Oct 1942-07 Dec 1942)
Relieved of Command (07 Dec 1942)
Detached to the Staff of the 990th Panzer-Grenadier-Division (19 Jul 1943-00 Jul 1943)
Commander of the 129th Panzer-Grenadier-Brigade (Sardinia) (00 Jul 1943-25 Oct 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, at the same time, Detached as Acting-Commander of Assault-Division Rhodes (25 Oct 1943-14 Apr 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (14 Apr 1944-01 Jun 1944)
Commander of the German Liaison-Staff with the 1st Hungarian Army (01 Jun 1944-01 Aug 1944)
Commander of the 933rd Army-Coastal-Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1944-15 Aug 1944)
Wehrmacht-Commandant Graudenz (15 Aug 1944-01 Dec 1944)
Fortress-Commandant Graudenz (01 Dec 1944-06 Mar 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (06 Mar 1945-06 Oct 1955)
Released (06 Oct 1955)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 14.03.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Sch�tzen-Regiments 110
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Gold
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
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