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Generalmajor Willy von Fuchs
Born: 07 May 1868 in Graudenz
Died: 26 Feb 1955 in Hamburg-Bergedorf
Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Oct 1887); Sekondeleutnant (19 Sep 1888); Premierleutnant (18 Nov 1895); umbenannt in Oberleutnant (01 Jan 1899); Hauptmann (31 Mar 1900); Major (21 Apr 1911); Oberstleutnant (06 Jun 1916); Oberst (18 Sep 1918); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Aug 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1887)
Fahnenjunker in the 2nd Guards-Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1887-22 Mar 1899)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 2nd Guards-Field-Artillery-Regiment (1892-1894)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1894-20 Jul 1897)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1899-31 Mar 1900)
Battery-Chief in the 24th Field-Artillery-Regiment (31 Mar 1900-19 Sep 1904)
Battery-Chief in the Instruction-Regiment of the Field-Artillery-Firing-School (19 Sep 1904-20 Dec 1910)
Adjutant of the 10th Division (20 Dec 1910-01 Oct 1912)
Battalion-Commander in the 79th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-26 Feb 1915)
Commander of the 31st Field-Artillery-Regiment (26 Feb 1915-21 May 1917)
Artillery-Commander 25 (21 May 1927-18 Dec 1918)
Commander of the 35th Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Dec 1918-30 Sep 1919)
Retired (30 Sep 1919)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (1937)
Commandant of POW-Camp Xa (25 Aug 1939-00 Sep 1940)
Commandant of POW-Camp Xd (00 Sep 1940-30 Nov 1942)
Retired (30 Apr 1943)

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