Generalmajor Heinrich Ritter von Füchtbauer Born: 03 Apr 1879 in Nuremberg (Nürnberg) Died: 11 Dec 1947 in Rosenheim Promotions:
Unteroffizier (17 Oct 1897); Portepee-Fähnrich (25 Jan 1898); Leutnant (10 Mar 1899); Oberleutnant (28 Oct 1909); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1913); Major (28 May 1918); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1924); Oberst (01 Dec 1928); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Sep 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (14 Jul 1897)
Two Year Volunteer and Officer-Aspirant in the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (14 Jul 1897-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to War School in Munich (01 Mar 1898-05 Feb 1899)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1905-30 Sep 1908)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1909-01 Mar 1911)
Detached as Auxiliary-Instructor at the Bavarian War School in Munich (23 Sep 1911-01 Oct 1911)
Adjutant of the 9th Bavarian, later 11th Bavarian Infantry-Brigade (02 Aug 1914-09 May 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (09 May 1915-10 Jun 1916)
Delegated with the Leadership of the II. Battalion of the 10th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (10 Jun 1916-07 Jul 1916)
Adjutant of the 1st Bavarian Reserve-Division (10 Sep 1916-17 Oct 1916)
Adjutant and Personnel-Officer with the General-Command of the I. Bavarian Reserve-Corps (17 Oct 1916-12 May 1917)
Placed to Disposal of the Army as a Battalion-Commander (12 May 1917-14 May 1917)
Transferred to the 1st Bavarian Reserve-Division for use as a Battalion-Commander (14 May 1917-23 May 1917)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 3rd Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (23 May 1917-21 Aug 1917)
General-Staff-Officer with the General-Command of the III. Bavarian Army-Corps (21 Aug 1917-11 Feb 1919)
Granted 4 Months Leave (11 Feb 1919-07 Jul 1919)
Instructor at the Officers-School in Munich (07 Jul 1919-30 Sep 1919)
With the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 47th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (30 Sep 1919-01 Oct 1920)
With the Staff of the 46th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-02 Dec 1921)
Company-Chief in the 21st Infantry-Regiment (02 Oct 1921-28 Dec 1921)
With the Staff of the 4th Division (28 Dec 1921-01 Apr 1924)
Instructor at the Infantry-School in Ohrdruf (01 Apr 1924-01 Oct 1924)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Feb 1928)
With the Staff of the 21st Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1928-31 Jan 1929)
Retired (31 Jan 1929)
Placed to Disposal (Army)
Transferred to the 21st Infantry-Replacement-Battalion and Detached to the Replacement-General-Command of the XIII. Army-Corps (03 Oct 1939-20 May 1940)
City-Commandant of Nuremberg-Fürth (20 May 1940-26 Jun 1940)
Transferred to the Senior Field Commandant 592 (26 Jun 1940-07 Jul 1940)
Chief of the Command-Staff of the Military-Administration North-East France (Military-Administration-District C) (07 Jul 1940-01 Jun 1941)
Field-Commandant 568, Nevers (01 Jun 1941-19 Jun 1942)
Field-Commandant 669, Lyon (19 Jun 1942-13 Dec 1942)
Head-Liaison-Staff 590 (also Senior Field Commandant 590), Villefrance, Lyon (13 Dec 1942-01 Aug 1943)
Führer-Reserve (01 Aug 1943-30 Sep 1943)
Retired (21 Dec 1943)
In Captivity (00 Aug 1945-00 Jul 1947)
Released (00 Jul 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
königlich-bayerischen Militär-Max-Joseph-Orden mit Verleihung des persönlichen Adels (09 May 1915)
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