Generalmajor Friedrich Gempp Born: 06 Jul 1873 in Freiburg, Breisgau Died: Missing after being Abducted by the Russians, Declared Dead with effect from 11 Aug 1946 Promotions:
F�hnrich (16 Jun 1894); Sekondeleutnant (27 Jan 1895); umbenannt in Leutnant (01 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (15 Sep 1904); Hauptmann (19 Jun 1909); Major (01 Mar 1915); Oberstleutnant (18 Dec 1920); Oberst (01 Dec 1923); Charakter als Generalmajor (30 Jun 1927); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Feb 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1893)
One Year Volunteer in the 132nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1893-01 Apr 1894)
Fahnenjunker in the 132nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1894-01 Oct 1897)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 132nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1897-01 Oct 1900)
Court-Officer in the 132nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1900-19 Jun 1909)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1903-00 Jul 1906)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1907-01 Oct 1908)
Hauptmann in the 171st Infantry-Regiment (19 Jun 1909-17 Sep 1909)
Company-Chief in the 171st Infantry-Regiment (17 Sep 1909-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (19 Jul 1913-15 Aug 1913)
Assigned to the Grand General Staff and Detached to the General-Staff of the I. Army-Corps as Abwehr-Officer (01 Oct 1913-00 Aug 1914)
Abwehr-Officer in the General-Staff of the 8th Army (00 Aug 1914-00 May 1915)
Abwehr-Officer with the General-Staff of the Commander-in-Chief East (00 May 1915-00 Jan 1917)
Abwehr-Officer with the Staff of the Chief of the General Staff of the Field-Army (00 Jan 1917-01 Oct 1919)
In the RWM (01 Oct 1919-01 Apr 1927)
Director of the Defence-Department (Abwehr-Abteilung) in the RWM (01 Apr 1927-30 Jun 1927)
Retired (30 Jun 1927)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (26 Aug 1939)
In OKW/Office for Foreign Defence (Auslands-Abwehr) (26 Aug 1939-31 May 1943)
Retired (31 May 1943)
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