Generalmajor Hermann Ernst Grothe Born: 10 Dec 1894 in K�nigsberg Died: 05 Apr 1959 in Berlin Promotions:
Unteroffizier der Reserve (13 Dec 1914); Leutnant der Reserve (27 Nov 1915); Polizei-Leutnant (28 Mar 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (22 Dec 1921); Polizei-Hauptmann (29 Apr 1927); Polizei-Major (01 Aug 1935); Major (15 Oct 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1938); Oberst (14 Feb 1941); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (Reserves) (01 Oct 1913)
One Year Volunteer in the 24th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-08 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 24th Infantry-Regiment (08 Aug 1914-27 Nov 1915)
Detached to Officer-Aspirant-Course in Munsterlager (16 May 1915-07 Aug 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 24th Infantry-Regiment (27 Nov 1915-11 Jan 1917)
Detached to Mortar-School in Markendorf (11 Nov 1916-10 Jan 1917)
Leader of the Mortar-Platoon in the I. Battalion of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (11 Jan 1917-04 Aug 1917)
Leader of the 10th Company of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (04 Aug 1917-28 Nov 1917)
Leader of the 2nd Company of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (28 Nov 1917-06 Feb 1918)
Transferred to the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (06 Feb 1918-25 Mar 1918)
Leader of the 9th Company of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (25 Mar 1918-04 Apr 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (04 Apr 1918-22 May 1918)
Leader of the 9th Company of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (22 May 1918-31 May 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (31 May 1918-17 Sep 1918)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (17 Sep 1918-10 Jan 1919)
Transferred into the Volunteer-Regiment von Oven (10 Jan 1919-13 Jan 1919)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the Volunteer-Regiment von Oven (13 Jan 1919-25 Apr 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the II. Battalion of the Volunteer-Regiment von Oven (25 Apr 1919-02 Jun 1919)
Platoon-Leader in the 2nd MG-Company of the Volunteer-Regiment von Oven (02 Jun 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Detached to the Military Gymnasium, W�nsdorf (01 Oct 1919-01 Mar 1920)
Transferred back into the 2nd MG-Company of the Volunteer-Regiment von Oven (01 Mar 1920-28 Mar 1920)
Transferred to Police Service (28 Mar 1920)
With the Protection-Police Berlin � Platoon-Leader in the 6th Unit of Police-Group Centre (28 Mar 1920-27 Jul 1920)
2nd Ordinance-Officer of the Police-Department Berlin-Centre (27 Jul 1920-26 Aug 1921)
Detached for Training to the Command of the Police-Department Berlin Centre (11 May 1921-24 May 1921)
At the same time, Temporary-Adjutant of the Command of the Police-Department Berlin-Centre (10 Aug 1921-15 Aug 1921)
Assistant for Technical Affairs with the Command of the Police-Department Berlin-Linden (26 Aug 1921-01 Jan 1922)
Transferred to the Police-Department Berlin-Alexanderplatz, at the same time Detached to the Police-Department Berlin-Linden (01 Jan 1922-01 Apr 1924)
Transferred to the Protection-Police Magdeburg (01 Apr 1924-01 Nov 1925)
Detached to Training-Course for Police-Officers at the Police-Motor-Transport-School Berlin (04 May 1925-31 Jul 1925)
Transferred to the Police-School Burg (01 Nov 1925-01 Mar 1926)
Detached to District-Training (11 Sep 1925-07 Nov 1925)
Transferred back into the Police-Administration Magdeburg (01 Mar 1926-29 Apr 1927)
Detached to Police-School for Physical-Training in Spandau (08 Apr 1926-22 May 1926)
Detached to Short Course for Polizei-Oberleutnants at the Higher Police School in Eiche (07 Jan 1927-11 Apr 1927)
Leader of the Motor Transport Technical Special Personnel with the Police-Administration Potsdam (29 Apr 1927-15 Jun 1934)
Detached to the Prussian Ministry Of The Interior (05 Jan 1934-15 Mar 1934)
Leader of the Motorcycle-Unit with the State-Police-Department Potsdam, Training-Administration 2 (15 Jun 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Detached to the War School in Hannover (15 Oct 1935-01 Jun 1936)
Battery-Chief in the 2nd Smoke-Battalion (01 Jun 1936-01 Mar 1938)
Transferred to the Staff of the 2nd Smoke-Battalion (01 Mar 1938-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 5th Smoke-Battalion (10 Nov 1938-01 Sep 1940)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Rocket-Artillery-Regiment-Staff 1 (01 Sep 1940-20 Jan 1941)
Commander of the 52nd Rocket-Artillery-Regiment (20 Jan 1941-10 Sep 1942)
Commander of Rocket-Troops 1 (10 Sep 1942-01 Mar 1944)
Commander of the 1st Rocket-Artillery-Brigade (01 Mar 1944-00 Sep 1944)
Commander of the 1st Volks-Rocket-Artillery-Brigade (00 Sep 1944-08 May 1945)
Captured by the Soviets on Hela Island (09 May 1945-07 Oct 1955)
Released (07 Oct 1955)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 05.05.1918
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
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