Generalmajor Friedrich (Fritz) Holzhäuser Born: 08 Jul 1902 in Schwäbisch-Gmünd Died: 14 Dec 1982 in Freiburg, Breisgau Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (10 Mar 1925); Fähnrich (01 Oct 1925); Oberfähnrich (01 Aug 1926); Leutnant (01 Dec 1926); Oberleutnant (01 Aug 1929); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1935); Major (01 Jan 1940); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1942); Oberst (10 Jul 1943); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (30 Oct 1923)
Schütze in the 5th Company of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (30 Oct 1923-01 Feb 1924)
Transferred into the 16th Company of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1924-01 Apr 1924)
Transferred back into the 5th Company of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1924-18 Feb 1925)
Detached to the 8th (MG) Company of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1924-26 Jan 1925)
Fahnenjunker-Tests (03 Feb 1925-05 Feb 1925)
Fahnenjunker in the 13th Infantry-Regiment (18 Feb 1925-01 Oct 1925)
Detached to I. Course at the Infantry School (01 Mar 1925-31 Oct 1925)
Transferred into the 5th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1925-01 Dec 1932)
Detached to II. Course at the Infantry School (01 Mar 1926-30 Sep 1926)
Adjutant of the 5th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Dec 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Adjutant of Motor-Transport-Battalion Cannstatt (01 Oct 1934-01 Apr 1935)
Company-Chief at the Motor Transport School (01 Apr 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the Motor Transport Instruction & Experiment Battalion Wünsdorf (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Chief of 1st Company of the Motor Transport Combat Troops Experiment Battalion (06 Oct 1936-04 Jun 1937)
Group-Director in In 6 (Inspection of Education & Training Matters), General Army Office, RKM (04 Jun 1937-04 Feb 1938)
Group-Director in In 6 (Inspection of Education & Training Matters), General Army Office, OKH (04 Feb 1938-30 Jul 1940)
Detached to the Work-Staff of the General-Plenipotentiary for Motor Transport Matters with the Military-Commander France (30 Jul 1940-01 Apr 1941)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 29th Panzer-Regiment (01 Apr 1941-04 Aug 1941)
Wounded, in Hospital (04 Aug 1941-08 Oct 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (08 Oct 1941-15 Jan 1942)
Commander of Special-Staff Panzer-Repair East & Formation of the Great-Repair-Works for Panzer & Motorised Vehicles (15 Jan 1942-01 Jun 1942)
Along with Professor Porsche, Director of the Work-Companionship on Air-Cooled Engines in the Reichs Ministry for Arms & Munitions (01 Jun 1942-01 Jul 1942)
Department-Chief Wa Prüf 6, OKH (01 Jul 1942-01 Oct 1944)
At the same time, Director of the Motor Vehicle Commission & Office-Group-Chief Mechanisation in the Ministry for Arms & Munitions (00 Nov 1942-01 Oct 1944)
Chief of the Office-Group for Panzer & Mechanisation in the Army Weapons Office (01 Oct 1944-08 May 1945)
In British Captivity (08 May 1945-17 May 1947)
Released (17 May 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (06 Aug 1941)
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