Generalmajor (W) Fritz Jähn Born: 19 Sep 1882 in Schönau, District Glogau Died: 31 Jan 1964 in Freilassing Promotions:
Gefreiter (23 Sep 1903); Unteroffizier (19 Mar 1904); Feuerwerker (01 Apr 1906); Oberfeuerwerker (17 Oct 1911); Feuerwerker-Leutnant (22 Mar 1913); Feuerwerker-Oberleutnant (27 Aug 1918); Oberleutnant (15 Jan 1921); Hauptmann (15 Jan 1921); Major (W) (01 Mar 1931); Oberstleutnant (W) (01 Nov 1934); Oberst (W) (01 Jan 1936); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1943); Generalmajor (W) (01 Jul 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (17 Oct 1901)
Two Year Volunteer in the 5th Field-Artillery-Regiment (17 Oct 1901-01 Apr 1906)
Transferred to Artillery-Depot Posen (01 Apr 1906-01 Mar 1907)
Transferred to the Artillery-Tests-Commission (01 Mar 1907-12 Feb 1912)
Transferred to Artillery-Depot Metz (12 Feb 1912-22 Mar 1913)
Transferred to Artillery-Depot Koblenz (22 Mar 1913-22 Mar 19814)
Transferred to Artillery-Depot Küstrin (22 Mar 1914-03 Oct 1914)
Transferred to III. Battalion of the 10th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (03 Oct 1914-14 Apr 1917)
Assigned to the Staff of the General-Command of XXIV. Reserve-Corps (14 Apr 1917-09 Aug 1917)
Member of the Rifle-Tests-Commission (09 Aug 1917-14 Feb 1918)
Transferred into the III. Battalion of the 10th Reserve-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (14 Feb 1918-22 Jan 1919)
Transferred to the 2nd Guards-Foot-Artillery-Battalion (22 Jan 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 34th Light Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-15 Nov 1919)
Transferred into the 15th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (15 Nov 1919-01 Apr 1920)
Transferred into the 11th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Mar 1921)
Assigned to the Training-Battery of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1921-01 Feb 1922)
Transferred into the Staff of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1922-01 Nov 1924)
Detached for Service with the Inspection for Weapons & Equipment (01 Apr 1924-31 Jul 1924)
Transferred to the 5th Artillery-Regiment and Detached as Instructor to the Artillery School (01 Nov 1924-01 Aug 1927)
Transferred to the Munitions-Institute Ingolstadt (01 Aug 1927-01 Aug 1928)
Transferred to the Munitions-Institute Kassel (01 Aug 1928-01 Sep 1928)
Chief of Equipment-Office Kassel (01 Sep 1928-01 Jan 1935)
Director of the Army-Field-Equipment-Administration Berlin (01 Jan 1935-15 Mar 1935)
Transferred to the Army Field Equipment Inspection (15 Mar 1935-01 Apr 1935)
Transferred to the Army Field Equipment Mastery (01 Apr 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Field-Equipment-Commander XVIII (10 Nov 1938-01 Sep 1940)
At the same time, Field-Equipment-Commander XIII (09 Nov 1939-24 May 1940)
At the same time, Detached to Preßburg (24 May 1940-12 Jun 1940)
Field-Equipment-Inspector 4 (01 Sep 1940-01 Oct 1940)
Commander of Senior-Field-Equipment-Staff East France (01 Oct 1940-09 Apr 1941)
Commander of Senior-Field-Equipment-Staff 5 (09 Apr 1941-15 Dec 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Dec 1941-01 May 1942)
Placed to Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief Army (01 May 1942-18 Aug 1942)
Detached to Senior-Equipment-Staff West (18 Aug 1942-01 Nov 1942)
Commander of Senior-Field-Equipment-Staff West (01 Nov 1942-12 Nov 1944)
Field-Equipment-Inspector II (12 Nov 1944-10 Jan 1945)
Field-Equipment-Commander XVIII (10 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
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