(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Friedrich Kammel
Born: 26 Apr 1886 in Bensen, District Tetschen, Bohemia (B�hmen)
Died: 23 Apr 1942 in Parkkina, Norway (Suicide)
Promotions:
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter (18 Aug 1906); embenannt in F�hnrich (18 Nov 1908); Leutnant (01 May 1909); Oberleutnant (01 Nov 1913); Hauptmann (01 May 1916); Major (Titel) (08 Jul 1921); Stabs-Hauptmann (01 Mar 1923); Major (Titel) (04 Jul 1924); Major (18 Jan 1928); Oberstleutnant (17 Feb 1934); Oberst (20 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1942)
Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Aug 1906)
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter in the 26th Division-Artillery-Regiment (18 Aug 1906-30 Apr 1907)
Detached to Artillery-Brigade-Equitation (30 Apr 1907-16 Apr 1908)
Transferred into the 3rd Mountain-Artillery-Regiment (16 Apr 1908-01 May 1913)
Adjutant of the Independant Dalmatian Mountain-Cannon-Division (01 May 1913-14 Aug 1916)
Battery-Commander in the 17th Mountain-Artillery-Regiment of the Independant Dalmatian Mountain-Cannon-Division (14 Aug 1916-01 Sep 1918)
Battery-Commander in the 23rd Mountain-Artillery-Battalion (01 Sep 1918-16 Oct 1918)
Adjutant of Artillery-Material-Inspection 10 A (16 Oct 1918-20 Nov 1918)
Commander of the 28th Replacement-Mountain-Artillery-Battalion (20 Nov 1918-02 Dec 1918)
Director of the Artillery-Material-Mountain-Office (02 Dec 1918-01 May 1919)
Commander of the Replacement-Cadre of Mountain-Artillery-Battalion G (01 May 1919-01 Sep 1919)
Director of the Personnel-Evidence of the 1st, 6th & 28th Mountain-Artillery-Battalions (01 Sep 1919-01 Sep 1920)
Transferred into the Austrian Federal Army and Sectioned with the Equipment-Office of 6th Brigade-Command (01 Sep 1920-29 Jan 1921)
Director of the Brigade-Equipment-Office of 6th Brigade-Command (29 Jan 1921-01 Jul 1921)
Transferred to the 6th Brigade-Artillery-Battalion (01 Jul 1921-01 Sep 1922)
Battery-Commander in Brigade-Artillery-Battalion G (01 Sep 1922-15 Jul 1933)
Staff-Officer z.b.V. of the 6th Brigade-Artillery-Battalion (15 Jul 1933-01 Apr 1935)
At the same time, Acting-Leader of the 4th Mortar-Battalion, Bregenz (03 Apr 1934-19 May 1934)
Assigned Officer with the Staff of the 6th Brigade-Artillery-Battalion (01 Apr 1935-01 May 1935)
Assigned Officer with the Staff of the 6th Light Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1935-01 Nov 1936)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 6th Light Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1936-14 Mar 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 6th Light Artillery-Regiment (15 Mar 1938-01 Aug 1938)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 111th Mountain-Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1938-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 111th Mountain-Artillery-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-04 Jan 1942)
At the same time, Detached to the 79th Mountain-Artillery-Regiment (09 Dec 1938-22 Mar 1939)
Artillery-Commander 127 (04 Jan 1942-28 Apr 1942)
Committed Suicide (28 Apr 1942)

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