Char.Generalmajor Dr.ing.Prof.h.c. Fritz Todt Born: 04 Sep 1891 in Pforzheim Died: 08 Feb 1942 by Rastenburg, East Prussia (Accidental Death) Diploma In Engineering: 1920 Doctorate In Engineering: 16 Oct 1931 Honorary Member Of The Technical College Graz: 16 Oct 1931 Honorary Professor Of The Technical College Munich: 20 Apr 1938 Honorary Member Of The Prussian Academy Of Economics: 00 Jan 1939 Promotions:
Wachtmeister der Reserve (1914); Leutnant der Reserve (00 Oct 1914); SA-Obergruppenf�hrer (06 Sep 1938); Major der Reserve (Luftwaffe) (01 Oct 1938); Charakter als Generalmajor (Luftwaffe) (01 Sep 1939) Career:
Entered The Army (1910)
One-Year-Volunteer in the 14th Field-Artillery-Regiment (1910-1911)
Discharged to Reserve (1911)
Studies of Civil Engineering at the Technical College Munich (1911-00 Aug 1914)
Called Up From Army Reserve (00 Aug 1914)
Wachtmeister in the 14th Field-Artillery-Regiment (00 Aug 1914-00 Oct 1914)
Company-Leader in the 110th Grenadier-Regiment (00 Oct 1914-00 Jan 1916)
Observer with the 70th Field-Flying-Battalion (00 Jan 1916-00 Jun 1917)
Leader of Front-Line-Photographic-Troops of Army-Detachment C (00 Jun 1917-00 Dec 1918)
Retired (00 Dec 1918)
Studies at the Technical College Karlsruhe (1919-1920)
Engineer with the Firm Gr�n & Bilfinger AG, Mannheim (1920-00 Aug 1921)
Engineer with the Firm Sager & Woerner, Munich (00 Aug 1921-1927)
Entered the NSDAP (05 Jan 1923)
Senior-Engineer and Director of the Roadworks Department of the Firm Sager & Woerner, Munich (1927-1928)
Managing Director and Technical Director of the Firm Sager & Woerner, Munich (1928-00 Jun 1933)
Personal Representative of the Deputy of the Leader of all Questions of Technology and its Organisation (30 Jan 1933-25 Nov 1934)
General-Inspector for the German Road-Affairs (28 Jun 1933-08 Feb 1942)
Director of the Head-Office Technology in the Reichs-Leadership of NSDAP and Reichswalter of the NS-Federation German Technology (26 Nov 1934-08 Feb 1942)
Chairman of the VDI (Vereins Deutscher Ingenieure) (00 May 1938-08 Feb 1942)
Leader of the Construction-Leadership for the West Fortifications (Westwall) (28 May 1938-08 Dec 1938)
General-Plenipotentiary for the Regulation of the Construction Industry (09 Dec 1938-08 Feb 1942)
Chief of Organisation Todt (O.T.) (18 Jul 1938-08 Feb 1942)
General-Inspector for the Special-Tasks of the Five-Year-Plan (23 Feb 1940-08 Feb 1942)
Reichsminister for Armaments And Munitions (07 Mar 1940-08 Feb 1942)
General-Inspector for Water and Energy (29 Jul 1941-08 Feb 1942)
Died (08 Feb 1942)
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