(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Fritz Büchs
Born: 09 Mar 1885 in Neuruppin
Died: 03 Mar 1959 in Dortmund
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (29 Mar 1905); Fähnrich (15 Jun 1905); Leutnant (27 Jan 1906); Oberleutnant (19 Jul 1913); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1915); Major (01 Jul 1927); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1931); Oberst (01 Apr 1934); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1937); Charakter als Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1939)
Career:
Entered Army Service (09 Sep 1904)
Fahnenjunker in the 28th Infantry-Regiment (09 Sep 1904-01 Sep 1911)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 28th Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1911-31 Dec 1914)
Company-Leader in the 28th Infantry-Regiment, while retaining his previous Command (31 Dec 1914-12 Jan 1915)
Delegated with the Leadership of the III. Battalion of the 28th Infantry-Regiment (12 Jan 1915-20 Jan 1915)
Injured, in Fortress-Hospital Koblenz (20 Jan 1915-09 Apr 1915)
Company-Leader in the 28th Infantry-Regiment (09 Apr 1915-16 May 1915)
Adjutant of the 31st Infantry-Brigade (16 May 1915-11 Jan 1917)
Adjutant of the 328th Infantry-Brigade (11 Jan 1917-27 Oct 1918)
Delegated with the Leadership of the II. Battalion of the 463rd Infantry-Regiment (27 Oct 1918-01 Apr 1919)
Detached to the Rhine Freikorps Diepholz (01 Apr 1919-05 Jun 1919)
Adjutant of the District-Command Koblenz (05 Jun 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Company-Chief in the 19th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Company-Chief in the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Jan 1923)
Transferred to the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1923-20 Mar 1924)
Company-Chief in the 16th Infantry-Regiment (20 Mar 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Welfare-Officer of the II. Battalion of the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Feb 1928)
Transferred to the Staff of Group-Command 2 (01 Feb 1928-01 Nov 1930)
At the same time, Detached to Firing-Course A for heavy Infantry-Weapons in Döberitz (17 Sep 1929-18 Oct 1929)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1930-01 Apr 1934)
At the same time, Detached to Firing-Course for heavy Infantry-Weapons in Döberitz (03 Oct 1933-10 Oct 1933)
Oberst with the Staff of the 12th Infantry-Regiment and Detached to the Staff of Infantry-Leader IV (01 Apr 1934-01 Sep 1934)
Commander of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of Infantry-Regiment Kolberg (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1937)
Commander of Army-Service-Office 1 (01 Apr 1937-10 Nov 1938)
Commandant of Fortifications by Neustettin (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of Border-Guard-Command 2 (26 Aug 1939-25 Oct 1939)
Commanding General of Special-Purpose-Higher-Command XXXII (25 Oct 1939-10 Jan 1940)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Dortmund (10 Jan 1940-00 Apr 1945)
In captivity (00 Apr 1945-00 Jan 1947)
Released (00 Jan 1947)

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