(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Artillerie Fritz Brand
Born: 22 Apr 1889 in Berlin
Died: 26 Nov 1967 in Weilheim
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (20 Dec 1907); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (27 Jan 1908); Fähnrich (18 May 1908); Leutnant (27 Jan 1909); Oberleutnant (24 Dec 1914); Hauptmann (18 Aug 1916); Major (01 Feb 1928); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1932); Oberst (01 May 1934); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1937); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1939); General der Artillerie (01 Aug 1940)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1907)
Fahnenjunker in the 40th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1907-01 Oct 1912)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 40th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-12 Mar 1915)
Battery-Leader in the 40th Field-Artillery-Regiment (12 Mar 1915-19 Mar 1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 40th Field-Artillery-Regiment (19 Mar 1915-18 Dec 1916)
Transferred into the General-Staff of Army High Command 6 (18 Dec 1916-20 Mar 1917)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 222nd Infantry-Division (20 Mar 1917-11 May 1917)
General-Staff-Officer with the 50th Infantry-Division (11 May 1917-01 Jul 1917)
2nd General-Staff-Officer of the 222nd Infantry-Division (01 Jul 1917-20 Sep 1917)
Detached as Company-Leader to the 193rd Infantry-Regiment (22 Aug 1917-04 Sep 1917)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the XVIII. Reserve-Corps (20 Sep 1917-21 Oct 1917)
Transferred to the General Staff of the Army, while retaining his previous command (21 Oct 1917-12 Jan 1919)
Detached to the Exercise-Division in Valenciennes (05 Feb 1918-10 Feb 1918)
Transferred back into the 40th Field-Artillery-Regiment (12 Jan 1919-05 Apr 1919)
Detached as Chief Supply Officer (Ib) to the General-Staff of the IV. Army-Corps (05 Apr 1919-18 Apr 1919)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the Army and Detached to the General-Command of the IV. Army-Corps (18 Apr 1919-23 Sep 1919)
Transferred to the General-Staff of the I. Army-Corps (23 Sep 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred to the Staff of the 20th Reichswehr-Brigade (16 May 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the Staff of the 1st Division (01 Oct 1920-01 Apr 1922)
Transferred into the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1922-01 Apr 1923)
Battery-Chief in the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1923-01 Mar 1925)
Transferred to the RWM (01 Mar 1925-01 Oct 1928)
Transferred into the Staff of Infantry-Leader II (01 Oct 1928-01 Mar 1930)
Detached to the Gas-Protection-Course E in Berlin (24 Feb 1929-03 Mar 1929)
Transferred into the Staff of the 2nd Division (01 Mar 1930-01 Oct 1933)
Detached to Course for Operations-Staff-Officers in the RWM (10 Nov 1930-29 Nov 1930)
Commander of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of Artillery-Regiment Schwerin (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 12th Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of the Artillery-School in Jüterbog (12 Oct 1937-04 Feb 1938)
Inspector of War Schools (04 Feb 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 78th Infantry-Division (26 Aug 1939-27 Sep 1939)
Führer-Reserve OKH (27 Sep 1939-01 Oct 1939)
General of Artillery with the Commander-in-Chief of the Army (01 Oct 1939-01 Oct 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Oct 1943-31 Mar 1945)
Retired (31 Mar 1945)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern: am 24.12.1944 als General der Artillerie und General der Artillerie beim Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 23.09.1943 als General der Artillerie und General der Artillerie beim Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Türkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK IBR> - Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. bis I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Grossoffizierkreuz des Kgl. Rumän. Orden der Krone mit Schwertern


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